3 Top Tips to Help NOT Blow up Your Cobra

Hello guys and welcome back.

I wanted to give my top 3 tips to help not blow up your 03/04 Cobra. From intercooler pumps, to failing alternators, and ending with WOT 5th & 6th gear pulls.

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2003 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra Terminator
2.9L Whipple Supercharger Crusher Gen 4
Todd Warren Cams
ARH 1-3/4" Long Tubes
ARH 3" H-Pipe
Bassani 3" Catback
McLeod RXT1200 Clutch
Walbro 465 Pumps (267s)
-8 Feed & Return
ID 1300x injectors

[Velzity]

Just got a Terminator and I’m glad I watched this. Thank you for the video. I’m going to check all of these things.

[codyk]

That’s so crazy because the last scenario you laid out is exactly what happened to my car. Ported Eaton making 500 that had those issues and now I have a blown head gasket… hoping that’s all it is and there’s nothing deeper

[marineinf]

Sounds like good info for a GT with a Kenne bell coming at some point soon.

[Lethal_Venom]

A KMJ alternator is on my list of things to buy over the winter

[justinstraub]

Awesome video, picking up my first Terminator this week with 32K on the clock. Very informative!

[stever.]

I have replaced so many alternators I can do it in 12 minutes by myself. My leads have quick connects on them.
That being said. The best alternator you’re going to put on that car is a nations auto 180 amp or higher amp. They have external regulators. The diodes burn out on all the others unless they have an external regulator. so far, 3 years later, my alternator is still strong. They are not cheap! But worth it.

[edwardstanley]

Proud to say I’m a new owner of a modded terminator with only 18 thousand miles and I gotta say your info was well worth it for me keep up the good work your one of the main reasons I ended up buying one and man I love this car!

[theironsushi]

As soon as I'm done paying my truck I'm getting one of these bad boys they are just so damn expensive they hold their value incredibly well

[ApexxPredator]

Dude then blue idlers look sexy af along with the valve covers.

My Bosch intercooler pump went out again so I decided to go with one from VMP. We will see how it works. Great video and bad ass Terminator!

[dylanthusing]

This video was great, looking to buy a Terminator in the Spring.

[camarz]

Really good advice about the intercooler pump. My Lightning was pinging going up a steep hill in 100+ degree weather and it took me a little bit of troubleshooting to figure out my pump needed new electrical brushes. It cost me $10 to fix that pump, and that simple fix could’ve cost me my motor had I kept driving it that way. Definitely check the intercooler pump!

[michaelgraham]

Thank you for this video. I've done at least 2 of these things and i am ashamed. I've fixed all the issues of course but the mere fact of my ignorance. Thank you for the video.

[fturbo]

Thanks for the tips. Good to see guys still making videos on these cars.

[CheesusSVT]

Just bought an 03 terminator with 24k miles thanks so much, Funny thing is I got it home and the alternator went out. Learned so much, Subbed and thanks again!

[SweetGT]

Great advice! I've got experience with these issues and learned the hard way unfortunately many years ago.

[paulciprus]

Cool vid....as a long time Cobra owner...almost 18 years 35, 000 mi...what you said makes a lot of sense..I won’t do more than 140 mph...I’ve buried the Speedo...long time ago..got a good alt..bigger pulley on it to slow it down..4lb lower..3.25 upper...4:10 gear..Tremec TR6060..Crower stg 3 cams..Whippled..and many other mods..one of the best things to have is a oil temp gauge..keep your eye on engines life blood..it does move quite a bit depending on how you drive..and outside temp...all in all great cars..I enjoy it and appreciate it for what it is....

[alecgriswold]

PMCS, preventative maintenance checks and services, to conduct daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly.

[mlquillen]

2004 Cobra. Pullied Eaton. 500 hp. WOT pull up a hill in 5th for like 20 seconds. Boom. Melted a piston. Rebuilding it now.

[CM-qhjv]

Very nice! I dont have a cobra yet but someday i will, ill keep my eye on all these👍

[judeh]

This video should apply to GT500s as well lol. I knew the intercooler pump was going on mine. Had to physically punch the pump to work again. Well, one day, while I was making a pump, i heard some pinging, which was unusual. To find that the pump had quit completely. Replaced it with a Davies Craig DC9040 pump, and all is good. It flows way faster than the stock bosch pump, and it's brushless. Still not quite enough juice if I want super low IATs