This engine was so far ahead of its time

Awesome comparison video!

They should of just kept the Manley Rods & ARP studs & bolts, All they had to do was add it to the end cost of the car. People would of paid an extra $1,000 - $1,500 to have forged rods & Bolts in all the Cobra engines even the 5.2 GT500 engine. I know I would of happily shelled out the extra coin for the rigidity of the bottom end.

Awesome video

Hey Danny...wanted to tell you a funny story...was a weekend..nite..drinking and looking at EBay..Mustang Parts Inventory...had a connecting rod from a 03 Cobra for sale...$ 75.00...so I bid $ 80.00...next morning saw that I won the bid...so now I have a Cobra rod hanging on the wall....oh well....🤣🤣🤣🤣

King of the road

Hello could you use those Manley Rod's and pistons in a regular 4.6 Romeo motor (1998)? Have good day . thanks

@mikebosshard

3 жыл бұрын

Yes... ish, provided the pistons meet the exact clearance requirements of the bore. There were 3 grades on the run-of-the-mill mod motors during manufacturing, with very minute differences in bore sizes due to machining tolerances, and the pistons were then chosen based on the closest matching bore size. The hand-built engines met a far more stringent manufacturing standard and were only offered in one grade. If your block has an exact bore size of 3.552", then dropping them in shouldn't be a problem. Mahle makes a very nice budget set of forged OEM replacement pistons (www.us.mahle.com/media/usa/motorsports/ford-modular-2-valve-or-4-valve-2020-web.pdf) that would drop into a stock bore, or a .020" overbore available in 18cc dish or flat top, giving you new parts with the option of a precise bore and flexibility on compression. If you're using that on a non-pi head, your compression would be in the low 9.x:1 range, and the flat tops would put you closer to 12:1. Also note, any changes in piston/rods requires a crank balance.

Hi Danny....was thinking...you should consider getting 4:10 gears for your Cobra..that’s what I have and @ 70 mph..I can get 100 mi to a 1/4 tank...but man does it spool up quick...just saying...you would love it....

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

3 жыл бұрын

I have 4.10s in my mach 1 but they would be way too much gear for 600rwhp on the cobra

Why they don't use them in the 07 to 09 gt500 is beyond me. They were powder forged but should have went with the Manleys.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

Жыл бұрын

$56 per rod vs $6-$10 per rod is why. I’d gladly pay an extra few hundred bucks for a fully forged engine

@blazenamber9176

Жыл бұрын

@@dannyjohnsonsgarage Yuuup! 2008 gt500 is what I'm driving now. Playing it safe at 640whp.

Hey Danny, I've got that hesitation when i lift, shift, then go back full throttle. It's like a little delay, then power comes in like a hammer. I've got the pullied Eaton and boost a pump. I was thinking of deleting the check valve. What's your thoughts? The hesitation is intense and seems like it may not be good for the car.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, most likely the PPRV (positive pressure relief valve) in the fuel tank. If you remove it you can often have hard starting (takes a few times) but there are kits out there for it. Mine does it as well, so something that helps a little is not letting off the throttle between shifts so the flow doesn’t stop. You’ll hear me do it in this video below

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/nXiLt8F8psWzY8o.html

@jasonmitchell7677

3 жыл бұрын

@@dannyjohnsonsgarage thanks. I think I'll tackle that job. Gotta replace the rear wheel bearings too. I may as well do a set of gears and that diff cover while it's up in the air. :) I'll let you know of the delete fixes the issue.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonmitchell7677 If you’re still IRS you may like my playlist kzread.info/head/PLIjr-uSYDZi4GVUMK2SdUL74fClSt4-IZ

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonmitchell7677 And it’s easy access to the fuel filter at that point so change it then! kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZpepwZVwdty3obA.html

Another tid-bit is that the dish on the terminator and the PI 2v were both at 17cc, along with bore, stroke, rod length, deck height and compression height, making the shortblocks dimensionally identical, with the compression difference being in the combustion chambers.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

3 жыл бұрын

After seeing the dish on both I was thinking it had to do with the heads. Thanks for info

@mikebosshard

3 жыл бұрын

@@dannyjohnsonsgarage heck yea! I learned that while doing research on forged shortblocks, including the feasibility of putting a terminator short block into a 2v, because shortblocks were available when I was putting together a build list for my car before I ended up doing the full terminator swap.

Hi Danny, can you buy the Manley Rods an fit them to a 2001 Cobra.

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but you’ll also want to upgrade pistons and make sure they are the correct size

Which block can handle more power, the WAP block found on the terminators or the Teksid block?

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

3 жыл бұрын

Teksid can handle more. It’s heat treated and higher quality from the same company Ferrari uses, but not many people will surpass the needs of a wap either. If Ford had not gone to WAP it would have been cool for the terminator to have had teksid over iron.

@Tommy-hb5qn

3 жыл бұрын

@@dannyjohnsonsgarage it blows me away how much you and your brother know about the SN95s.

@hadtocheathimtobeathim6549

2 жыл бұрын

Terminators don’t have WAP blocks. WAP blocks are used in mach1’s and marauders.

Can you convert a normal 2004 4.6 to a terminator 4.6?

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

2 жыл бұрын

Not entirely. The block is virtually the same, you can swap over the crank, rods, and pistons, but the heads are different for the 2 valve per cylinder engine on the GT. You can come close

Will those pistons and rods work in my 96 cobra with the stock crank?

@dannyjohnsonsgarage

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you will just have a little lower compression so you’ll lose a tiny bit of power until you add a supercharger

@luismendoza-eu7qx

3 жыл бұрын

@@dannyjohnsonsgarage do they have the same bore or would i need to bore it out? I still have stock bore on my 96 cobra

Its too bad that they put these rods in the mach 1

@jamesm2464

5 ай бұрын

Windage losses, you’d lose horsepower and torque with the heavier rod. The modern N/A 5.0 rod and 5.2 Predator rods are vastly stronger than the old 4.6 rods. Sinter forging has come a long way since the 2000s.