Man, you know your shit on Termis. I miss mine very much.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

The are great cars for sure. Not as refined as the new ones of course, but great for their age

Great video, I just bought one with 83,000 miles. Seems to be very solid

I have a 2003 Black Cobra with 61k on the clock with the basic bolt-ons making around 450RWHP and so far this car's been a great summer car. Mine was built 8-30-02.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

11DS450XMX I wonder if yours ever had the head recall done. Did you own it since new?

@gmrtg1414

5 жыл бұрын

Only had the car for about 4 years so not certain what or wasn’t done to it.

Thanks. Great information. Been looking, and I really appreciate it.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

Doug Akers Glad you found the video. Feel free to subscribe and see my other videos. I have a lot on these cars.

Good Info! My 03 was a Nov 02 build, I bought with 25 miles on it(9 I put on it since I was a dealership Tech and fell in love) so, got the fun "tick". When I went to the 3.4 Whipple, seems the 25+ psi and load, the lower pulley broke, so Metco came into play and lowered the boost too, I could list the fun times, the passenger seat squeak fix, A few tricks I learned.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

6 жыл бұрын

SC457A Very cool! Our dealership was not SVT at the time, so they had Mach 1s to drool over. I can’t imagine what would have happened if they had a terminator there for us. That’s a really cool story you have!

Love the video, most informative one I’ve seen. I’m doing my due diligence as I plan on buying one within the next two years.

So 3 years after you vid i found one in sweden finally. Clean title imported from the US back in 09 with ALL documents from sale. Even a recipt from the original buyer in 03. So now im 1/18 ppl in sweden owning one. Picking it up in a week. Gonna have some good times

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! That’s very cool

nice work man!

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

4 жыл бұрын

VoskCoin Thank you

Need more videos of MAch 1

Great video Danny! Very informative.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

6 жыл бұрын

Vince Macias Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it

Crazy wrap on that charger pulley.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

Luckily no belt dust on the inside of the hood. Must not be slipping too bad

Just bought a mystichrome and I love it. 47k on the clock.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

mk7.5 gti Nice! I’m sitting at 43k miles and it’s like a new car. Have you seen my video on mystichrome? kzread.info/dash/bejne/kWyNj7CxgKq5dto.html

@Real-ly8yy

4 жыл бұрын

Danny Johnson what’s done to your cobra if you don’t mind? You have 43k original miles?

Good Video! The fuel rail pressure sensor can also be an issue.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

6 жыл бұрын

Grody Garage YES! Good point

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

6 жыл бұрын

Grody Garage I added it to the description. Good point. Thank you

Most beautiful car ever!

@atvman1014

4 жыл бұрын

Getting harder to find if noticed Craigslist has none for 03/04

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. I’ve looked recently and it’s nothing like a few years ago

Still my dream car,maybe next year since i started putting money away for anything clean and nice i find from now on. I decided to buy another stang and have 2 again,but if i see a clean notch ill jump on it,they are getting pretty rare here in clean condition.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

6 жыл бұрын

If you get a terminator you’ll really enjoy it I’m sure

I would love to see an in-depth review done on a 98 Saleen s351.. you know if you run out of material to talk about. Competition Orange~ my color choice.

Man this cobra is beautiful. I want this same car but i think im going to get a 2017 grabber blue 5 0 so i can have bumper to bumper coverage. My comp orange 04 would look good next to a grabber blue imo.

@stunna_CODM

4 жыл бұрын

Miguel Hernandez why not a 11-14 body style ?

The Size of the Phillips head screw they used on your independent rear suspension is huge. jk

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

6 жыл бұрын

ha ha

@dangerousfreedom4965

6 жыл бұрын

Danny Johnson I’m trying to find a driver cobra what would you recommend? I will put a lot of miles on it.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

6 жыл бұрын

My recommendation would be a low mile one with some kind of title issue (theft recovery, light collision). That way you're getting it cheaper but the car itself will last longer.

Almost bought a black 04 about 2hrs from where I live called the car lot about it asked about the car fax said it was clean drove the whole way there looked at the car fax and it was rear ended bad in the past I wasn't happy . So close

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

6 жыл бұрын

SuperMustanggt88 I see a lot of those and wonder how so many got hit!

Lol sorry Danny I thought your car was zinc yellow I didn't realize it had the one year of being that color yellow

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

2 жыл бұрын

No problem 👍🏼

Awesome video and super informative!! I've decided to sell my 03 Mustang GT after owning it for 8 years cux I've just gotten the itch to have a Cobra now. Friends pressure just sell it but hard cuz I bought it cash at 19yrs old my dream car since I was 8yrs old, taught me a lot of cars and boosted my career as an auto tech, dumped $$ on performance running 320HP but that's another story. My Q is (& Ik it's something not commonly asked and silly) but I've run several headlights on the GT with HID's where they melted the housings and I knew this happen because I just don't like any of the projector headlights they make for mustangs. Yes I ran 8k 55w ballasts, 6k 55w, and then stuck with 6k 35w so they'd stop melting them and avoiding Driving at night. So I want to run HID's on the cobra when I get it to the ones with silver turn signal markers(not projectors and I want a black cobra) but I don't want to buy projectors and also don't want to keep buying new housings all the time. Are the stock bulbs Halogen? Or HID? And do u know of any good brand for HID's?

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

6 жыл бұрын

XxBEFALLENxX I have HIDs in the mach 1 and stock halogens on the cobra. My suggestion would be to look at some LED Setups that don’t require a ballast and the likelihood of melting anything. SW lights seem to have good things, but I don’t have any of their products

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

6 жыл бұрын

XxBEFALLENxX Also, maybe consider keeping the GT as a daily and that way the Cobra can stay nice and on collector car insurance which is about $300 per YEAR full coverage

Danny, you edited out something you were about to mention concerning the 5th/6th fear pulls.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

6 жыл бұрын

mike22810 I think that’s when my camera died- 5-6th gear pulls are really hard on the car (especially with the stock blower due to heat generation). I was also going to mention the head cooling mod where you pop out the driver side freeze plug and connect the driver side head to the passenger side

@Real-ly8yy

4 жыл бұрын

Danny Johnson and what does that do?

@Ihelpyouwithtutorial

4 жыл бұрын

@@Real-ly8yy prevent's the heat spot in the back of the hood. Just connects the cylinder heads together. Hard to do without dropping the transmission

Can you do a video on everything to look at and inspect when buying one plz because I want to buy one soon and I want to know everything to look at and what kind of paperwork that it should have

That crank is impressive looking- especially for being factory OEM: Those counterweights are nicely machined. I've always LOVED these legendary Cobra's...them, AND the story about John Coletti and his whole idea of wanting to finally shutdown the GM fanboys and their F-body's.

axle nuts should have a cotter pin to keep it from loosening

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

biggdaddy blade works Unfortunately the cotter pin is not always lined up to where the nut ends up when torqued to spec, so it will loosen to that point. It will keep the nut from coming off entirely, but won’t guarantee bearing loss

@whatsreallygoingon253

5 жыл бұрын

Danny Johnson i have never had that happen but im sure it could

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

biggdaddy blade works Several IRS cobra owners have lost the rear, driver side bearing. It's common for the nut to self-loosen as the wheel spins in the direction on the driver side to loosen the nut whereas the passenger side will tighten it as it spins (similar to the crank pulley and it's need to be reverse thread). The axle nut cotter pin does not prevent the nut from loosening unfortunately

Great video. Where did you find those models or diecasts? There's a matching black 03 to mine on eBay for $400 still in the box. Love to get it to sit under the hood during shows but can't bring myself to fork that much out just yet. I see them going for $300-$600 these days. And I agree, I've learned a ton already since I bought mine in February from forums and these youtube videos. Did all my mods from watching these videos step by step and she runs great. The first mods I did was swapping out my idlers and blower pulley by watching yours and Venoms videos. You guys are great.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, eBay and Facebook are the only places and you have to get lucky or people want a lot of money for those models. I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos!

@kennethdurbin3385

3 жыл бұрын

@@dannyjohnsonsgarage yeah I added you on my FB last week I think. Kenny Durbin is my real name. There's pics and videos on my ride. Once I get outta FB jail in 3 weeks I'll be able to post better videos on the car. 😂

Super helpful video thanks so much! Would you consider $27k a fair price for a black car with 60k miles? Clean CA title.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it is these days. Maybe $25k

@cadenmedcalf1069

Жыл бұрын

@@dannyjohnsonsgarage Thanks! Would you stay away if it has an aftermarket lower crank pulley?

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

Жыл бұрын

@@cadenmedcalf1069 I wouldn’t stay away, and it’s easier to change the inner belt with one. It’s just better support with the stock one and not a big deal if it has the stock eaton

@cadenmedcalf1069

Жыл бұрын

@@dannyjohnsonsgarage Ok thank you. It has the stock Eaton but it is ported.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

Жыл бұрын

@@cadenmedcalf1069 my friends had 140k+ on it with an aftermarket lower and was just fine. It’s just better support for bigger blowers kzread.info/dash/bejne/jKao3LF8mMi7m9o.html

Im 19. I wanted one but settled for a 2004 GT with 79k on the clock. It's really clean. Has a couple issues nothing major. I just wish it still had the original black paint and wasnt painted yellow

@MrMKnigge

4 жыл бұрын

Shooot kid. At 19, dont even worry about settling. You are going to make some of the best memories of your life in that GT coming up here. I am 36 and can remember all of us messing around in ws6 trans ams at your age. Once you get a little bit older (believe me, it will come quick) and life settles down for you a bit, then you get the Terminator if you still want one. By that time you will able to afford exactly what you want. Settling wont even be a question. For now, enjoy the shit out of that car buddy!

@Projectpompeii

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrMKnigge i am definitely enjoying it. For the last couple weeks I've been setting up it for a centrifugal supercharger and gonna install it this weeked

Good info . I’m going to get one . Back then I was going to sell my Lx but I couldn’t do it . And I’m very happy I never did . I’m willing to pay msrp to get a grey 04 100% stock and it has to have the supercharger belt shield . Everyone took them off , and all documentation included . Their out their , just have to be patient.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

Captain Howdy Luckily many people have preserved them. svtperformance.com usually has a good selection and you can even post a want to buy ad

Very nice and complete video. Your cobra is mint. I agree that the cars are going up and will be more desirable as time goes on. I want a mystic badly. I found one but was in a small fender bender with bumper and fender nothing major but of course affects value. So I’m on the fence. I would never buy a salvage or rebuilt. If I ran a car and price by you, could you give me your opinion? Btw Are you on SVT forum and what would you sell you car? How many miles on yours? Thanks so much. Appreciate it. I miss my 2012 gt500 so bad and I’ve owned 4 mustangs as well as Saleen.

Danny, I’m curious about exactly when Ford changed the terminator’s heads from 4 thread to 9 thread heads for the spark plugs. Do u know the exact build date to look for on the 03s that have the 9 thread heads?

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

6 жыл бұрын

I do not know and exact date, and it may be hard to track down. They started to phase the new heads in towards the end of 03 production, which is when the 10th anniversary models were produced, so those cars have been reported to have some of the 9 thread heads- and I heard of one case where a guy claimed to have 4 thread on one side and 9 on the other and he said the car had never been in for repair work. The only way to know is the casting

@turneriron

6 жыл бұрын

Ok cool. Thanks man! Appreciate the good info and content u put out about these 03-04 cobras. Always loved these cars and your KZread channel is very helpful with knowing what to look for and how to work on them.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

6 жыл бұрын

Nick Turner Thanks- glad you enjoy the videos

I would think a lower mileage car with a reasonable ownership history (less than 3 owners) would be less likely to have issues such as compression right? I am focusing on a 2 owner or less Cobra.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

3 жыл бұрын

It really depends on who the owners were and what each of them did to the car. Some buy them specifically to race. The cars hold up pretty well, so a thorough walk through is the best you can do

Man at least 75% no slippage there.

Where did u get the die cast cars?looked for them on Amazon but couldn't find one .I have a big Collection of Military fighter jets wanted to add a Cobra to the collection but can't find them

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

6 жыл бұрын

NHWilderness Ebay is about the only place you can find them. Especially the yellow cobra models that were only offered at target or hobby lobby- very hard to find those. They have gone up quite a bit in price into the $100+ range!

@NHWilderness

6 жыл бұрын

Danny Johnson I'll look on eBay don't have an account have 2 open one

I,ve got a white 03 with under 12.000 on the clock. Bought off showroom floor. Garage kept. Never drove in Rain. All stock except cat Back. Can’t drive now I pulled arm out of socket. So I guess I’ll probably put it for sale on something. Man it hurts to though. ?

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that. Coupe or convertible?

@fastwolfrolling1344

3 жыл бұрын

Danny Johnson’s Garage it’s a coupe Danny.

@fastwolfrolling1344

3 жыл бұрын

Oxford White. I would like to keep it but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to enjoy it now.

@fastwolfrolling1344

3 жыл бұрын

Danny Johnson’s Garage you know Danny I know people say things just to try to get over on people on here. But my dad taught me you don’t get ahead in life that way. Anyway I just wanna tell ya. I had a new 98 gt and then a 2002 gt. Well I traded the 98 in on a 2000 Roush 360 R. It had the 3550 5 speed. I loved that car but traded in on 2002 gt. Mistake. Then I traded the 2002 for the terminator. T-56. Eaten m -112. A lot of power. You know. I may just give it to my son idk. But with all of that nonsense. I think I would take a 4.6 2 valve with manly rods and forged pistons. 3650 with good clutch is all I need. Me and my wife are looking at houses right now. So I,am kinda in a not sure what I should do stage right now. Hey I have watched some of your videos. Keep it Danny. Just wanted you to know I’m not a con man. Keep up the good videos.

Hmmmm - what about the ALUMINUM differential cap? Those should be braced, or have a replacement, reinforced cap installed!

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, that’s another good one. They sure like to crack. I have a full playlist for that if you want to check it out-including what hardware you really need kzread.info/head/PLIjr-uSYDZi4GVUMK2SdUL74fClSt4-IZ

Is the head tick a problem? Or is it just a an audible annoyance?

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

6 жыл бұрын

I have not heard of any catastrophic failure, but loose valve guides could ultimately fail I suppose

@TheCohenGarage

6 жыл бұрын

Danny Johnson true, I didn’t know if it is like the injector tick you get in the GT’s where it’s just annoying and that’s about it.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

6 жыл бұрын

Tyler Cohen yeah, similar but the head tick is a lot louder. I see what you’re saying- not sure if it would be a huge problem or just and annoyance

Danny.. I just purchased an 04 Cobra - What is the best way to contact you please to ask a few questions. Thx for great videos !

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

King78Cobra Right here on the comments is the best. Other people may have the same questions and it’s great when they can read through them as well

@King78Cobra

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Danny… Here goes.. I have lots of questions.. Thanks for great videos - I am Mustang poor as they say.. My 1st was A 1978 4-cyl Mustang II - I wanted the Black Cobra II - Dad said no.. you get the silver and red 4 Cyl. But I was hooked from then on. (Needless to say it took me 32 years before I found a nice King Cobra.) The Terminator cars always seemed to escape me - But I kept looking. I watched all your videos on the 03 vs 04, things to consider etc.. I ended up buying a 04 Convertible due to the difference in the heads. It’s a Mystichrome with 45K miles. I looked for one with not really low mileage.. because I did not want one that was sitting forever… but not a high mileage car either. I also looked for as close to stock as I could find.. just in hopes that it was not abused too much and so that I could upgrade it from a base line.. I do have an SLP Catback exhaust as well as an upper pulley kit. Best I can tell (THANKS to your vid’s again).. it’s a 70MM / 100 MM pulley set. (I did not pull the belt off… but that’s pretty close on the 70MM measurement). I have no idea if it has any sort of tune. I test drove an 03 before I found this one and before watching your video. The 04 is much stronger to me, but that 03 was ran hard and put up wet ! that’s my baseline.. So the Question is.. what would you do 1st ? - Do you have a list of “recommended upgrades”? That is my main concern. I want to change out items that are known weak points (stock idlers etc) and add any needed gauges, items etc..to guard against problems etc... But - I don’t want to replace something and then upgrade the same item later in another needed upgrade. I would like it to be dependable to play with.. but not prone to break every time you do. I know you can make really great HP with these engines.. but where would you say the line is where you go from dependable to breakable ? 500HP - 600 HP ? - Hope that makes sense ! I look forward to your input.. MAYBE a future video on “Bullet Proof Recommended Upgrades” down the road? I volunteer my Terminator ! Thanks again for a great channel - You have inspired me to make a video on each of my cars to share online with others. Many Thanks in Advance for Your Input - 1SG (R) M.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

King78Cobra Very cool. Sounds like you got an awesome cobra! My first suggestion would be to get a wideband gauge so you can monitor the air fuel ratio. That will tell you how it’s been running and assure it’s not running lean. You will want to see 11.2 or less on the gauge to know your tune is rich enough. (during wide open throttle, and 14.7 at idle or light driving) Next, I would get an aeroforce interceptor gauge or the 2 gauge setup (I have a video on that too- EASY gauge, just plugs into the OBD2 port). That gauge will tell you a ton of things you’ll want to see like the charge temp, volts, etc. As part of the interceptor gauge, pay close attention to the alternator/volts. My friend lost his engine to a lean condition and the alternators on the terminators fail often. You’ll see my video on the mechman alternator with big 3 upgrade. Fuel pressure goes hand in hand and should also be monitored on the aeroforce gauge or a mechanical one. I believe the aeroforce will simply read if the car is asking for pressure vs the gauge telling you what’s actually in the rail. ignition timing is good to monitor as well from the aeroforce gauge Purchase a spare fuel rail pressure sensor (frps). They go out often and leave you stranded I would recommend keeping the stock lower pulley with the cage. Otherwise, a pulley only cobra is nearly indestructible if monitored correctly. My cobra makes just about 600 even to the tires and it will last virtually forever that way- I think that’s a safe number- but also it depends on habits with the car. Avoid any 5th or 6th gear freeway pulls, and consider a head cooling mod at the point you ever change the clutch. Get a 36mm socket and check the driver side axle nut to be tight at each oil change- the way the wheel spins on the driver side can loosen the nut over time and start to ruin the bearing I would consider a boost a pump, ngk tr6 plugs gapped to about .030 (I have videos on that too) Don’t ever let the axles hop when accelerating- let off as soon as you feel they are

@King78Cobra

5 жыл бұрын

@@dannyjohnsonsgarage Thanks Danny - if you have links to any or all of those parts.. please list them - No Problem giving you credit for anything I get ! - Thanks again and keep the ideas coming ! 1SG (R) M.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

King78Cobra Here is the aem wideband I have. Very nice one that can save your engine www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007ZAQLF6/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=2004047-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B007ZAQLF6&linkId=d108616ce28fb321bda8a4e0dd22d7a8 As for the aeroforce gauge, they all sell for about the same price- but you need to find the color on the backlight you like (some do green to match the factory gauges), I liked blue

I'm about to buy a cobra , and I'm worried about the piston melting due to no flow out of the driver side head, when i pick the car up im going to have to drive the car 5 hours . I'll be highway driving 2500 rpmish, can someone please pm me and tell me if this is a major way to cause piston melting. Thanks

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Mcneill The piston will not melt under that situation. It will melt if the car is at 150+mph for more than 5 minutes full boost and the alternator fails. Just driving without boost won’t hurt a thing. Boost comes on with throttle position, so 6th gear cruising at 2,500 rpm will do no harm.

Quick question I'm looking at a 04 Mustang Cobra Mystic blue convertible the guy is asking 25,000 you think it's worth it is God 28,000 original miles I'll make a video on my journey to see the Mustang I my KZread channel Saturday or Sunday

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

That’s a fair price if the condition is good. It’s really hard to fix mystichrome paint. Here is my video on mystichrome kzread.info/dash/bejne/kWyNj7CxgKq5dto.html

Slowly working my way through all of your terminator videos. I’m strongly considering getting rid of my 2017 scatpack for an 04 term which has always been my dream. Would you mind possibly going over pictures of one I am looking at and possibly discussing the car with me a bit? I know you have a life and are probably busy so I would be willing to pay you for your time. Let me know, thanks!

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

Jaydee392 Sure. Do you have a link to it?

@Jaydee6.2

5 жыл бұрын

Danny Johnson is there any way I could shoot you a pm somewhere or you could shoot me one? Rimplefb6@yahoo.com is my email. Just don’t want to get the car swiped from under me if I post the link lol..

@Jaydee6.2

5 жыл бұрын

I won’t put any of your information out there or anything like that. Just seem very knowledgable and observant when it comes to terminators.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

The car looks pretty clean, even bringing up small details like broken clips for carpet floor mats. They mention small scratches on the bumper and such- it’s hard to tell unless you see it in person. The walk around sounded pretty good. The next step would be driving it. It’s hard to travel, but that’s a big commitment. I wouldn’t purchase it without driving it. Without looking up close in person it’s hard to say if anything had been modified and returned to stock. Looks stock other than the snake in the grill, exhaust, and the wheels (which he said you get the originals with the sale). Everything looks really good. Stock lower crank pulley, the engine looks stock. Original floor matts. I think it’s a good car and the price is fair. $23.5 is well what it’s worth. I wouldn’t go lower if I were him.

@Jaydee6.2

5 жыл бұрын

Danny Johnson thank you much for going over the car. It’s so hard to find a clean low mileage 04 convertible. I was originally turned to your channel because I really want a screaming yellow but that’s proving even more difficult. That car is 8 hours away I’d hate to take the trip and not like the car but may have to. If there is any way I can compensate you for your time let me know. Thank you very much again.

It's a motor in a box, not a Ferrari. These things were made to be beat on so condition isn't that big of a deal.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

4 жыл бұрын

It actually is a big deal of the car has been run lean and worn out, and has low compression yet still runs...

From what i understand ford used clear coat in the engine bay in 04 and not in 03.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Davis I had heard they only did it on the Mach 1 and Cobra, but I haven’t heard otherwise for 03/04. You could be right

@chrisdavis7883

5 жыл бұрын

i dont know about the mach 1 but thats what i heard about the cobras. i dont know for sure bro, just what i read . you know how that goes lol!

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Davis Yeah, I’ll have to see if I can find out. Interesting

@thadcunningham8228

4 жыл бұрын

I have an 03 Cobra - engine bay is clear coated as well...

Hi Danny! I am thinking to boost my 99 cobra. Do you know anyone who is selling his whole kit to swap?

@j-splitt9215

5 жыл бұрын

If you're looking for new I can get you hooked up with vmp or whipple at a good price as well as fuel delivery parts

@collos3372

5 жыл бұрын

thanks but already start it - got some parts on its way

Where’d you get that cobra model?

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

ebay. It was a target and hobby lobby exclusive. Hard to find in yellow.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

More on my models here kzread.info/dash/bejne/laiet7SKY67caMo.html

@Snowleopard_1256

5 жыл бұрын

Danny Johnson dang I’m gonna have to try and find one

Danny, I need some help. I found a 03 sonic blue for sale. The seller claims to make around 800 hp. The only mods I know are an mmr block bored over,a kenne bell mammoth black blower, built heads (didnt say whether stock heads or not) cammed (not sure what cam is in it),mcleod twin disc clutch, and a billet flywheel.It also has some fule system work. 60k on the body, 3k on the build. All that was done to the suspension was it being lowered, and the IRS has only upgraded half shafts. It also has a full exhaust.The owner did not say that he upgraded anything else, including the t56. He wants 27k. What are your thoughts? Im thinking that I would definitely have to sink quite a few dollars into it to make it safer.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

6 жыл бұрын

I’m always a bit leary on those who put a car back together and immediately sell it. My brother has an mmr600 block in his bulllitt and it’s held up, but mmr does not have the best reputation for taking time to properly assemble and torque things down- doesn’t mean it’s bad, but not the best option. With that much power on a non-factory assembled engine, as well as other mods like cams I’d really want to see the car in person, perform a compression test, see how it drives, if it smokes, take a borescope and LOOK at the pistons (through the spark plug holes) for any signs of the pistons having burn marks from running lean or speckles from detonation and NOT pay $27k because the original value of the car is not there with an aftermarket engine. Anything done to the car should be a bonus for buying it, not a reason to pay top dollar. I have videos on compression tests if you’re interested. In perfect shape with everything checking out I’d offer $22k max. People don’t typically make 800hp for the car to sit and being it’s already went through an engine shows it’s likely been beaten. 3,000 miles could be many many times down a 1/4 track. Did he upgrade the oil pump and tensioners? tons of other details that are a “who knows” scenario. You want it from the guy who dumped a ton of money into it, not bare bones replaced what broke

@theyhatehimbecausehetoldth7576

6 жыл бұрын

Danny Johnson Thank you so much for the reply! I honestly dont know. He has not mentioned it

@theyhatehimbecausehetoldth7576

6 жыл бұрын

Danny Johnson It is in the SVT forums classifieds. I modified the numbers slightly to try to make sure the seller didnt see it, but now I dont care. Over 700whp on 93, 53k miles, less than 2k on the build.

@theyhatehimbecausehetoldth7576

6 жыл бұрын

www.svtperformance.com/forums/threads/2003-built-sonic-blue-cobra.1135643/

I thought the pistons were cast .

Can this car be a every day driver?

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

4 жыл бұрын

Mid Valley Mexicans Yes, many do, but a mach 1 is also a great option for more simplicity

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

4 жыл бұрын

Mid Valley Mexicans kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4GMuK-sn83FgrQ.html

@atvman1014

4 жыл бұрын

These are more of Summer time play car

Pretty sure the early 03 didn't have the good connecting rods????

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

3 жыл бұрын

Donald Fuller ?? Had the same as 2004. You are thinking cylinder heads most likely

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/X2Zn1rZppa3UnMo.html

Danny you have no idea what you are talking about. I can't believe you are reading this comment right now but I had to get your attention some way! Great vidz! Thinking about getting a termi. Whats the best way to get a loan for a car this old?

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

Madtwos ! Personal loan if you can’t get enough from a car loan. Depends on a lot of factors. If it’s not your only car and you have a locked garage, look into collector car insurance. I paid $311 for the entire year, full coverage

@Travios1115

5 жыл бұрын

@@dannyjohnsonsgarage Thanks brother! How can i tell if I am getting a later model that doesn't have those early issues. (like the spark plug thread issue) Do the models with the shift light mean they are the later models?

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

5 жыл бұрын

Madtwos ! A 2004 model is your best bet, but you may be after a color made in 2003z It’s hard to say until you pull a plug to see how many threads (or crawl under it and get the casting number at the back of the cylinder head). My twin brother has four 4Vs two are 2003 and the other two are 2004. He got the better heads on all 4 cars by luck. The 10th anniversary is most likely to have the 9 thread heads. You just won’t know until you look at it

@Travios1115

5 жыл бұрын

@@dannyjohnsonsgarage Dam... Wish there was an easier way. All the termis I see that I want are 200+ miles away.

Hey Danny, can you clear something up for my? I heard something about longtube headers dropping boost pressure. So what’s better ?

@TheCohenGarage

6 жыл бұрын

EAbraham.R I’m no expert, but what I’ve seen with that it is an aftermarket header thing. When you take away the restriction that headers give, you’re losing some of the back pressure barrier. Thus the overlap where the exhaust valve is still open allows for more air to escape. That’s how it was explained to me. I also heard not to worry because you will still be marking the same or better power and in most cases it’s negligible or non existent in the amount of loss

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, as EAbraham.R said, boost is a measure of restriction, so you will have less restriction and make more power. It’s like breathing through a straw and then giving you a bigger straw to breath through- you’ll push more air with least restriction, so win win