I just bought a 1996 Mustang SVT Cobra . 🇺🇸 One owner convertible with 23,000 miles on it. It’s sat in a garage and was driven less than 1000 miles a year. The seats the carpet the gaskets around the doors and the door jams looks brand new . Paid 13-K for the car . It looks drives and smells like a brand new car. This is my first Ford Mustang. I have owned Camaro’s my entire life and still have a 2010 Camaro RS -SS Long live the internal combustion engine.
@@johnrau2873 Like I said I am not really a fan of the 4.6 until the Terminator came out.I have a 93 cobra vibrant red all original with low miles and a 04 Torch Red Terminator with just exhaust and crazy low miles that I am debating on selling when it hits 6 digits.My 93 cobra with 20 thousand original miles is also going up fast but I don't on selling it.
These can handle pretty good with just a few minor mods. The right springs and dampers along with upper and lower control arms and wider tires all around on lightweight wheels and sticky rubber and they can actually be pretty good handling cars they just aren't that great when stock. As for the brakes they aren't great by today's standards but compared to what the gt had at the time its head and shoulders above that. I used to own a 97 cobra myself. One of the most important mods especially if na still is steep gears and when I say steep I mean 430 or even 456. If you're supercharged 410. These cars love gear and it totally transforms the car and will literally take a half second or more off in the quarter mile compared to stock 3.27 gears. FBO with a ported short runner intake and a set of nice aftermarket cams and you can comfortably be sitting at 350+ to the rear wheels and with the aggressive gearing I spoke of before and some weight reduction they can actually be pretty respectable even by today's standards considering it's an all motor 4.6 liter from the mid 90s. Mine was black on black too. One thing I love about my current 07 gt500 is it has that mod 4 valve burble from the exhaust anyone who'd owned or been around these cars know what I'm talking about!!! Love the sound
My 96 cobra only has cold air intake,under drive pullies,aluminum drive shaft,and 3:73 gears,I’ve beaten on brand new 392’chargers and challengers,modded lightnings,big turbo mazdaspeed3’s, turbo s2000’s etc...and it’s not even fbo or tuned yet lol
No, you haven't. You're not beating a 392 Challenger or Charger with a 96 Cobra with your piddly bolt ons. I own a 97 Cobra right now, you're not fooling me or anyone else.
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars I hate to say it.A 96 to 98 cobra is definitely not have a strong motor. If you are going to buy a cobra buy a 93 cobra or a 04 cobra. The 4.6 in 96 98 cobras was weak. I bought a new 97cobra and missed one shift and blew the motor. Just being honest.
@@anthonylaudano9751 Blocks handle 1000whp stock internals handle only up to 450whp until a rod or piston gives up. so yes your right but you’re wrong too lol
Enjoyed the video! I love my 1996 cobra, it is my daily car. Love the engine and the car, it has been very reliable to me. After just a few mod's the car can become very quick. It is always an nice experience.
@@justinkrizenesky I daily it to work everyday and errands. If you dont have kids then it works fine as a daily, only reason why I say that is its not what you'd call a safe car at all. The biggest two downsides is city fuel economy (I have a heavy foot) plus I put a 550 hp clutch in mine which is alittle tiring in traffic. The second and biggest issue as a daily is if you are in an area that rains. Mustangs dont like rain basically.. The cobras have limited slip rear ends which is nice but doesnt help vs the regular mustangs in rain. I have to drive very slow and careful around turns through intersections if its wet out. If you need any tips once you decide whether or not to buy one, id be happy to help.
Not a horrible video, good content. However there was some misinformation I’ve noticed. Such as ‘99-‘04 Cobras were IRS. Just remember to do your research
The 96 and 97 mustang cobras had a overheating issue. It was corrected in 1998 the last year for this body style. I love these cars. But there’s only so much horsepower. You can get out of one of these.
I mean it's not hard to make 1000hp with and early 4v. Forged stroker and a good amount of boost. Stock cams and a ported stock top end can get it done. Just like anything, comes down to how much you want to spend.
The 98's were also the bastard year where a few things changed like the imrc plates going to plastic which didnt help with carbon build up.They also had return style fuel lines with a fuel pressure regulator while the fuel pump and tank were returnless style.....I had a 98 laser red convertible and hated it.Constantly had to clean the imrc plates and it only had 120,000 on it when I sold it.
I had a 97 Mustang Cobra (Pacific Green with Saddle interior) an 02 S2000 (GPW White with full red interior) and an 03 Mustang Cobra (Silver with grey interior) Between the 97 Cobra and the S2000 I had a 98 Corvette when I was stationed in Hawaii in the Navy. Not sure which I miss the most! (best handling was the S2000 and best acceleration was the 03 Cobra.
My dads gotta blue 1990 foxbody v8. My brothers gotta 2003 Mustang with a 4.6l v8. And I gotta 4.6l v8 manual transmission mustang cobra. I got mine with candy red and nice shiny rims. I just got it about a year ago. My baby works just as better as a bought her. The SN95s r such an underrated car. There so fast and so light. I rember racing my brother with his car. Got some good races in. I've been keeping up with my brother. He mostly won the races but I kept up with him majority. I won like 3 prob 4 races tho. But now I can't race him any time soon because he's getting the Supercharger from his boss. His boss is a mechanic in Tennessee. He use to have a supercharged 03 mustang. But when he was going to do the body work. He seen that there was mold on it for being locked up. So he hurried and got the engine out. And now my brothers getting it as soon as they have that talk. But I'm really satisfied with my baby. As soon as I get the money. I'ma get wit my brother and we gone get her supercharged up. And by then I'll be good ash on that manual 😂
The reason the Terminator Engine has its name is because it terminated the engine issues these cars had. The name caught on, but we can't call these baby terminators because they're aren't. Cool cars regardless.
When ford went to that body style it was perfect timing. The fox body had grown pretty stale by 1993 imo. I remember being a kid and drooling over this car. The c4 corvette was getting old and I didn’t like the camaro body style that much. All the American car market had was the Viper and the new mustang imo.
I agree, I think the SN-95 was a great refresh to the fox body with cool retro cues. Unfortunately, this is not a popular generation with Mustang fans and these can be picked up cheap for now. I miss my 1996 Mystic Cobra, it was a cool car. The viper was a cool car of the 90s but was pretty much impossible to drive straight lol
My mother owned this exact year but in a custom cherry whine paint pure beauty I’ll never forget the shit she’d do in that car never seen a woman who’s not a professional driver drive like she wouldn’t mom used to be a bad lady lol
The SN95 is a weird one for me- I have a 97 Cobra that’s been in my family since 01. It’s weird to me the night and day difference of enthusiasm people have for the New Edge vs SN95 when, to me, they don’t look that dissimilar. There are things I prefer on one or the other (I don’t think you can beat those New Edge taillights!) but I think overall they both look sweet. I always tell people if they want to get a Cobra for cheap then a 94-95 is the way to go. I think purchase price for those and the 96-98 is similar but I think modding/maintaining a 5.0 is much cheaper than a 4.6, especially the 96-98 which doesn’t have anywhere close to the aftermarket support that the 5.0 does. I can only assume the B-headed engine is less popular than the later 4.6 because of the split intake port design coupled with the problems of PCV contamination going into the secondary ports as well as gumming up the IMRC plates.
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars false. The mach 1 breathes better than the 96-98 or 99-01 cobras and has the same beads as 03-04 cobras. They are the c heads which are an upgrade from the earlier b heads. They were rated same power but machs put down 20 more hp or better to the wheels every day of the week and twice on Sunday and the mach has decent torque too like 300+ to the wheels in stock form.
Nothing baby terminator about it. It has the same weak bottom end the 2 valves had, no boost, no IRS, no 6 speed. 450 was the upper limit of what the rods could handle. The trans was the same weak t45 the GT had.
450 was also the limit of the t45 at normal driving before it exploded.You are right about it being somewhat weak when abused but what transmission isn't weak to abuse?
Good info thank you for correcting me i should of researched and not assumed ..Not a professional response from you or your channel a little more patience . Not like i sat on your moms white couch with plastic covers in her roped of living room.
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I just bought a 1996 Mustang SVT Cobra . 🇺🇸
One owner convertible with 23,000 miles on it. It’s sat in a garage and was driven less than 1000 miles a year.
The seats the carpet the gaskets around the doors and the door jams looks brand new .
Paid 13-K for the car .
It looks drives and smells like a brand new car.
This is my first Ford Mustang.
I have owned Camaro’s my entire life and still have a 2010 Camaro RS -SS
Long live the internal combustion engine.
You stole that car at 13k. Congrats.
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars I can’t wait to take the car for a long drive in the warm weather with the top down.
i am interested, what color is the exterior/interior?@paulpaul8895
I cherish my '97 and '03 Cobra's they really are thinks of beauty 😍😍😍
They are future classics for sure!
And things of beauty 😋
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars Baby Terminator not even close.The 4.6 at this point wasn't strong and reliable.
@@anthonylaudano9751 I put a kenny bell in mine
With 4.10 gears and a nice super 44 flowmaster system
@@johnrau2873 Like I said I am not really a fan of the 4.6 until the Terminator came out.I have a 93 cobra vibrant red all original with low miles and a 04 Torch Red Terminator with just exhaust and crazy low miles that I am debating on selling when it hits 6 digits.My 93 cobra with 20 thousand original miles is also going up fast but I don't on selling it.
These can handle pretty good with just a few minor mods. The right springs and dampers along with upper and lower control arms and wider tires all around on lightweight wheels and sticky rubber and they can actually be pretty good handling cars they just aren't that great when stock. As for the brakes they aren't great by today's standards but compared to what the gt had at the time its head and shoulders above that. I used to own a 97 cobra myself. One of the most important mods especially if na still is steep gears and when I say steep I mean 430 or even 456. If you're supercharged 410. These cars love gear and it totally transforms the car and will literally take a half second or more off in the quarter mile compared to stock 3.27 gears. FBO with a ported short runner intake and a set of nice aftermarket cams and you can comfortably be sitting at 350+ to the rear wheels and with the aggressive gearing I spoke of before and some weight reduction they can actually be pretty respectable even by today's standards considering it's an all motor 4.6 liter from the mid 90s. Mine was black on black too. One thing I love about my current 07 gt500 is it has that mod 4 valve burble from the exhaust anyone who'd owned or been around these cars know what I'm talking about!!! Love the sound
Yeah man, a few mods and these become very respectable. Of course if you want to feel nostalgic, you would leave it stock.
My 96 cobra only has cold air intake,under drive pullies,aluminum drive shaft,and 3:73 gears,I’ve beaten on brand new 392’chargers and challengers,modded lightnings,big turbo mazdaspeed3’s, turbo s2000’s etc...and it’s not even fbo or tuned yet lol
No, you haven't. You're not beating a 392 Challenger or Charger with a 96 Cobra with your piddly bolt ons.
I own a 97 Cobra right now, you're not fooling me or anyone else.
@@OxBlitzkriegxO I’m 30yrs old I don’t have a reason to lie,I’ve beaten several 392 chargers and challengers especially the 5.7 rt’s
I had a 96 Cobra and thought it handled great ... compared to the 89 5.0 LX hatchback it replaced lol.
My family owns a 94 5.0 Mustang GT. roughly 180k miles and engine still runs strong. Would like to own a Cobra someday.
The pushrod 5.0 can do another 500k without breaking a sweat. They are literally bulletproof.
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars I hate to say it.A 96 to 98 cobra is definitely not have a strong motor. If you are going to buy a cobra buy a 93 cobra or a 04 cobra. The 4.6 in 96 98 cobras was weak. I bought a new 97cobra and missed one shift and blew the motor. Just being honest.
@@anthonylaudano9751 Blocks handle 1000whp stock internals handle only up to 450whp until a rod or piston gives up. so yes your right but you’re wrong too lol
@@_rhythm_on_claw_9772 Yah there junk compared to my Terminator or my GT500 and my super snakes.It's just a fact
@@anthonylaudano9751 yeah but they are good cars with forged internals
I miss my 97 cobra! It was fun to drive and you can row thru the gears and not go to jail. I have a 03 now and it is just too fast to have fun
Enjoyed the video! I love my 1996 cobra, it is my daily car. Love the engine and the car, it has been very reliable to me. After just a few mod's the car can become very quick. It is always an nice experience.
Thanks, hope you stick around.
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars Just subscribed!
@@MyKeno18 Much appreciated, thank you!
How is it as a daily? Thinking of making it my next, but not sure it's practical enough, even though id love driving it every day
@@justinkrizenesky I daily it to work everyday and errands. If you dont have kids then it works fine as a daily, only reason why I say that is its not what you'd call a safe car at all. The biggest two downsides is city fuel economy (I have a heavy foot) plus I put a 550 hp clutch in mine which is alittle tiring in traffic. The second and biggest issue as a daily is if you are in an area that rains. Mustangs dont like rain basically.. The cobras have limited slip rear ends which is nice but doesnt help vs the regular mustangs in rain. I have to drive very slow and careful around turns through intersections if its wet out. If you need any tips once you decide whether or not to buy one, id be happy to help.
Not a horrible video, good content. However there was some misinformation I’ve noticed. Such as ‘99-‘04 Cobras were IRS. Just remember to do your research
The 96 and 97 mustang cobras had a overheating issue. It was corrected in 1998 the last year for this body style. I love these cars. But there’s only so much horsepower. You can get out of one of these.
I never had any issues with over heating on my 97 Cobra, that included driving it rather hard over steep mountain passes.
I mean it's not hard to make 1000hp with and early 4v. Forged stroker and a good amount of boost. Stock cams and a ported stock top end can get it done. Just like anything, comes down to how much you want to spend.
The 98's were also the bastard year where a few things changed like the imrc plates going to plastic which didnt help with carbon build up.They also had return style fuel lines with a fuel pressure regulator while the fuel pump and tank were returnless style.....I had a 98 laser red convertible and hated it.Constantly had to clean the imrc plates and it only had 120,000 on it when I sold it.
The older muscle cars didn't have the nanny apps that help control the power. You only had your experience to keep the horsepower under control.
100% correct. If you didn't know what you were doing, you would go bye bye 😁
Goodfellas Garage Kevin Hart’s friend crashed his ‘70 Hellcat swapped Cuda and almost killed the both of them because it was an old school muscle car.
Yeah, a lot of celebrities died in powerful cars because they can't drive.
that looked fun. I never drove any of the Cobras other than the 04.
The first gen SN-95s are a lot more user friendly than the 03-04s.
I own a 1997 cobra convertible with build stroker motor a kenne bell supercharger and nitrous wouldnt get rid of it for the world
That sounds so awesome. The SN-95's don't get much love but I think they are one of the coolest looking Mustangs out there. I miss my 96 Mystic Cobra.
Yes i love the mystic n the 96-98 is my favorite
I love my 96 cobra and would not trade it for even a terminator cobra if someone offered
@@petrolhead8851 They are great cars. I miss mine a lot!
@@petrolhead8851 yea i wouldnt sell or trade mine for anything either they are awesome
One of my budget dream cars along with the S2000. I've owned an S2000, this one is up next!
Unfortunately the s2000 is no longer a budget car. They have skyrocketed in value. The SN-95 is still attainable.
I purchased my S2k for 11 grand 3 years ago. I got mine right before people got hard ons for them.
Yeah, depending on condition and miles, you stole that thing. Now the wrecked/salvaged cars are fetching over 15k.
When I bought mine, it had 120k on it. Spotless body, but high mileage. Ran like a herd of pissed off bees though!
I had a 97 Mustang Cobra (Pacific Green with Saddle interior) an 02 S2000 (GPW White with full red interior) and an 03 Mustang Cobra (Silver with grey interior) Between the 97 Cobra and the S2000 I had a 98 Corvette when I was stationed in Hawaii in the Navy. Not sure which I miss the most! (best handling was the S2000 and best acceleration was the 03 Cobra.
I've never been a fan of the 80's and up Mustangs. But I'll admit, this is a beautiful car.
Wow surprised you dont like fox bodies their some of the best mustangs.
My dads gotta blue 1990 foxbody v8. My brothers gotta 2003 Mustang with a 4.6l v8. And I gotta 4.6l v8 manual transmission mustang cobra. I got mine with candy red and nice shiny rims. I just got it about a year ago. My baby works just as better as a bought her. The SN95s r such an underrated car. There so fast and so light. I rember racing my brother with his car. Got some good races in. I've been keeping up with my brother. He mostly won the races but I kept up with him majority. I won like 3 prob 4 races tho. But now I can't race him any time soon because he's getting the Supercharger from his boss. His boss is a mechanic in Tennessee. He use to have a supercharged 03 mustang. But when he was going to do the body work. He seen that there was mold on it for being locked up. So he hurried and got the engine out. And now my brothers getting it as soon as they have that talk. But I'm really satisfied with my baby. As soon as I get the money. I'ma get wit my brother and we gone get her supercharged up. And by then I'll be good ash on that manual 😂
4:05 how did you do that and not smile?
Why it dont have cobra in front grill?
B head this year has the strongest aluminum block Ford used from a company starts with a T?
hello I have a mustang cobra 97 I would like to know where you got the letters of the rear bumper? they look perfect
I hope you can help me.
eBay
Love it
What’s the name of the intro song ?
Sture Zetterberg - Unpredictable (instrumental Version).
The reason the Terminator Engine has its name is because it terminated the engine issues these cars had. The name caught on, but we can't call these baby terminators because they're aren't. Cool cars regardless.
I need it, ima get it. 03/10/21
When ford went to that body style it was perfect timing. The fox body had grown pretty stale by 1993 imo. I remember being a kid and drooling over this car. The c4 corvette was getting old and I didn’t like the camaro body style that much. All the American car market had was the Viper and the new mustang imo.
I agree, I think the SN-95 was a great refresh to the fox body with cool retro cues. Unfortunately, this is not a popular generation with Mustang fans and these can be picked up cheap for now. I miss my 1996 Mystic Cobra, it was a cool car.
The viper was a cool car of the 90s but was pretty much impossible to drive straight lol
My mother owned this exact year but in a custom cherry whine paint pure beauty I’ll never forget the shit she’d do in that car never seen a woman who’s not a professional driver drive like she wouldn’t mom used to be a bad lady lol
Love them wheels
The SN95 is a weird one for me- I have a 97 Cobra that’s been in my family since 01. It’s weird to me the night and day difference of enthusiasm people have for the New Edge vs SN95 when, to me, they don’t look that dissimilar. There are things I prefer on one or the other (I don’t think you can beat those New Edge taillights!) but I think overall they both look sweet. I always tell people if they want to get a Cobra for cheap then a 94-95 is the way to go. I think purchase price for those and the 96-98 is similar but I think modding/maintaining a 5.0 is much cheaper than a 4.6, especially the 96-98 which doesn’t have anywhere close to the aftermarket support that the 5.0 does. I can only assume the B-headed engine is less popular than the later 4.6 because of the split intake port design coupled with the problems of PCV contamination going into the secondary ports as well as gumming up the IMRC plates.
Great review. Not my favorite body style but love the engine.
We these all supercharged or no.
Thanks. The only supercharged ones were 2003-2004 terminator cobras. The rest were all N/A.
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars got ya. Same engine as the Marauder I think
Not exactly, the Marauder engine came from the Mach 1. The Cobra engine breathes a bit better.
@@houseonpleasantstreet9774 lol man, do you even know what you're talking about
@@LimitedEditionMotorcars false. The mach 1 breathes better than the 96-98 or 99-01 cobras and has the same beads as 03-04 cobras. They are the c heads which are an upgrade from the earlier b heads. They were rated same power but machs put down 20 more hp or better to the wheels every day of the week and twice on Sunday and the mach has decent torque too like 300+ to the wheels in stock form.
Price?
Long gone.
$13,000.
I’m pretty sure this is being sold right now on BRing a trailor .com
Looks like it.
99-2004 cobras had independent rear suspension
My grandpa is gifting me his. Only 100k miles. Gotta bring it to the mechanic cos it don’t run but should be a easy fix, anti theft issue as well
I'm a Fox guy but my "realistic" dream car is a 95-95 Cobra. I have Never liked the New Edge cars for the body, I hate the sharp lines.
Add a kenny bell and some
4.10 gears and good to go
I own four of these. Each under 5,000 miles
You wanna sell me one? I miss mine.
I have 3 of the sn mustangs
And one 03 mach
Love these cars
@@johnrau2873 I own 2 gt500s , 9 Foxbodys and 3 Saleens. All extremely rare and low miles. With maximum options and power. So perfect.
Sure you do buddy.
@@JavierTorres-du5nq 15
You must be joking thats not a new edge that gos to the 99 svt and 01 cobra not a 97 cobra get your facts right Funny video
Old edge sn95 Mustangs can be made to look awesome
My Cousin Vinny....
Are you related to Joe Pesci?
He is related to me 😁
Nothing baby terminator about it. It has the same weak bottom end the 2 valves had, no boost, no IRS, no 6 speed. 450 was the upper limit of what the rods could handle. The trans was the same weak t45 the GT had.
450 was also the limit of the t45 at normal driving before it exploded.You are right about it being somewhat weak when abused but what transmission isn't weak to abuse?
A little suspension work and they handle great. 03/04 cobra wasn't a solid rear axle. Maybe you shouldn't put videos out on cars you dont know about.
Maybe you should clean your ears. I never said 03/04 Cobra had a solid rear axle.
Calling BS My 98 Cobra has IRS rear suspension get your facts correct.
All 1993-1998 Cobras had a solid rear axle. IRS in Cobras started with 1999. Someone swapped an IRS into your piece of shit 1998.
Good info thank you for correcting me i should of researched and not assumed ..Not a professional response from you or your channel a little more patience . Not like i sat on your moms white couch with plastic covers in her roped of living room.
This is Goodfellas, not Doug Demuro. We respond with shovels and baseball bats.
He doesn't actually dislike your car, he just responded that way because you were acting like an asshole ANNNND you were wrong.