In 1993 I was a junior in high school in E. Tx. My buddy Tad Pittman, had a 1993 cobra. It was bore 60 over and blue printed. With a Paxton Super Charger. One night, We had been Drinking, leaving Downtown Dallas on the way home. 15 minutes outside of Dallas a State Trooper..( 😳 ) Got behind us...My boy took a drag of his cigarette and threw out his beer, after downing it, and said " PUT your seat belt on ". Over a bridge that was crossing a lake..The bridge was 2.5 miles long..We hit 188 miles an hour. As the cop disappeared and he down shifted...I asked, " What were we movin' at ??" He replied, ( lighting a fresh Marlboro Light ) " 193" 🫡💯% FACTS
I HAVE MY 87 MUSTANG GT AND MY VIBRANT RED 93 COBRA AND BOTH CARS WITH EXHAUST AND HEADERS AND MY 93 COBRA IS DEF FASTER AND HANDLES AND STOPS BETTER THAN MY 87 GT BUT MY 87 HAS T TOPS AND I WISH MY 93 COBRA HAD A SUN ROOF.
Ended up buying a brand new 1991 LX 5.0 Coupe stick shift should of traded it in for one of these but no regrets she still has 55000 original miles and looks like the day I picked her up off of the show room floor.
I have an 89 Saleen. The engine in all 84-93 Saleens are the same as their GT counterparts. No engine mods. The exceptions are the 89 SSC and the 90-93 Saleen SC, also you could order the optional supercharger on 90-93 Saleen models.
@@281cobracar7MAN I WISH I BOUGHT A FOX SALEEN BACK IN THE DAY WHEN YOU COULD GET ONE FOR 20 GRAND BUT LOL I DO HAVE THE NEXT BEST THING LOL I HAVE A VIBRANT RED 93 COBRA WITH JUST 22 THOUSAND ORIGINAL MILES AND IT'S 100 PERCENT STOCK OTHER THAN EXHAUST AND I PLAN ON KEEPING IT THAT WAY.
Back when low 14's in the qtr was fast as hell. most people were still running around in their old carbureted, beat up, run down muscle cars running high 13 thinking they were bad ass. then came a stock fox body Mustang that could run the quarter-mile off the showroom floor almost as fast as heavily modified old muscle cars. Requiring no tinkering or tuning or carb adjustments at night. Really woke up the performance world. My brother-in-law bought a brand new 1988 Mustang GT convertible and race me and my friends in our old muscle cars. I had a 72 Nova and he would brag how he didn't have to make any carb adjustments or play with settings. Now, a 5.0 makes 460hp stock and is 2 seconds faster in qtr mile stock. Back in 1990 there was no aftermarket support for 5.0s really. Just exhaust, nitrous, and rear gears. Some crude underdriven pulleys and slicks.
And yet years ago people would try to tell you the only difference besides the body was the cobra emblem and intake manifold 😆. The car is completely different lol. 1993 Cobra is my favorite fox body and will always be one of my favorite cars of all time!
I remember when the 93 Cobra was new on the lot for sale and every Foxbody guy would drive in daily and drool over it. It's funny how black was the number one color, red was number 2 and teal was a girl color that no one really wanted. My local dealer had one left over in teal and couldn't sell it for the longest time. Time changes everything. I have a black on black with a factory sunroof and that's my favorite combo. The 93 Cobra is the Mac Daddy of all Foxbodies. The Cobra used in this video is the epitome of the 93 Cobra. Great video guys hopefully you can do the 82 GT next. I have a burgundy one with black interior in mint all original condition you can use. Keep up the great work and keep the videos coming.
Definitely. I have no idea why ford didn't ever wanna use there 351 in the mustang/tbirds. Chevy was using there 350 in the Camaro and firebird seems like it would have been a smart choice. No idea either why Ford was so obsessed with small valves in there heads gt40 would have been worth it with 202 valves obvious answer emission but still. Atleast now we can put the top end and camshaft it deserved with the trick flow kits.
Simple answer why the 351 was never used, the deck height of the motor was simply too tall for the Fox body. It would have required a pretty good sized cowl hood.
@@scottlambeth5478 um no. My buddy had an 88 with a 351 stock hood. Even if the efi intakes would have had clearance problems I highly dought that's why ford didn't use it.
@@springwoodslasher79 With K-member spacers and drop motor mounts yes, a stock hood will fit, but back in the early to mid 90s these parts were not available so the 351W did require a cowl hood for clearance. Not to mention the taller deck height also ment it would be wider so there was less room on either side of the engine making the engine compartment pretty cramped.
Yeah Ford underrated them Ford still under rates horsepower numbers to this day my 2010 Track Pack GT is supposed to be 315 horse at the crank but it's making closer to 335
Everytime I see a black 93 cobra I wonder if it's my my one old cobra that she had to give up I can't wait to be able to find it and buy it back from whoever has it hoping it's still alive
I think theres one thing missed. If I remember correctly there was no cruise control on them either. Also yes ford rated them at 235 hp. But, they were definitely underrated for sure.
@@douglasbrodock573 that is pretty impressive especially if you have the stock 3.08 gears with a gear change 2 like 373 or 410 it would probably be 12 second car
@@nathanlopez5667 yep. It had stock gears its whole life. It was a great car. When we got tboned at 248,000 miles it still ran great. Only things it needed was brakes, rear wheel bearings, stock clutch was replaced at about 190,000 to 200,000 miles. And one alternator and one starter.
You are correct and one i didn't know myself but in the video its plain to see, no cruise cable in the engine bay and in the interior there are no cruise buttons on the wheel, learn something new every day.
I love learning new things every day, didn't know there were non-clear coated vibrant red Cobras! Uuugh, I'm drooling like Homer Simpson just looking at that Cobra!! When you said Cobra trifecta, I immediately thought he had the 3 different generation Cobra Rs!!! But having the 3 colors made for '93 is badass as well!!!
I had a 93 Ford 5.0 lx and it was awesome. Now I own a 2018 Ford Mustang GT premium with a number of additions. I cant believe the 93 only had 205 HP. My 2018 has over 500 with the addons that I have. I love Mustangs!!!!
HONESTLY MAN I THINK FORD WAS UNDERRATING THE 93 GT AT 205HP TOO MAKE THE 94 GT LOOK BETTER AT 215HP LOL MY BUDDY HAD A 93 GT AND DEAD STOCK ON THE DYNO MADE 195HP AT THE TIRE SO IT WAS A 225HP CAR LOL LIKE I SAID FORD UNDERRATED THEM FOR THE NEW 94 GT AT 215HP.
Hopefully by now people realize that unmolested models such as these are worth decent money. They also represent a time capsule of the era and are essentially time-machines into the past. I would love to have one of these and would certainly not make any mods but keep it period correct.
@john cangley A few reasons. 1. They didn't make convertible cobras and I like verts. 2. I wanted a carolina blue color (not teal, vibrant red, or black), 3. The price of cobras has gone up high enough that I don't want to spend the money on it.
MAN I WILL SAY THIS 93 COBRAS WOULD BE WORTH EVEN MORE MONEY THAN THEY ARE TODAY AND WHY LOL IS BECAUSE FORD SELLS ALL THE PARTS OF THE 93 COBRA SO YOU CAN CLONE ONE PRETTY EASY LOL BUT LIKE I SAID IF YOU COULDN'T CLONE A 93 COBRA THEY WOULD BE WORTH EVEN MORE MONEY TODAY.
LOL BESIDES MY 93 COBRA AND MY 87 MUSTANG GT LOL I HAVE A GT500 AND 2 SUPER SNAKES AND MY 07 SHELBY GT AND THE BEST PART ABOUT MY 2 SUPER SNAKES IS IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO CLONE A SUPER SNAKE 100 PERCENT AND THAT'S WHY THERE SO VALUABLE.
Jeff, Ford's factory ratings did tend to be on the low end of the actual numbers. Not 100% sure why. Federal regulations and insurance may have had something to do with it.
jeff jackson they changed the way they rated horse power in 1993. The regular GT and LX 5.0s are rated at 205hp in 1993. When 1987 to 1992 had 225hp. The 1993 cobra was closer to 250hp with the old hp rating from previous years. The only engine modifications the was made in 1993 by ford was the regular H.O. changed to hypereutectic pistons. Which had no effect on real hp numbers. Put a 93 and a 92 HO on the dyno and they will deliver the same results.
World Class T-5 had different First and Fifth Gear ratios. If I'm not mistaken first was 2.95 and fifth was .70? Had it on my 88 GT after I blew the original T-5.
I wonder if and suspect strongly that those SVO rear break lights were actually leftovers from the 84 model. Ford wanted to clear their shelves of Fox body parts. Too bad they couldn’t include 5 lug wheels.
I'll never forget the day I left the Ford dealership in 1993 with my brand new Mustang, it was a really great day and it was a Steeda Mustang sir was the fastest one on the lot. I wish I could redo that now with an up-to-date Mustang that's brand new what were three kids that's probably not happening buy my daughter a house instead lucky me
Unless it was a SVT/Steeda Cobra R than you had a dealer ordered Steeda package. Most of these editions originated in South Florida where Steeda is located.
It was the same group of folks but during the 84-86 period, the division was called Special Vehicle Operations. It then became Special Vehicle Team in 1993.
So who did y'all have to go through to find a bone stock mint looking 93 Cobra for this video? That thing looks almost perfect, i'm extremely envious. Also, of all the ironies the dealer markings on the car are for the exact same dealership I bought my 2002 SVT Lightning when it was brand new, which Nichols Ford is now AutoNation Ford South.
Scott, it sounds like you have great taste in vehicles! It is sad that the individually owned dealerships are selling out to big corporate dealerships.
I have a question i recently bought myself a 92 ford mustang gt 5.0 convertible a few months ago for some reason it started overheating it has like 3 modifications ford racing spark plug wires bbk headers and h pipe mufflers i just replace the overflow sensor with the radiator reservoir and radiator cap and it still overheats i burp the air on the radiator coolant but it still overheats my concern is i hope is not the head gaskets the guy who sold it to me told me it needed a fan clutch any suggestions would be highly appreciated.
Best time my father ever got his 93 cobra to do in the 1/4 was 13.56@103. It had a short belt, mccreay dirt track tires, hurst shifter, and bumped timing. That's it. There was one video where he ran a 13.6@ 96 but tapped the brakes during a damn bracket race. It for sure would have been a best time in that pass.
231mac it’s essentially the same internally as a GT40 intake.The actual GT40 itself is merely a tubular design while the Cobra looks more like the stock GT intake
@@thomascullenjr544 I had a GT40 on my '92 GT, back in '92, lol. Later, when we all found out the GT40 really didn't outperform the Cobra, we all started using Explorer intakes, which were basically Cobra intakes.
93 Cobras are super nice, technically they are a regular Mustang with some bolt ons but still they are very nice to have if you are looking for exclusivity, i know if i had one i would never let it go,i get tired of hearing that same old story "i use to have one but i sold it" when it comes to getting married ,having kids etc, when me and my wife had our daughter and son i told her,"you minivan me Mustang" lol, that was the end of story,27 years later i still have both of my Mustangs.
Nice. Wow. I just realized why I always hated not buying one new in '93. The one I drove to buy was the rarest: teal, black leather, etc. I've driven about 600,000 miles since then in TOWN CARS. 🙄 I didnt buy it because it was black leather.😎
Since used old cars have came out on UA-cam the prices have sky rocked but the thing that they dont know is all those dictionary talk makes them look badass but they really not that fast not that reliable that's why there are not around.landan can make a Grimmlin sound like a super car .
Dyno numbers kind of confirm the Cobra At about 255 to 260 at the flywheel compared to the standard 5.0 at 225 because they are almost exactly 30 horsepower apart on the rear wheel HP numbers on the dyno.,190 for the GT, LX,220 for the Cobra.
MAN I HAVE A VIBRANT RED 93 COBRA WITH JUST EXHAUST AND 22 THOUSAND ORIGINAL MILES AND I PLAN ON KEEPING THE CAR LOL I KNEW BACK IN THE DAY THAT THE 93 COBRAS WERE UNDERRATED LOL I ALSO HAVE A SCARLETT RED 87 MUSTANG GT WITH THE RARE T TOP OPTION AND THAT CAR HAS JUST OVER 60 THOUSAND ORIGINAL MILES AND IT ALSO JUST HAS EXHAUST AND I PLAN ON LEAVING IT ALONE.
I had a few friends that owned 93 cobras back in the 90s. I think they're very good looking cars. But was very disappointed SVT did not redo the interior. There's nothing that says hey I'm sitting in a Cobra when you're inside the car very disappointing. When I'm sitting in my fox Saleen I know I'm sitting in something special because Saleen redid the complete interior including the leather-wrapped Momo steering wheel.the Saleen gauges an flo fit seats with the net inside the head rest.an acustom shift knob.
Well it felt like much more than 10 more HP.. Gotta remember what year it was and these cars were far lighter than the cars sold today. Even without the crazy power of a 2019 5.0, these were punchy fun cars to drive bone stock. In '93 my friend bought a red one and believe me it ran door to door with fast cars back then like the Grand Nationals, Vettes and 4th gen Camaros, he did not lose many drag races!
The 1993 Cobra wheels have a specific design where the "blades" of the wheels slice towards the front of the vehicle when installed correctly. There are two left hand and to right hand wheels. Yes, you can put them on either side but Ford and SVT intended for the wheels to be installed as seen in the video! I hope that helps!
@@latemodelrestoration I understood, I just had my physics ass backwards thinking as long as you flipped them they would still face the same way lol. Dont ever adhd and multi task lol
The limited edition 93 cobra R models were 5 lug, they only made 107 of them if I recall correctly and all were red.these Cobra R models were rated at the same 235Hp rating but had items like the air conditioning and radio removed for wieght savings
I would like to see a video on the 1999 mustang cobra. I got one a month after high school, had to give it up after only 13 months. That back seat will get you in a lot of trouble if you know what I mean.
What did he mean by gt40 parts in the engine? There were no ford gt40s being made at the time. Does that mean the parts were from the ones from the 60s?
The cylinder heads on the 93-95 Cobra, 93-95 SVT Lightning, and V8 Explorer were called GT40 heads. We have an article that sheds some light on the heads in this link: lmr.com/products/what-are-gt40-heads-mustang
The factory cast GT40 into the cylinder heads in the same place stock 5.0 heads said E7TE. V8 Explorers and Mountaineers had GT40P heads with smaller combustion chambers and slightly smaller exhaust valves...
Thanks for the replies, I am not a ford expert when it comes to the mechanics and parts, so I was thinking gt40 like the car. I appreciate the clarification
@@231mac when they show the slip yoke under the car you can see the cap has been spinning causing the cap to have a circle worn on it. This means the slip yoke is worn out
My uncle had one of these with 23k original miles and I begged my dad to let me buy it and he was afraid I would wreck it but honestly these wasn’t that fast hell now my family car dodge could run with it or outrun it maybe. But I did have a heavy foot and was wild so who knows he may have been right but hell I still wrecked the first two cars I had but mostly it was because I didn’t care about them I would have kept that 5.0 like new I wouldn’t have been tagging it as hard. That and I was gonna owe money on it. That’s what my old man never understood we only beat on cars we don’t have to have or don’t like not cars we love. My dodge is 6 years old looks better now then the day it rolled off the showroom floor. Well it’s right there in the pick 👈🏻.
i have a spec sheet ford motor co put out years ago telling all the differences, including fuel lines and brake lines, and not sure why you are obsessed with turbo coupe and super coupe, the rear end is from the older lincoln versaille, since it was wider almost as you stated when mention the thunderbird, they made the front rotors thicker, still not sure why you mention the thunderbird, might as well say the door locks or ignition switch would also be like any ford made during the era. i was also in the business for many years and i own a 26000 mile unmolested vibrant red with grey leather cobra. i'm always amazed when i see the aftermarket parts some of the owners of this car make while discarding a much better part.
Please do one on the 1987 Shelby Charger GLHS. Not the GLH or GLH-S models. The only one made in 1987. GLHS. I had one and only 1000 were made. Mine was number 0763 - That car SMOKED those GT Mustangs back in the day.
The 87 gt clocked 0-60 in 6.5, 6.0 -6.2 for the lx and 86 gt, to the 6.95 on the 87 GLHS @ 175hp. Maybe that wasn't the only thing you smoked that day. ;)
Ford should have fired the SVT Team after they came out with the next gen. Fox body should have been (and would have)sold until the 2005 generation came out.
The only stangs I liked in the 90s was the old 60s mach1 and I did not like new mustang untill 2011 and so on the gt500s starting in 2011 and so on in the 90s I was pontiac all the way!!!!! Trans am looked way better
Which car would you like to see us do next?
Turbo coupes.
Svos. Turbo 2.3s haha.
1995 Cobra
great video! how about the 2007 GT 500 or roush/saleen/bullit !
That Thunderbird turbo coupe.
Lincoln mark 7
In 1993 I was a junior in high school in E. Tx. My buddy Tad Pittman, had a 1993 cobra. It was bore 60 over and blue printed. With a Paxton Super Charger. One night, We had been Drinking, leaving Downtown Dallas on the way home. 15 minutes outside of Dallas a State Trooper..( 😳 ) Got behind us...My boy took a drag of his cigarette and threw out his beer, after downing it, and said " PUT your seat belt on ". Over a bridge that was crossing a lake..The bridge was 2.5 miles long..We hit 188 miles an hour. As the cop disappeared and he down shifted...I asked, " What were we movin' at ??" He replied, ( lighting a fresh Marlboro Light ) " 193" 🫡💯%
FACTS
I still have my black '93 Cobra that I bought new and at 70K miles it still looks new. It is by far my favorite car.
I HAVE MY 87 MUSTANG GT AND MY VIBRANT RED 93 COBRA AND BOTH CARS WITH EXHAUST AND HEADERS AND MY 93 COBRA IS DEF FASTER AND HANDLES AND STOPS BETTER THAN MY 87 GT BUT MY 87 HAS T TOPS AND I WISH MY 93 COBRA HAD A SUN ROOF.
Beautiful. I love these fox body mustang. Rare to see now. Worth money.
These videos are great, god I wish I had a cobra like that
Right?
Ended up buying a brand new 1991 LX 5.0 Coupe stick shift should of traded it in for one of these but no regrets she still has 55000 original miles and looks like the day I picked her up off of the show room floor.
Thanks for keeping this easy to watch by not putting music over the top of the speaking.
I'd like to see the 89'turbo trans am!
@Wahn Cologne nah,gotta have t tops
I had that very color, Black 93 Cobra was my baby but I built the motor up at 55k miles to a TrickFlow setup that ran 10.40's in the quarter mile.
Ah the memories of owning 1 and the smells my back seat had .
What is a 1993 Cobra?
It visits me in my dreams. *sigh*
I like mine. But its not too different from my 87 convertible as far as feels go.
You should do a Saleen fox body
Saleen in 4 simple steps.
#1 Aquire Cobra
#2 Add supercharger
#3 ????
#4 Profit
Dr. Hugo G. Hackenbush There are A LOT more differences than a supercharger..not to mention not every Saleen came with a supercharger
I have an 89 Saleen. The engine in all 84-93 Saleens are the same as their GT counterparts. No engine mods. The exceptions are the 89 SSC and the 90-93 Saleen SC, also you could order the optional supercharger on 90-93 Saleen models.
Steve Saleen builds some mean engines
@@281cobracar7MAN I WISH I BOUGHT A FOX SALEEN BACK IN THE DAY WHEN YOU COULD GET ONE FOR 20 GRAND BUT LOL I DO HAVE THE NEXT BEST THING LOL I HAVE A VIBRANT RED 93 COBRA WITH JUST 22 THOUSAND ORIGINAL MILES AND IT'S 100 PERCENT STOCK OTHER THAN EXHAUST AND I PLAN ON KEEPING IT THAT WAY.
Back when low 14's in the qtr was fast as hell.
most people were still running around in their old carbureted, beat up, run down muscle cars running high 13 thinking they were bad ass.
then came a stock fox body Mustang that could run the quarter-mile off the showroom floor almost as fast as heavily modified old muscle cars. Requiring no tinkering or tuning or carb adjustments at night. Really woke up the performance world.
My brother-in-law bought a brand new 1988 Mustang GT convertible and race me and my friends in our old muscle cars. I had a 72 Nova and he would brag how he didn't have to make any carb adjustments or play with settings.
Now, a 5.0 makes 460hp stock and is 2 seconds faster in qtr mile stock.
Back in 1990 there was no aftermarket support for 5.0s really. Just exhaust, nitrous, and rear gears. Some crude underdriven pulleys and slicks.
And yet years ago people would try to tell you the only difference besides the body was the cobra emblem and intake manifold 😆. The car is completely different lol. 1993 Cobra is my favorite fox body and will always be one of my favorite cars of all time!
I remember when the 93 Cobra was new on the lot for sale and every Foxbody guy would drive in daily and drool over it. It's funny how black was the number one color, red was number 2 and teal was a girl color that no one really wanted. My local dealer had one left over in teal and couldn't sell it for the longest time. Time changes everything. I have a black on black with a factory sunroof and that's my favorite combo. The 93 Cobra is the Mac Daddy of all Foxbodies. The Cobra used in this video is the epitome of the 93 Cobra. Great video guys hopefully you can do the 82 GT next. I have a burgundy one with black interior in mint all original condition you can use. Keep up the great work and keep the videos coming.
Can you guys do a What is a SVO mustang?
Thank you. I still have to explain mine to people. Seems like if it's not a v8 it's not given any respect. The SVO was way ahead of it's time.
Special vehicle operations
steven hanna 🤦♂️
He was talking about the 2.3l turbo mustang. I knew a guy with one when I was a kid and it was pretty fun to drive.
Icutmetal Kind of unnecessary considering he’s right 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
Nice specimen. Very informative video. Thank you.
Thank you!
Ford should have used a 351HO / Tremec 6 speed for the 93 cobra.
Would have been one of the baddest mustangs ever built.
Definitely. I have no idea why ford didn't ever wanna use there 351 in the mustang/tbirds. Chevy was using there 350 in the Camaro and firebird seems like it would have been a smart choice. No idea either why Ford was so obsessed with small valves in there heads gt40 would have been worth it with 202 valves obvious answer emission but still. Atleast now we can put the top end and camshaft it deserved with the trick flow kits.
Simple answer why the 351 was never used, the deck height of the motor was simply too tall for the Fox body. It would have required a pretty good sized cowl hood.
@@scottlambeth5478 um no. My buddy had an 88 with a 351 stock hood. Even if the efi intakes would have had clearance problems I highly dought that's why ford didn't use it.
@@springwoodslasher79 With K-member spacers and drop motor mounts yes, a stock hood will fit, but back in the early to mid 90s these parts were not available so the 351W did require a cowl hood for clearance. Not to mention the taller deck height also ment it would be wider so there was less room on either side of the engine making the engine compartment pretty cramped.
@@scottlambeth5478 still not the reason ford decided to not go with it. People have shoved 460s in 5.0s so there is plenty of room in there for a 351.
You'd think that with GT40 heads, upper and lower intake, and underdrive pulleys there be more than just 10 more horse over the GT and Lx
Yeah Ford underrated them Ford still under rates horsepower numbers to this day my 2010 Track Pack GT is supposed to be 315 horse at the crank but it's making closer to 335
Waiting on the 03 04 Cobra video!
Soon!
Everytime I see a black 93 cobra I wonder if it's my my one old cobra that she had to give up I can't wait to be able to find it and buy it back from whoever has it hoping it's still alive
Great video
I think theres one thing missed. If I remember correctly there was no cruise control on them either. Also yes ford rated them at 235 hp. But, they were definitely underrated for sure.
It was really making closer 265 270 horsepower and was plenty capable of running with the all new at the time 1993 Z28 LT1
@@nathanlopez5667 Fastest my father went in ours was 13.56. With just shortbelt, bumped timing, mccreays, and a hurst shifter.
@@douglasbrodock573 that is pretty impressive especially if you have the stock 3.08 gears with a gear change 2 like 373 or 410 it would probably be 12 second car
@@nathanlopez5667 yep. It had stock gears its whole life. It was a great car. When we got tboned at 248,000 miles it still ran great. Only things it needed was brakes, rear wheel bearings, stock clutch was replaced at about 190,000 to 200,000 miles. And one alternator and one starter.
You are correct and one i didn't know myself but in the video its plain to see, no cruise cable in the engine bay and in the interior there are no cruise buttons on the wheel, learn something new every day.
God I love those cars. One of the baddest cars to hit the road.
Also that car would look amazing in the 96 Mystic cobra color.
I love learning new things every day, didn't know there were non-clear coated vibrant red Cobras! Uuugh, I'm drooling like Homer Simpson just looking at that Cobra!! When you said Cobra trifecta, I immediately thought he had the 3 different generation Cobra Rs!!! But having the 3 colors made for '93 is badass as well!!!
I had a 93 Ford 5.0 lx and it was awesome. Now I own a 2018 Ford Mustang GT premium with a number of additions. I cant believe the 93 only had 205 HP. My 2018 has over 500 with the addons that I have. I love Mustangs!!!!
HONESTLY MAN I THINK FORD WAS UNDERRATING THE 93 GT AT 205HP TOO MAKE THE 94 GT LOOK BETTER AT 215HP LOL MY BUDDY HAD A 93 GT AND DEAD STOCK ON THE DYNO MADE 195HP AT THE TIRE SO IT WAS A 225HP CAR LOL LIKE I SAID FORD UNDERRATED THEM FOR THE NEW 94 GT AT 215HP.
Hopefully by now people realize that unmolested models such as these are worth decent money. They also represent a time capsule of the era and are essentially time-machines into the past. I would love to have one of these and would certainly not make any mods but keep it period correct.
Love it! And VERY informative vid!
Not a mustang fan but the 5.0 is clean tho
That's the one that was in the old show room. I saw the car in person its deffently very clean.
Yup, this is the one that used to be in our showroom.
I really wish I could own one of these.
I have one for sale
I have a 1993 mustang cobra with 34, 263 miles on it, red with black interior, it has never seen snow, I live in WV and aI bought it new.
Love the Cobras. That's why I've got a convertible clone
@john cangley A few reasons. 1. They didn't make convertible cobras and I like verts. 2. I wanted a carolina blue color (not teal, vibrant red, or black), 3. The price of cobras has gone up high enough that I don't want to spend the money on it.
MAN I WILL SAY THIS 93 COBRAS WOULD BE WORTH EVEN MORE MONEY THAN THEY ARE TODAY AND WHY LOL IS BECAUSE FORD SELLS ALL THE PARTS OF THE 93 COBRA SO YOU CAN CLONE ONE PRETTY EASY LOL BUT LIKE I SAID IF YOU COULDN'T CLONE A 93 COBRA THEY WOULD BE WORTH EVEN MORE MONEY TODAY.
LOL BESIDES MY 93 COBRA AND MY 87 MUSTANG GT LOL I HAVE A GT500 AND 2 SUPER SNAKES AND MY 07 SHELBY GT AND THE BEST PART ABOUT MY 2 SUPER SNAKES IS IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO CLONE A SUPER SNAKE 100 PERCENT AND THAT'S WHY THERE SO VALUABLE.
Road and Track managed to get a 5.6 second 0-60 time, I would have to imagine the 235 hp seems to be quite a bit underatted.
Jeff, Ford's factory ratings did tend to be on the low end of the actual numbers. Not 100% sure why. Federal regulations and insurance may have had something to do with it.
jeff jackson they changed the way they rated horse power in 1993. The regular GT and LX 5.0s are rated at 205hp in 1993. When 1987 to 1992 had 225hp. The 1993 cobra was closer to 250hp with the old hp rating from previous years. The only engine modifications the was made in 1993 by ford was the regular H.O. changed to hypereutectic pistons. Which had no effect on real hp numbers. Put a 93 and a 92 HO on the dyno and they will deliver the same results.
@@markball7028 Ford stopped forged pistons after 92, and went to hyper eutectic in 93.
@@markball7028 I think what also changed was the addition of the mass air flow meter.
Alot of muscle cars were underated,they wouldn't rev them to their peak power output.
World Class T-5 had different First and Fifth Gear ratios. If I'm not mistaken first was 2.95 and fifth was .70? Had it on my 88 GT after I blew the original T-5.
After I think 85 all ford t5s were wc. I know there's a unique one for the cobra. They all used the same materials. Still a glass transmission
@@ForcedFoxbody False, not all gt/lx t-5's were WC, at all.. the cobra had phosphate coating on the gears.
I RECENTLY SAW A SET OF 93 COBRA FLOOR MATS AND THE PERSON WAS ASKING A CRAZY 2 THOUSAND DOLLARS LOL CRAZY.
Good old fox body!
Gotta love em!
You forgot Ford deleted cruise control on the Cobras
I wonder if and suspect strongly that those SVO rear break lights were actually leftovers from the 84 model. Ford wanted to clear their shelves of Fox body parts. Too bad they couldn’t include 5 lug wheels.
my old boss has a nice 93 cobra sitting in his garage with just over 17,000 miles on it and it has never seen rain. what a nice ride though...
I bet it's in perfect condition!
I had a 93 cobra love that car
We do too!
My favorite year cobra
I'll never forget the day I left the Ford dealership in 1993 with my brand new Mustang, it was a really great day and it was a Steeda Mustang sir was the fastest one on the lot. I wish I could redo that now with an up-to-date Mustang that's brand new what were three kids that's probably not happening buy my daughter a house instead lucky me
Unless it was a SVT/Steeda Cobra R than you had a dealer ordered Steeda package. Most of these editions originated in South Florida where Steeda is located.
Bought
one brand new right off the. trailer 1993 Ebony Black Cobra from Red McCombs Ford San Antonio Texas🇺🇸
Love the 80s taillights.
It has a cobra intake manifold not a GT 40 intake manifold they are very close but not exactly the same. So saying it is a GT40 intake is not correct.
What is the difference between the mid 80's SVO team and the 93 SVT team?
Loved that 5.0 in my 85 GT and 91 LX five speeds.
It was the same group of folks but during the 84-86 period, the division was called Special Vehicle Operations. It then became Special Vehicle Team in 1993.
So who did y'all have to go through to find a bone stock mint looking 93 Cobra for this video? That thing looks almost perfect, i'm extremely envious. Also, of all the ironies the dealer markings on the car are for the exact same dealership I bought my 2002 SVT Lightning when it was brand new, which Nichols Ford is now AutoNation Ford South.
Scott, it sounds like you have great taste in vehicles! It is sad that the individually owned dealerships are selling out to big corporate dealerships.
You should definitely do a video of the f body Camaro lt1
My favorite body style
If were looking at this era bring a review of a Regal turbo
Excellent!
I read that in the mr.burns voice
I have a question i recently bought myself a 92 ford mustang gt 5.0 convertible a few months ago for some reason it started overheating it has like 3 modifications ford racing spark plug wires bbk headers and h pipe mufflers i just replace the overflow sensor with the radiator reservoir and radiator cap and it still overheats i burp the air on the radiator coolant but it still overheats my concern is i hope is not the head gaskets the guy who sold it to me told me it needed a fan clutch any suggestions would be highly appreciated.
@William Schwartz thank you very much bro I'll check all that
@William Schwartz thanks 👍😎
Right on Landon!!!!!
I dream of a teal 93’ with the block heater
Can you do video how to install supercharger 1998 mustang gt
Best time my father ever got his 93 cobra to do in the 1/4 was 13.56@103. It had a short belt, mccreay dirt track tires, hurst shifter, and bumped timing. That's it. There was one video where he ran a 13.6@ 96 but tapped the brakes during a damn bracket race. It for sure would have been a best time in that pass.
2:25 Lol, that isn't a GT40 intake on that car.
231mac it’s essentially the same internally as a GT40 intake.The actual GT40 itself is merely a tubular design while the Cobra looks more like the stock GT intake
@@thomascullenjr544 I had a GT40 on my '92 GT, back in '92, lol. Later, when we all found out the GT40 really didn't outperform the Cobra, we all started using Explorer intakes, which were basically Cobra intakes.
Its got 4 lug wheels so its a clone
I almost bought a Vibrant red ‘93 Cobra new. You couldn’t get cruise control on a Cobra in ‘93 though, so I got a loaded LX 5.0 instead.
😂
93 Cobras are super nice, technically they are a regular Mustang with some bolt ons but still they are very nice to have if you are looking for exclusivity, i know if i had one i would never let it go,i get tired of hearing that same old story "i use to have one but i sold it" when it comes to getting married ,having kids etc, when me and my wife had our daughter and son i told her,"you minivan me Mustang" lol, that was the end of story,27 years later i still have both of my Mustangs.
3.08 gears in a cobra?? Come on why didn't they go with 3.73s or at least 3.55s
Nice.
Wow.
I just realized why I always hated not buying one new in '93.
The one I drove to buy was the rarest: teal, black leather, etc.
I've driven about 600,000 miles since then in TOWN CARS. 🙄
I didnt buy it because it was black leather.😎
Since used old cars have came out on UA-cam the prices have sky rocked but the thing that they dont know is all those dictionary talk makes them look badass but they really not that fast not that reliable that's why there are not around.landan can make a Grimmlin sound like a super car .
Amazing 😉
The only one ive ever drove in was blue with black interior.
Dyno numbers kind of confirm the Cobra At about 255 to 260 at the flywheel compared to the standard 5.0 at 225 because they are almost exactly 30 horsepower apart on the rear wheel HP numbers on the dyno.,190 for the GT, LX,220 for the Cobra.
MAN I HAVE A VIBRANT RED 93 COBRA WITH JUST EXHAUST AND 22 THOUSAND ORIGINAL MILES AND I PLAN ON KEEPING THE CAR LOL I KNEW BACK IN THE DAY THAT THE 93 COBRAS WERE UNDERRATED LOL I ALSO HAVE A SCARLETT RED 87 MUSTANG GT WITH THE RARE T TOP OPTION AND THAT CAR HAS JUST OVER 60 THOUSAND ORIGINAL MILES AND IT ALSO JUST HAS EXHAUST AND I PLAN ON LEAVING IT ALONE.
I thought the cobras were 5 lug
Ford SVT was founded in 91 they debuted in 92 their first vehicle was the 93 Mustang Cobra and the Ford Lightning
@William Schwartz I didn't even know the Super Coupe was made by svt.. makes sense though!
I had a few friends that owned 93 cobras back in the 90s. I think they're very good looking cars. But was very disappointed SVT did not redo the interior. There's nothing that says hey I'm sitting in a Cobra when you're inside the car very disappointing. When I'm sitting in my fox Saleen I know I'm sitting in something special because Saleen redid the complete interior including the leather-wrapped Momo steering wheel.the Saleen gauges an flo fit seats with the net inside the head rest.an acustom shift knob.
Is there anybody out there like LMR working on the Foxbody era T-Birds? Specifically the SC?
I wish my black cobra was that clean.
That is almost too clean.
What options do you have on your Cobra?
All that for 10 more HP? Wow, SVT was a bit lame out the door.
Well it felt like much more than 10 more HP.. Gotta remember what year it was and these cars were far lighter than the cars sold today. Even without the crazy power of a 2019 5.0, these were punchy fun cars to drive bone stock. In '93 my friend bought a red one and believe me it ran door to door with fast cars back then like the Grand Nationals, Vettes and 4th gen Camaros, he did not lose many drag races!
Ford revised its horsepower numbers for 1993. The standard 5.O found in the GT was rated at 205 horsepower. Cobra was 235
I would like to buy these cobra wheels in 18 inch from u guys. Sadly I gotta go with makers
Was a mercury capri the first fox body ??
The 79 Mustang would be the first one.
If I'm not mistaken, the 1978 Ford Fairmount/ Mercury Zephyr was actually the first fox chassis...
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The wheels are specific left and right? All you have to do is flip them over to the other side
The 1993 Cobra wheels have a specific design where the "blades" of the wheels slice towards the front of the vehicle when installed correctly. There are two left hand and to right hand wheels. Yes, you can put them on either side but Ford and SVT intended for the wheels to be installed as seen in the video!
I hope that helps!
@@latemodelrestoration I understood, I just had my physics ass backwards thinking as long as you flipped them they would still face the same way lol. Dont ever adhd and multi task lol
235 BHP after all the engine mods and tuning?
My k20 2.0 Honda makes more haha
I always thought the 93 Cobras came with 5 lug wheels. Guess not.
The limited edition 93 cobra R models were 5 lug, they only made 107 of them if I recall correctly and all were red.these Cobra R models were rated at the same 235Hp rating but had items like the air conditioning and radio removed for wieght savings
Any sport car has a proper manual transmission!
I would like to see a video on the 1999 mustang cobra. I got one a month after high school, had to give it up after only 13 months. That back seat will get you in a lot of trouble if you know what I mean.
Had a red one 👍
Great car
Sean L - I noticed you said "had". The one i "had" was teal. Damn i miss that car.
Michael Morin
Loved the Teal , what a beauty !
What did he mean by gt40 parts in the engine? There were no ford gt40s being made at the time. Does that mean the parts were from the ones from the 60s?
The cylinder heads on the 93-95 Cobra, 93-95 SVT Lightning, and V8 Explorer were called GT40 heads. We have an article that sheds some light on the heads in this link: lmr.com/products/what-are-gt40-heads-mustang
The factory cast GT40 into the cylinder heads in the same place stock 5.0 heads said E7TE. V8 Explorers and Mountaineers had GT40P heads with smaller combustion chambers and slightly smaller exhaust valves...
Thanks for the replies, I am not a ford expert when it comes to the mechanics and parts, so I was thinking gt40 like the car. I appreciate the clarification
Is this car for sale?
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Gt40 parts
Because race car
Great video and she looks sweet!
Thank you!
What about sn95 cobras?
That slip yoke is worn out , the u-joint cap is spining
What on earth are you talking about, lol?
@@231mac when they show the slip yoke under the car you can see the cap has been spinning causing the cap to have a circle worn on it. This means the slip yoke is worn out
Love the 93 cobra see one on instagram orig owner 11k miles black on gray like this one selling for 40k 🔴🇺🇸🔧👍 i have a 93 lx 331 stroker
My uncle had one of these with 23k original miles and I begged my dad to let me buy it and he was afraid I would wreck it but honestly these wasn’t that fast hell now my family car dodge could run with it or outrun it maybe. But I did have a heavy foot and was wild so who knows he may have been right but hell I still wrecked the first two cars I had but mostly it was because I didn’t care about them I would have kept that 5.0 like new I wouldn’t have been tagging it as hard. That and I was gonna owe money on it. That’s what my old man never understood we only beat on cars we don’t have to have or don’t like not cars we love. My dodge is 6 years old looks better now then the day it rolled off the showroom floor. Well it’s right there in the pick 👈🏻.
Why did they use the hatch when they made these
i have a spec sheet ford motor co put out years ago telling all the differences, including fuel lines and brake lines, and not sure why you are obsessed with turbo coupe and super coupe, the rear end is from the older lincoln versaille, since it was wider almost as you stated when mention the thunderbird, they made the front rotors thicker, still not sure why you mention the thunderbird, might as well say the door locks or ignition switch would also be like any ford made during the era. i was also in the business for many years and i own a 26000 mile unmolested vibrant red with grey leather cobra. i'm always amazed when i see the aftermarket parts some of the owners of this car make while discarding a much better part.
I know where there are a bunch of these with 0 - 10 miles on them that have been mothballed.
Where?
I'd like to see y'all show the like/dislike ratio. Stand up or go home.
Why does it matter? Just curious
GT40 intake? Really
Please do one on the 1987 Shelby Charger GLHS. Not the GLH or GLH-S models. The only one made in 1987. GLHS. I had one and only 1000 were made. Mine was number 0763 - That car SMOKED those GT Mustangs back in the day.
The 87 gt clocked 0-60 in 6.5, 6.0 -6.2 for the lx and 86 gt, to the 6.95 on the 87 GLHS @ 175hp. Maybe that wasn't the only thing you smoked that day. ;)
my uncle has a silver 87' turbo "Shelby" Charger! It is a numbers car! Been setting for prob. 20yrs!
Ford should have fired the SVT Team after they came out with the next gen. Fox body should have been (and would have)sold until the 2005 generation came out.
The only stangs I liked in the 90s was the old 60s mach1 and I did not like new mustang untill 2011 and so on the gt500s starting in 2011 and so on in the 90s I was pontiac all the way!!!!! Trans am looked way better
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What is it ? It’s a chariot sent from the gods
What a sexy ride.
94 GT
how much
Doesn't appear to be a for sale sign anywhere and this is not a sale video, I doubt there is a price on the car.
The mustang AE86 lol
Thank You!