Any 93 owners out there?

**BlueOvalBolt** · 11-03-2002, 06:14 AM

Wow, 9's in a 93 Cobra, I guess you do have a few mods done. I'm still waddling around in the high 13's with the Cobra although I hit 13.5 a few years back.

I did 12.80@107 with the L a few weeks back, 12.5 is the next goal as well.

Good luck on hitting both.

**LEE93COBRA** · 11-06-2002, 03:05 PM

Greetings another 93 owner here. My car has a lot more mileage then the rest here I am sure. As of right now I am just a few miles over 158k on the original motor except for the cam.

On another note..In regards to the post above about springs. The fronts are unique to the 93 cobra and you can tell if you have a GT/LX sit next to it. The front of a cobra sits about 1/2 inch lower than the 5.0 brothers

**LEE93COBRA** · 11-06-2002, 03:06 PM

Another

**HOPETO** · 11-06-2002, 03:14 PM

Welcome Lee, The teal is a welcome change. I was beginning to think my eyes were locked on red. Nice ride! 12.6's are more likely a whole lot of this and that!

**Rickety** · 11-06-2002, 05:26 PM

Not true on the front springs...They are Standard 5.0(E5ZZ-5310-J).....The rears are different(D9BZ-5560-M).......The Front struts(F3ZZ-18124-A) and the Rear shocks(F3ZZ-18125-A) are cobra specific..... The Front Anti sway bar(F3ZZ-5482-A) is cobra specific also...

Steve

**LEE93COBRA** · 11-06-2002, 07:04 PM

Originally posted by HOPETO
Welcome Lee, The teal is a welcome change. I was beginning to think my eyes were locked on red. Nice ride! 12.6's are more likely a whole lot of this and that!

No not really. Just a 100 shot of juice

Actually that time was made before my cam install and custom tuned chip.

Going to the track first of December (armed with slicks I hope)
Hoping to get a 12.2-12.3 on juice. Might even throw in the 150 jets and go for 12.0's..Nitrous, cam, 3.73's, and exhaust is all the car has. Nothing else has been removed or changed during its life.
My car is a show car, strip car, and my daily driver. Yes I use it for what it was designed for. (Haven't had a chance to open track yet though)

Rickety-
I stand corrected..Looked in a book after reading your response above(Modern Mustangs, Twenty Years of 5.0 Muscle). I couldn't find my SVT Cobra Recognition Guide (still unpacking from moving last month) Anyhow according to it you are correct. It states the samething about the springs.

**Rickety** · 11-07-2002, 03:53 AM

hehe, No Prob Lee.........

Steve

**BlueOvalBolt** · 11-09-2002, 06:43 AM

Welcome aboard Lee, glad you found us.

Rickety,
Great work, I knew about the springs but did not have the info on the struts and shocks. Where did you find that?

**93Cobra2771** · 11-12-2002, 01:21 PM

Cobra #2771 here.

Good luck on finding a set of the stock 93 Cobra struts and shocks. I checked a while back (my front left is going bad) and the going price was $500 and up. I said no thanks, and got a set of Tokico 5 way adjustables. By the way, I have it from several reputable sources (including Steeda) that Tokico was the OEM supplier for the 93 Cobra struts and shocks. Tokico does offer a non-adjustable model that I have a feeling is close to the OEM offering.

I had always heard rumors that the rears were 4 cylinder springs, but I thought the fronts were different from GT's as well. I think the general philosophy at that time was to tune the suspension like they did in Europe - softer springs but stiffer struts and shocks. I could be wrong on this point, just pulling this from my memory. That also goes along with the smaller sway bar.

Heres a pic of mine:

PS: Long time no see, Lee93Cobra

**93Cobra2771** · 11-12-2002, 01:24 PM

and another pic

**LEE93COBRA** · 11-12-2002, 02:42 PM

Whassup Richard!!!!!!!

**BlueOvalBolt** · 11-13-2002, 04:51 AM

Hey Richard, welcome. Your articles are in the mail.

**93svtcobra** · 11-17-2002, 08:20 AM

Two more 93 Cobra's here. #1824 and R #84

Those pics are from the 8/01 Mustang monthly write up on the Cobra.

And my 93 R #84 at Gingerman

Slightly modified........

**BlueOvalBolt** · 11-18-2002, 11:49 AM

Welcome Mark. Great cars.

I have AX'd at GingerMan, very nice track. I've heard they are making a few changes to make it more AX friendly.

(EDIT) I didn't see your post in my gallery but that was taken at an AX event on Labor Day weekend at a Midwestern Council Sports Car Clubs AX. (I'm a member of the Great Lakes Sport Car Club). There was a professional photogragher there who took about 20 pics of everyone running and sold CD's for $20. He did a great job. From the looks of your picture, I thought he may have been at your event. Who took that one? I missed your event last May/June(?) but am going to try to get there this coming year. (EDIT)

Is the metal around the lower radiator opening on your R for reinforcement or have you altered the original R oil cooler?

**93svtcobra** · 11-19-2002, 02:40 AM

The photo was taken by a guy named Mitch from the Detroit area. $20 for a CD full of pictures....VERY good deal!

The metal piece is actually to stop rocks from breaking the oil cooler. The previous owner had a problem with that and the metal screen was the solution. Also makes it very easy to determine which car is mine!!

We have Gingerman scheduled for 6/12 which is the Thursday before the SVT Experience. Would make for a nice stop on your way to Detroit!

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