Anything over 500HP in this car gets exponentially crazy!!! As Carroll Shelby always said, ""There is never enough horsepower......just not enough traction."
@freedomisntfree_44 - my best friend wrecked a home made Honda Odyssey with an r1 motor into a house. Luckily the homeowner was a grass roots dirt tracker.
I've driven a Shelby Cobra before with "only" 450~ish HP and it was terrifying AF at times. My dad owned it. I'm lucky enough he let me drive it maybe 10 times. The ONE time I put the foot down seriously I almost lost it. Makes sense why most of the originals were wrecked.
@@davidkelley751I remember Carrol Shelby at Barrett Jackson saying he didn’t know what the top speed was but he’d been clocked at 190 in the Nevada desert!😂😂😂
I sat in this car back in June at a car show in South Carolina that was sponsored by DownForce. Dan with DF was great and I regret not driving it home that day!! Man i was so close to pulling the trigger. I know it's still for sale... and after this video... oh man! you killing me! lol
FINALLY SOMEONE MADE A VIDEO OF THIS Ever since I saw the Predator crate engine for sale, I was hoping someone would do this, or Predator swap a 64-69 coupe or fastback. 760hp and they pick up 50 with only a tune. 800hp in a box stock engine combo in chassis that light is a blast to drive on paper. Has to be lol
One of the coolest builds I’ve seen in recent years. The way they’re bringing old classics back with an upgraded look and feel is so unique. If I had $160k laying around, it’d be real hard not to pick this over anything else. Great video as always
Great video! Phenomenal car, obviously, but I loved how authentic and raw the presentation and sound was! No music or editing; as close as we can get to being in the car with you! Perfect!
Respect it and be respectful 100%. The sidepipes make it sound almost right. I still have scars. Not quite throaty enough, the 427 FE sounded better but obviously didn't perform as well from the factory. Although FEs can be made to be this powerful 100%. FE parts are getting pretty rare and hoarded these days so it makes sense to swap something else into it. Great vid. From what I'm told even the EARLY Cobra's (with weaker engines than the 289) were still fun to drive and I 100% believe that. My personal vehicle history starts with Mk2 VW Golfs which had next to no power but were a blast to drive. Not even comparable to ANY cobra.
My stepfather has a 500hp cobra kit car. Given my experience with it, I think Matt Farrah said it best "the Cobra is the only car that is trying to kill you at all times". I can't even image it with 250HP more...
This is wicked I would like it alot more if it had a t56 magnum in it. The tkx is a really good trans too but the t56 would be better because you could use the sheepish gearing you need for this engine while still being good on the highway with a double overdrive. It's badass though.
Ah a Shelby Cobra, perfected by The Late Great Carroll Shelby, originally a AC Bristol 289 RHD, with a 4 speed, they call the Shelby Cobra the widower because of it's visceral driving ergonomics, no power steering heavy clutch, large 427 Ford Racing Motor, Side Oiler, with more than enough power, absolutely stunning and glad to see the car around whether it be a classic original, or a modern updated timeless piece of automotive history.
MAN-OH-MAN! That thing is INTENSE!! My old CTS-V2 was making 670 at the tire with a manual. Even keeping ET Streets from spinning was a JOB. I can only IMAGINE this Cobra. SICK! 🤮🤤🤤🤤
I see ole Shelby I click I see Shelby with gt500 swap I must watch that thing is beautiful. I wish they would bring back old cars like that and have a classic modern look.
3:20 my neighbor had a factory 5 cobra with a 427, my sister was little when she burned herself on the side pipe after the car had just came back from a drive
Speaking for myself. I absolutely would promise and LOVE to go ALL THE WAY to REDLINING ALL 4 GEARS. Love the modern look Big tires and wide body. Perfect Perfect paint color. Engine and accompanying "noise" is EPIC and needs no description or comment. That vehicle will either end your life. Lol. But would change my life forever. Just knowing and waiting to slam the gears and turn heads and blow minds ( and crush just about anyone under 1000hp easily ) and be able to do it everyday for life 🙏
My dream kit car build is a Shelby Daytona. Love seeing a good example of a kit car and this one is beautiful. How much they asking for it for sale? Sounds amazing with the gt500 motor. And that colour with the black stripe looks awesome. Love it.
I literally SAW this car at a CARS AND COFFEE in Downtown ADA Village Michigan the other day and even touched the cobra badge 😂🔥🐍; so seeing it being reviewed by a RUclipsr I like literally made me GEEK tf out 😭🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The remanufactured cars are super cool, not “original” but that makes it possible to actually drive them which in my eyes is even cooler. Throttle house had a video on the factory 5 cobra, and they looked so frightened driving that thing
@@ThatDudeinBlue not a big deal, gen 1-3 coyote and GT350 use MAF, but while gen 1 F150 used MAF, gen 2-4 F150 are speed density, 2020 GT500 and 2023+ F150 Raptor R are speed density. Ford is all over the place when it comes to uniformity concerning air measurement methods in its V8 offerings.
Pucker factor 9000
This cobra is pretty close to being half the weight of a GT500 with the same power... that thing probably felt insane to drive
Beautiful car, was that the MK III R chassis ?
that thing sounded GNARLY
You should really buy this car David dude! Well, actually, buy it for your lady, then just offer to drive whenever you guys take it out😉😆
Anything over 500HP in this car gets exponentially crazy!!! As Carroll Shelby always said, ""There is never enough horsepower......just not enough traction."
Psycho machine. The 427s are already unruly. I cant imagine how scary having a GT500 Predator swap in this car would be.
I think this is a case of "just cuz ya can doesn't mean ya should"
@@androiduberalles
I think it’s a case of:
“Hey, has anyone done that before?”
“Well then, what tf are we waiting for?!”
Like a gocart with a crotch rocket engine 😂
@freedomisntfree_44 - my best friend wrecked a home made Honda Odyssey with an r1 motor into a house. Luckily the homeowner was a grass roots dirt tracker.
@@andyeighttre I bet that was a bad rig right there 🤙
The predator in a Cobra?!?!?!?! Gee, let me think.........
LET'S BOOGIE !!!!!!!!!!!!
110%
8:08 second gear pull, American flag 🇱🇷 in the background. Nothing more American than that. V8 roaring
Liberia 🇱🇷
USA 🇺🇸
I've driven a Shelby Cobra before with "only" 450~ish HP and it was terrifying AF at times. My dad owned it. I'm lucky enough he let me drive it maybe 10 times. The ONE time I put the foot down seriously I almost lost it. Makes sense why most of the originals were wrecked.
New car reviews are a dime a dozen, these videos are why your channel 🤘
That inner door molding and curves kinda pop with the color. Looks very pro.
The 66 Cobra Super Snake Staring in the background: You don't know terrifying son... You don't know it at all...
I don’t think enough people know about those.
Like 800hp on 1960s tires. That thing probably didn’t even have traction in 4th gear.
@@davidkelley751I remember Carrol Shelby at Barrett Jackson saying he didn’t know what the top speed was but he’d been clocked at 190 in the Nevada desert!😂😂😂
This thing was insane to see in person. I definitely did not think it was gonna hook at full throttle. It sounded so good though!
I sat in this car back in June at a car show in South Carolina that was sponsored by DownForce. Dan with DF was great and I regret not driving it home that day!! Man i was so close to pulling the trigger. I know it's still for sale... and after this video... oh man! you killing me! lol
How much was it going for brother , man it really really really nice
Must have been hard to walk away I kno that feeling ! Do you own a 500 already or 350
Or anything ?
I would guess around the 100 to 150K. The C6 ZR1 are going at 80K, and those are 2 generations ago since the C8 ZR1 is about to come out
Do it do it do it DO IT!!
@@RWDROCKS I found out it was going for 170k usd ! lol
FINALLY SOMEONE MADE A VIDEO OF THIS
Ever since I saw the Predator crate engine for sale, I was hoping someone would do this, or Predator swap a 64-69 coupe or fastback.
760hp and they pick up 50 with only a tune. 800hp in a box stock engine combo in chassis that light is a blast to drive on paper. Has to be lol
They pickup 150 with a tune intake and cat back!
Sounds like a death trap yet fun as hell
My kinda Ride
Shelby's image
That’s awesome , I have a LSA and 6spd magnum in my Superformance. 740hp and 1053 nm . Fooking rips. Enjoy 🎉❤ pulls my mates 720s in roll ons
That had to be WILD driving that thing.
Dude, even the rear camera mount was flexing under the acceleration! So fun. Nice job!
He does a pull at 8:30, rear camera shot, car behind him disappears and I said out loud FUCK, homie has a reply at 8:32 YUP 😂😂😂😂 he got me
I just saw this car today at cars and coffee. This thing is an absolute monster, sounds insane too!
One of the coolest builds I’ve seen in recent years. The way they’re bringing old classics back with an upgraded look and feel is so unique. If I had $160k laying around, it’d be real hard not to pick this over anything else. Great video as always
These things are timeless
What an amazing combination of old school looks and new performance. Love love love
Great video! Phenomenal car, obviously, but I loved how authentic and raw the presentation and sound was! No music or editing; as close as we can get to being in the car with you! Perfect!
6:42 That sweet symphony 🤟😎, would never get old
That's an engine with wheels! Yes! May i have another? 🥴
I can't even imagine the feeling you had blasting this thing... What an absolute monster of a Cobra.
Respect it and be respectful 100%. The sidepipes make it sound almost right. I still have scars. Not quite throaty enough, the 427 FE sounded better but obviously didn't perform as well from the factory. Although FEs can be made to be this powerful 100%. FE parts are getting pretty rare and hoarded these days so it makes sense to swap something else into it. Great vid. From what I'm told even the EARLY Cobra's (with weaker engines than the 289) were still fun to drive and I 100% believe that. My personal vehicle history starts with Mk2 VW Golfs which had next to no power but were a blast to drive. Not even comparable to ANY cobra.
I’m sure there would be a lot of Code Brown with that Cobra.
Every day is Brown Pants Day 😂
My stepfather has a 500hp cobra kit car. Given my experience with it, I think Matt Farrah said it best "the Cobra is the only car that is trying to kill you at all times". I can't even image it with 250HP more...
Saw this car at a car show today. This is total sweet. Sounds great
This is wicked I would like it alot more if it had a t56 magnum in it. The tkx is a really good trans too but the t56 would be better because you could use the sheepish gearing you need for this engine while still being good on the highway with a double overdrive. It's badass though.
I was just wondering what the main difference was the other day. Thanks that's interesting
100% correct and what I would've done as well. Probably pull 400-420miles from the tank
Awesome review David. It was awesome to see this thin in person. Giallo Inti is a hot Lamborghini color!
Now you're an alpha widow to this car, no other car will do it for you anymore.
I have seen this car in person and it is absolutely mental.... In all the right ways. Complete MONSTER of a car.
Good to see you back in a Superformance MKIII after 6 years and great to see you in Pittsburgh!
so weird seeing one of the youtubers i’ve grown up watching as a kid at the place i grew up racing as a kid so glad that you got to review these cars.
My new Dream Weekend Drive Cobra has arrived.... Ooooof what a thing
that car sounds amazing with that motor and exhaust
Saw a Factory Five with that engine at SEMA in 2022. It's a BEAST!
I have day dreamed about this build a while ago. It seems to be just as awesome as I thought it could be . Thank you for this video ❤
So many torques! Watching the chassis squat and lift the nose in fourth gear! Fun!
Ah a Shelby Cobra, perfected by The Late Great Carroll Shelby, originally a AC Bristol 289 RHD, with a 4 speed, they call the Shelby Cobra the widower because of it's visceral driving ergonomics, no power steering heavy clutch, large 427 Ford Racing Motor, Side Oiler, with more than enough power, absolutely stunning and glad to see the car around whether it be a classic original, or a modern updated timeless piece of automotive history.
8:08 this has got to be the most american shot there is 😂 a masterpiece 😂
This is probably the absolute best engine swap to car combo possible
If I had the money, this typically wouldn't be an option but this was just done so well. Man good job to the person.
This is one of the most Bad Ass ride I have ever seen! Love everything about this Cobra!💪😮💨🏆
Everything about this video: Perfection
MAN-OH-MAN! That thing is INTENSE!! My old CTS-V2 was making 670 at the tire with a manual. Even keeping ET Streets from spinning was a JOB. I can only IMAGINE this Cobra. SICK! 🤮🤤🤤🤤
I see ole Shelby I click I see Shelby with gt500 swap I must watch that thing is beautiful. I wish they would bring back old cars like that and have a classic modern look.
This is reallly really impressive brother , love it Congrats on the build what an amazing job you did
Ok I heard east of vid they let you drive it , very cool tho you drove it ! Thanks for doing the vid showcasing it !
Lol I just realized that this guy was driving through my home town. I recognized that McElwains dealership, what a coincidence.
A car that actually moves the same as the rpms.. NICE!
I remember when he reviewed the 427 shelby cobra and that thing was nasty.
Juiced it on a bridge, my man got some Big Jewels on him!
That's a wild idea, putting that engine and that much power in such a light and smaller chassis...
I'm in!
The chin spoiler on that looks awesome
Beautiful car! It’s my dream car.
What a machine! You are a lucky man! Dream car status. Even to drive one, and rip ot a little bit too. Congrats 👏
This is the ULTIMATE "Widow Maker"
3:20 my neighbor had a factory 5 cobra with a 427, my sister was little when she burned herself on the side pipe after the car had just came back from a drive
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!
What a STUNNING car. Thanks for the video
I live in South Carolina, definitely going to check out Down Force!
Speaking for myself.
I absolutely would promise and LOVE to go ALL THE WAY to REDLINING ALL 4 GEARS.
Love the modern look
Big tires and wide body.
Perfect Perfect paint color.
Engine and accompanying "noise" is EPIC and needs no description or comment.
That vehicle will either end your life.
Lol. But would change my life forever.
Just knowing and waiting to slam the gears and turn heads and blow minds ( and crush just about anyone under 1000hp easily ) and be able to do it everyday for life 🙏
W to downforce. One of a kind car
Imagine someone mastering this car and using 100% of it's potential on the course. Would be a wild watch/experience
WOW, I was giddy just watching YOU drive it. “If I won the lottery, there would be signs.”
with a lap belt lolololol its the coolest fastest little coffin i ever seen
My dream kit car build is a Shelby Daytona. Love seeing a good example of a kit car and this one is beautiful. How much they asking for it for sale?
Sounds amazing with the gt500 motor. And that colour with the black stripe looks awesome. Love it.
this thing sounds so damn good, more terminator cobra - like than on the GT500 side
I bet someone five neighborhoods away was saying “ man that’s a badass car”.
My face has never been so stank while listening to that brazy exhaust. Holy shit.
I’ve thought of buying one of those Shelby cobra kits and doing one of these swaps 😂
My grandfather bought the A/C Shelby Cobra kit car and they are still badass
Sick ride 4sho.
What a build, absolutely crazy!
Their is quick and fast..trust their is a difference..Good Review..👍🏽🏁
I literally SAW this car at a CARS AND COFFEE in Downtown ADA Village Michigan the other day and even touched the cobra badge 😂🔥🐍; so seeing it being reviewed by a RUclipsr I like literally made me GEEK tf out 😭🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
It looks even better in person my words don’t do it justice this is a beautiful beast 🐍🥲🔥🔥🔥
Sick car dude!
They really should have put the dual clutch in too. As insane as that motor is the transmission is on a whole other level.
And I thought my ole lady could talk, he proved me way wrong!!😮🎉😂
The remanufactured cars are super cool, not “original” but that makes it possible to actually drive them which in my eyes is even cooler. Throttle house had a video on the factory 5 cobra, and they looked so frightened driving that thing
Classic Shelbys really remind me of older Pininfarina designed roadsters.
S2000 even has some of dat Pininfarina dna. 😊
Cobra replicas are some of the most expensive cars to insure. Can't imagine this lol
Im just listening to the beautiful music this monster makes
You should probably wear a helmet in that thing, in a small accident you could crack your skull on that roll hoop
Great video, and the car is sick, but we gotta talk about how you managed to get such clean audio from the driver’s seat in that car.
Freakin cool brother.......... Awesome.......... Greetings from india🇮🇳🤠🤠🤩🤩🙌🤘🏻
All the pulls had me like😮😮
*So you think you can dance:* You sure you entered the right contest?
_- You betcha..._ 😎
that yellow smacks
You can definitely tell this is a coyote. The raspy tone of a one is still there!
Speed density, not MAF. 500 doesn't have a maf either.
Apologies, Coyote motor brain got me. My swap was pissed without MAF and the controls pack. Thanks for the correction!
@@ThatDudeinBlue not a big deal, gen 1-3 coyote and GT350 use MAF, but while gen 1 F150 used MAF, gen 2-4 F150 are speed density, 2020 GT500 and 2023+ F150 Raptor R are speed density. Ford is all over the place when it comes to uniformity concerning air measurement methods in its V8 offerings.
🤩Love it! Question: if it was your car, would you be comfortable/ confident enough to take it to track days and really chase lap times?
Cant wait for driven films photographys turbo accord review to come out
That was carol Shelbys recepie, light weight car big engine , if it doesn't fit make it fit
NICE KIT CAR THERE!
I love it. If I had 170k just laying around lol
And still just lap belts...that's gutsy
Wife said she would buy me one if I cleaned the shed out;
Skip in the driveway now... and it's raining ffs...
This is a death trap, that first pull you did was straight merica. It sounds like it wants to tear your head off😂😂😂
Cobra is always cool, but this one is just awesome