That is an intercooler reservoir for the supercharger. It's an upgrade for more fluid capacity and esthetics. Also makes it easier to put ice in the tank since it has a bigger opening. However I wouldn't put ice in it for the dyno like someone mentioned since that will just inflate the numbers. You want to put ice in the tank if you're ever at the track to keep the IAT2s in check. That Kenne Bell supercharger (looks like their 2.6 blower) is an old school blower for these cars. They make decent power but they're outdated superchargers. They heat-soak really quickly, which is a killer on these cars since they don't have knock sensors and pull timing by IAT2 numbers. A VMP or Whipple 2.3 would actually make similar power, if not more, but be much more efficient. Also check your intercooler pump is working. Remove the fuse next to the intake tube and jump it with a wire. Check compression on the cylinders since these car has been passed around for a bit and maybe they know something you don't. CHECK THE ALTERNATOR, CHECK THE ALTERNATOR, CHECK THE ALTERNATOR!! Especially at wide open throttle. If that is dying, you are putting your motor at risk. If you do a wide open throttle hit and it's dropping voltage, it will starve your injectors causing a lean issue. Lean problems on boosted cars equals an easier blown motor. There is a video on YT from someone blowing their motor cause he had a dying alternator and didn't fix it before racing his car.
The 2nd tank is an ice coolant tank it's job is too keep intake air Temps down . Before you dyno it put ice in that tank it will make more hp. Really a cool termi aka terminator .
These cars give you a driving experience that no other cars offer and with just a tune and pulley go 0 to 160 in less then 30 seconds. The power feels so raw and the supercharger makes its own sound better then any song ever. The one you bought has a aftermarket blower which is over 5k and most likely over 600hp. Iv had mine for over 15 years. These get over 24 mpg and are so sensible to daily drive also
Been following these cars for a while, always wanted one. That’s a 30k + car all day if all checks out. The market on these has been going up. Kenne belle supercharged, a sought after sonic blue only downside it’s a convertible but completely worth the money.
You can still take it to mecum as is first-come-first-serve this is a gold mine that's all you have to put on the car and print out those certificates of authenticity and also the dyno specifications print those out and the car will sell not on the inside of mecum but the outside parking lot
@Justin Chism 2003-2004 290k mustang unit 19k corba 03-04 7k drop tops total 5k drop top 2003 340 in blue n interior colors My dad's 4k coupe 2004 299 in yellow These numbers are around up .
Looks like it's only at the dealer auction because it has a LOT of aftermarket parts. Probably got traded in at a franchise dealer. They hate cars with aftermarket parts. Don't rush to get it to Mecum. Bring it to Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach April 13-15. It's a convertible, it'll sell for more in Spring anyways.
The supercharger is a 7-10,000 dollar upgrade over stock Eaton unit. The Kenne Bell unit with smaller pulley is where the additional HP comes from. 390 stock closer to 430. Smaller pulley and tune puts it close to 475. Then the blower swap makes it over 600. Suggestion for you is to purchase the green belt for the upgrade. Owners had issues with blower belt slipping or coming off at higher rpms. The green belt was the cure for that. As long as everything is in line. I'd like to have even though it's a convertible. I have a 04 hard tip with a Kenne Bell upgrade. That's the best upgrade you can do for the 03-04 terminators. Congrats... Heck of a Deal.. I've seen some very low examples bringing well over 30,000 with stock Eaton superchargers.
Craig you are a gambler my friend think you hit a homerun with this one. Would it not be better to keep it stored until spring? I mean we're only 3-4 months away? Absolutely love it though and I'm not actually a Ford or Mustang guy. The supercharger I'm assuming is not factory but wow the install looks so clean. 🤔
Nope! Supercharger is factory, first car to ever come with a factory supercharger, that’s why they are so sought after. Being able to push 800+ with the stock bottom end, literally being the hellcat of the that era, and can still manage to keep up with hellcat too. It’s such a sexy car.
Take one of your high mileage Lincolns over to Anthony at Speciality Motors and try to convince him to buy it ... and see how far it falls from his standards. Would be a great crossover episode!
Hey Man, in real life, if this was my only car I would never buy/gamble on this car, But Dude, my heart also skipped when I saw it. What the Hell? Looks very nice. Sure there will be some things to repair, You did fantastic, on all the purchases, I think.
Wow thanks for educating me on the Continental I thought they were RWD too, like a Town Car. I knew they had the Cobra engine, same as a Mark VIII and old Aviators, was actually looking at these to add to a collection.
What a great deal on the SVT Mustang . That Kenny bell supercharger is great upgrade for the Mustang Cobra. That reservoir might be a ice reservoir for a supercharger check with the seller. Keep up with the good work I always like checking out your channel .P.S. Keep the Mustang out of wet weather and snow or you will be sideways 😜
My dads friend had a new edge Terminator Cobra that made north of 800 hp, in a ruby red color, unfortunately it caught on fire 😔, also subaru fixed the headgasket issues for the N/A 2.5 in 2012, yours is a 2014 so you’re good to go 👍
In 3-8 months I’ll be in the market for a supercharged 16-2022 mustang. Your car is tempting to give a reasonable offer on if you still have it in a couple months, but my work is far away and I think I’d feel bad racking up the miles on a lower mile car like that. I did see a high mileage one on my search. Something like that is tempting because I could pull the motor and have it rebuilt and drive it all I want and have a sweet ride for a good price.
Craig I got a 2012 Subaru Outback with good leather interior, 100,000 miles, 3.6R engine, salvage title but you can use it as a parts car, great engine runs smooth and quiet, and Ill sell it to you for $1k. Must bring trailer because engine runs but transmission doesn’t.
The bellhousing between the front-wheel-drive or rear-wheel-drive 4.6 V8 you can't bolt up a mustang transmission to it because housing tile pattern is smaller
With that kind of horsepower, I hope you've got serious rubber in the back. As much as I loved my Roush Mustang, the vehicle desperately needed more traction at the rear. BTW, that Roush also had a very stiff clutch that engaged close to the floor.
I’ve owned my 04 TR cobra for 4 years has 31k miles. Full bolt on, ported Eaton. 9.5/10 car. For you to buy that car for 23k is unreal. 30k sonic blue BUT it’s a vert, they don’t pull as much as coupes. I’d say all cleaned up and sorted, 27500 or so.
If you make money on that cobra I'd be amazed.....best option is to pull the blower and other parts and try to find the factory blower cage and sell it as stock....those are the only ones that seem to pull that 30k mark...
Upgraded blower.....awesome. Sonic blue, I believe. One of my teenage dream cars, I want it bad. Buying it for 23k , you can make 10k on that car easy.
That is actually false. KB superchargers for these cars are old technology and very inefficient. They heat-soak very quickly and don't compete with even the smaller size blowers from VMP and Whipple horse power wise. A VMP or Whipple 2.3 would run better than this KB (looks like their 2.6 blower). Or if you really want to make power with a supercharger get a VMP 2.6 or the Whipple 2.9 or 3.0.
I recently ran a terminator in my v1. He thought I was messing with him when I said mine was stock. He said his was "also stock" with the finger quotes. Not sure what he actually had, it couldn't have been much though, he only had a car on me by 100. Good find! I love termis and wouldn't mind owning one some day.
I bought a 20k mile Terminator on ACV a few months ago. Showed up with a 5 speed, junkyard motor, no IRS. All bad 😂 Thankfully it was green light and it got arb’d.
16:01 it would almost be worth your while to put it in storage for 2 months....you could list it for sale in southern states but to get out of the shipping hassle you could just hang on to it. It's not HUGE money so even if you borrowed $24K it would only cost you what, $300 to hang onto it until spring? Plus you KNOW You want to play with it lol....
Agreed stick it away and sell come spring? I see he has it listed for 35k maybe seeing if he hits the homerun let it go otherwise sit on it for a few months?
@@goleafsgo8496 It's not going to hurt it and if he can't sell it now, for his asking price, it's not going to cost him much to hang onto it when prices go up.
Former 2003 Terminator owner. I know that back then you could go online and buy aftermarket o2 sensors that you could plug in on each exhaust tube pre CAT/down pipe I think? that would trick the on board computer into turning the check engine light off. I ran a Borla exhaust on it, fun car.
@Reggie Carreiro Great post, I have seen many friends and even relatives who have bought cars like that only to find the engine is spent. To your point you are 100% right he dumped it so there would be no recorse.
Can you do a video about the current state of the car market…New AND Used? Seeing more brand new vehicles, from the Dealerships, running through lately?
Old hot rodder I know has an engine out of one of these in a 1932 Model A Cabriolet he built in his garage. The terminator he got it out of had 45 miles on it. Guy bought it and totaled it into a guardrail the day he bought it.
The '14 Outback doesn't have the EJ253 engine, which had the infamous head gasket problems. It also has a CVT. I'm wondering if it still has the original one or not with 286K miles.
I’m not a ford guy but I bought a mercury grand marquis with a 4.6. The mustangs 4.6 has 4 valves per cylinder and all other vehicles with 4.6 has 2 or 3 valves per cylinder
Craig, I like everything about your content - great videos. But then you start going on about the weird mod/lift fetish stuff; and I can't unsee your madness.
dude anytime you score a svt cobra you've won already...And It's The Type Of Car You Never Ever Sell Once You Get One..Keep That One For Yourself And Keep It Out Of The Elements , It's A Good Score.
Craig are you familiar with the 2006-2007 Accord sedan V6 6speed? You can identify them by the red v6 badge on the trunk. They have a great shifter feel. And a very smooth engine. Bullet proof but have timing belt, not chain.
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That is an intercooler reservoir for the supercharger. It's an upgrade for more fluid capacity and esthetics. Also makes it easier to put ice in the tank since it has a bigger opening. However I wouldn't put ice in it for the dyno like someone mentioned since that will just inflate the numbers. You want to put ice in the tank if you're ever at the track to keep the IAT2s in check.
That Kenne Bell supercharger (looks like their 2.6 blower) is an old school blower for these cars. They make decent power but they're outdated superchargers. They heat-soak really quickly, which is a killer on these cars since they don't have knock sensors and pull timing by IAT2 numbers. A VMP or Whipple 2.3 would actually make similar power, if not more, but be much more efficient. Also check your intercooler pump is working. Remove the fuse next to the intake tube and jump it with a wire.
Check compression on the cylinders since these car has been passed around for a bit and maybe they know something you don't.
CHECK THE ALTERNATOR, CHECK THE ALTERNATOR, CHECK THE ALTERNATOR!! Especially at wide open throttle. If that is dying, you are putting your motor at risk. If you do a wide open throttle hit and it's dropping voltage, it will starve your injectors causing a lean issue. Lean problems on boosted cars equals an easier blown motor. There is a video on YT from someone blowing their motor cause he had a dying alternator and didn't fix it before racing his car.
The 2nd tank is an ice coolant tank it's job is too keep intake air Temps down . Before you dyno it put ice in that tank it will make more hp. Really a cool termi aka terminator .
These cars give you a driving experience that no other cars offer and with just a tune and pulley go 0 to 160 in less then 30 seconds. The power feels so raw and the supercharger makes its own sound better then any song ever. The one you bought has a aftermarket blower which is over 5k and most likely over 600hp. Iv had mine for over 15 years. These get over 24 mpg and are so sensible to daily drive also
A coyote will make more than this stock with dark horse gt350 and 18+ gts with better suspension
I had a chance to buy one for 5 k back in the day ..
@@jonnathwill8318 Its all about the driving experience with these cars. If you've owned one you just know what im talking about.
Been following these cars for a while, always wanted one. That’s a 30k + car all day if all checks out. The market on these has been going up. Kenne belle supercharged, a sought after sonic blue only downside it’s a convertible but completely worth the money.
Pretty cool little found. Always those diamonds in the rough that make a good video & an interesting story
I knew the car was in good condition when I saw the paint. It beaded nice with the rain.
Just started watching your older videos this was some good stuff.
You can still take it to mecum as is first-come-first-serve this is a gold mine that's all you have to put on the car and print out those certificates of authenticity and also the dyno specifications print those out and the car will sell not on the inside of mecum but the outside parking lot
I'd love to drive one of those terminators, those are extremely rare!
@Justin Chism
2003-2004
290k mustang unit
19k corba 03-04
7k drop tops total
5k drop top 2003
340 in blue n interior colors
My dad's
4k coupe 2004
299 in yellow
These numbers are around up .
A little tease at the end Dino awesome Craig you will get more Mustang cobra a lot of documents uscore peace
Looks like it's only at the dealer auction because it has a LOT of aftermarket parts. Probably got traded in at a franchise dealer. They hate cars with aftermarket parts. Don't rush to get it to Mecum. Bring it to Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach April 13-15. It's a convertible, it'll sell for more in Spring anyways.
Nice buy Craig.. manual always best option 👍🏼
The supercharger is a 7-10,000 dollar upgrade over stock Eaton unit. The Kenne Bell unit with smaller pulley is where the additional HP comes from. 390 stock closer to 430. Smaller pulley and tune puts it close to 475. Then the blower swap makes it over 600. Suggestion for you is to purchase the green belt for the upgrade. Owners had issues with blower belt slipping or coming off at higher rpms. The green belt was the cure for that. As long as everything is in line. I'd like to have even though it's a convertible. I have a 04 hard tip with a Kenne Bell upgrade. That's the best upgrade you can do for the 03-04 terminators. Congrats... Heck of a Deal.. I've seen some very low examples bringing well over 30,000 with stock Eaton superchargers.
I miss my 04 Cobra. Had it for 12 years.
Dropped the ball by getting rid of it. I miss mine everyday 😢
Great pic up Greg! In my opinion. A big Cobra 🐍 fan. Keep up the good vibes
I think that Mustang hit the "lottery" for you brother. Good luck.
Congrats….best purchase thus far bud.
Craig you are a gambler my friend think you hit a homerun with this one. Would it not be better to keep it stored until spring? I mean we're only 3-4 months away? Absolutely love it though and I'm not actually a Ford or Mustang guy. The supercharger I'm assuming is not factory but wow the install looks so clean. 🤔
Nope! Supercharger is factory, first car to ever come with a factory supercharger, that’s why they are so sought after. Being able to push 800+ with the stock bottom end, literally being the hellcat of the that era, and can still manage to keep up with hellcat too. It’s such a sexy car.
love auction day, good to see you buying cars that make ya smile again. be fun to see you chat with cars and bids but first run the quarter mile
Take one of your high mileage Lincolns over to Anthony at Speciality Motors and try to convince him to buy it ... and see how far it falls from his standards. Would be a great crossover episode!
Hey Man, in real life, if this was my only car I would never buy/gamble on this car, But Dude, my heart also skipped when I saw it. What the Hell? Looks very nice. Sure there will be some things to repair, You did fantastic, on all the purchases, I think.
Craig a really awesome video. Can’t wait for Mecom.
Wow thanks for educating me on the Continental I thought they were RWD too, like a Town Car. I knew they had the Cobra engine, same as a Mark VIII and old Aviators, was actually looking at these to add to a collection.
Cobra engines are unlike anything built in that era.. read Iron Fist, Lead Foot
Last rear drive Conti was the 1987 model
What a great deal on the SVT Mustang . That Kenny bell supercharger is great upgrade for the Mustang Cobra. That reservoir might be a ice reservoir for a supercharger check with the seller. Keep up with the good work I always like checking out your channel .P.S. Keep the Mustang out of wet weather and snow or you will be sideways 😜
My brother leased basically the same svt cobra in 2003 coupe though. Lease buy out was $17k back then. Still kicking myself for not buying it
My dads friend had a new edge Terminator Cobra that made north of 800 hp, in a ruby red color, unfortunately it caught on fire 😔, also subaru fixed the headgasket issues for the N/A 2.5 in 2012, yours is a 2014 so you’re good to go 👍
I’m surprised Kinetic let that American car on their dyno! Lol they did a walnut blasting on my wife’s Subaru forester XT, awesome work.
Excellent Craig !!!!
In 3-8 months I’ll be in the market for a supercharged 16-2022 mustang. Your car is tempting to give a reasonable offer on if you still have it in a couple months, but my work is far away and I think I’d feel bad racking up the miles on a lower mile car like that. I did see a high mileage one on my search. Something like that is tempting because I could pull the motor and have it rebuilt and drive it all I want and have a sweet ride for a good price.
Craig I got a 2012 Subaru Outback with good leather interior, 100,000 miles, 3.6R engine, salvage title but you can use it as a parts car, great engine runs smooth and quiet, and Ill sell it to you for $1k. Must bring trailer because engine runs but transmission doesn’t.
That’s Funny you coming to Kissimmee. That’s the city I live in.
And that tank is a killer chiller
Just came back from Mecum. Incredible!!
The bellhousing between the front-wheel-drive or rear-wheel-drive 4.6 V8 you can't bolt up a mustang transmission to it because housing tile pattern is smaller
With that kind of horsepower, I hope you've got serious rubber in the back. As much as I loved my Roush Mustang, the vehicle desperately needed more traction at the rear. BTW, that Roush also had a very stiff clutch that engaged close to the floor.
I’ve owned my 04 TR cobra for 4 years has 31k miles. Full bolt on, ported Eaton. 9.5/10 car. For you to buy that car for 23k is unreal. 30k sonic blue BUT it’s a vert, they don’t pull as much as coupes. I’d say all cleaned up and sorted, 27500 or so.
If it was sorted prolly more of a 25k car. These just keep falling and nobody wants a vert. Even being a sb with the kb thats a high price
If you make money on that cobra I'd be amazed.....best option is to pull the blower and other parts and try to find the factory blower cage and sell it as stock....those are the only ones that seem to pull that 30k mark...
Upgraded blower.....awesome.
Sonic blue, I believe.
One of my teenage dream cars, I want it bad. Buying it for 23k , you can make 10k on that car easy.
That's one of the best superchargers for that car. Definitely over 600hp.
That is actually false. KB superchargers for these cars are old technology and very inefficient. They heat-soak very quickly and don't compete with even the smaller size blowers from VMP and Whipple horse power wise. A VMP or Whipple 2.3 would run better than this KB (looks like their 2.6 blower). Or if you really want to make power with a supercharger get a VMP 2.6 or the Whipple 2.9 or 3.0.
That car is a dream. Keep it for awhile. Drive it
I recently ran a terminator in my v1. He thought I was messing with him when I said mine was stock. He said his was "also stock" with the finger quotes.
Not sure what he actually had, it couldn't have been much though, he only had a car on me by 100.
Good find! I love termis and wouldn't mind owning one some day.
Because Terminators are slow as sh*t. The owners don't know what an actual fast car feels like.
Besides the convertible part I love the color!
Really enjoyable video as always 😊
nice score. great stuff thanks
Great video !!
Back window was down was gap issue. Also has an aftermarket supercharger.
I bought a 20k mile Terminator on ACV a few months ago.
Showed up with a 5 speed, junkyard motor, no IRS. All bad 😂
Thankfully it was green light and it got arb’d.
16:01 it would almost be worth your while to put it in storage for 2 months....you could list it for sale in southern states but to get out of the shipping hassle you could just hang on to it. It's not HUGE money so even if you borrowed $24K it would only cost you what, $300 to hang onto it until spring?
Plus you KNOW You want to play with it lol....
Agreed stick it away and sell come spring? I see he has it listed for 35k maybe seeing if he hits the homerun let it go otherwise sit on it for a few months?
@@goleafsgo8496 It's not going to hurt it and if he can't sell it now, for his asking price, it's not going to cost him much to hang onto it when prices go up.
man 700 for that lincoln is a steal. especially under 100k. those fetch easy 4k down here with those miles.
Also its pretty common for the stock alternators to go out thats why its best to get a beefer one
That is a sweet Mustang. Awesome score, I think.
Service engine may be 02 sensors because of aftermarket exhaust and the previous owner deleted them or a dirty MAF.
Former 2003 Terminator owner. I know that back then you could go online and buy aftermarket o2 sensors that you could plug in on each exhaust tube pre CAT/down pipe I think? that would trick the on board computer into turning the check engine light off. I ran a Borla exhaust on it, fun car.
Do cars and bids. It will be much quicker. Curious what they will set your reserve at.
It does not draw the same attention
Good work dude!
I wish I'd gone to k town Mecum once in my 14 years living down the road from it...
Wow that's awesome and this thing looks great
Guarantee it has a Boost A Pump thats draining the battery. Mine did the same
🤣🤣🤣 Before he even asked, I thought "I wonder if he bought that for the box." 🤣🤣
Grab a red bull on me thanks for the content.
thank you for this!
I remembered when these came out they bragged about the convertible top being made from the same cloth that the jaguar’s came with
This was a good one bro
Craig better hope the internals are good on your cobra engine. People don't build cars like that to drive to church .
That’s y dude sold it to the dealer and not private party. Didn’t want to be on the hook
@Reggie Carreiro Great post, I have seen many friends and even relatives who have bought cars like that only to find the engine is spent. To your point you are 100% right he dumped it so there would be no recorse.
Can you do a video about the current state of the car market…New AND Used? Seeing more brand new vehicles, from the Dealerships, running through lately?
Old hot rodder I know has an engine out of one of these in a 1932 Model A Cabriolet he built in his garage. The terminator he got it out of had 45 miles on it. Guy bought it and totaled it into a guardrail the day he bought it.
I like the background music, makes the video more upbeat
The Subaru head gasket , timing chain era has already ended for this 2014 Outback! BUT it will be suffering with the Cvt problem !
That car is sweet dude
The '14 Outback doesn't have the EJ253 engine, which had the infamous head gasket problems. It also has a CVT. I'm wondering if it still has the original one or not with 286K miles.
I’m not a ford guy but I bought a mercury grand marquis with a 4.6. The mustangs 4.6 has 4 valves per cylinder and all other vehicles with 4.6 has 2 or 3 valves per cylinder
Only for the cobras. 1996-2004 Mustang GT had the 2 valve single overhead cam (sohc). 2005-2010 Mustang GT had the 3 valve single overhead cam.
The questions you asked were free knowledge.
The car market in the near future is going to be like the Housing Crash in 2009.
100%
💯
Keep telling yourself that.
Let’s hope so I’m trying to get another toy
If that happens I’m moving to the US for a while to have some fun
Can we get a video on your new tow rig?? Looks sharp!
Ice tank but basically coolant reservoir! I'm waiting for the check engine light code???
$24k is a great price on the Cobra. Esp w the upgraded Kenne Bell blower. They're only gonna go up in value
I actually might be selling my 16,000 mile cobra 03 convertible but I really don’t wanna part ways with it such a blessing to have
My dream car while I was at college at the time!
Only going up in value sonic blue is great color
Great score 🎉
Craig, I like everything about your content - great videos. But then you start going on about the weird mod/lift fetish stuff; and I can't unsee your madness.
I dig your videos bro
It’s possible its on an E85 tune which would be the cause to the rough idle and rough start in the cold
About time bought something nice
Why'd you pass on the Ram? Decent truck there!
Cowabunga! Great score!
Well, it's a Sonic Blue Cobra. So that's a plus... Problem is, it's a vert. EDIT: It's got a Kenne Bell Blower...... Major plus
you win big time
Save 10% and keep it out of Mecum. Spring is right around the corner. NE may be a little longer. 😅
Some times it's better to buy the rare cool cars and trucks whenever you have the chance
A stock low mileage terminator goes for 25-40k even more all day on BAT that cars has 10k in aftermarket mods from what I can tell
dude anytime you score a svt cobra you've won already...And It's The Type Of Car You Never Ever Sell Once You Get One..Keep That One For Yourself And Keep It Out Of The Elements , It's A Good Score.
"It's the type you never sell". Obviously not true!
What a nice Car! Never knew about that one.
I had that same Continental in all black, pretty quick car!!! Hang on the wheel when you floor it!
front wheel peel! lol and torque steer will scare the crap outta you.....
Cant wait for the dyno
Red Bull no breakfast: … the start of champs.
Craig are you familiar with the 2006-2007 Accord sedan V6 6speed? You can identify them by the red v6 badge on the trunk. They have a great shifter feel. And a very smooth engine. Bullet proof but have timing belt, not chain.
Worth the money for the alum trailer? Thinking about buying a 24’ for hauling motorcycles
I love mine at $8k
Craig that’s not a roll bar, it’s called a styling bar, beautiful car
Awesome car
03 set are going for 35k plus with those mileage
Easy $40k and no need for the auction. Post it online and I bet it sell pretty fast. I have a 2003 sonic blue coupe