Does a Stock 03 Mustang Cobra Terminator Suck? 

ThatDudeinBlue my dad use to build foxbody and he had a friend with a terminator and kennebell most beautiful sound ever

ThatDudeinBlue yeah it was your first review of Jordan's. My buddy at school told me about them and I youtube searched "terminator cobra" and you had the most promising looking video, over 4 years later, they're still my dream car

First time i ever heard a terminator in person i was pullin up to the tattoo parlor in my 91 si hatch dude with a full bolt on cobra and a sweet set of sve wheels went flying by full throttle. My chest got all tight tears came to my eyes and a big smile went up on my face i could have only imagined what it felt like to be in that car!

Now the only thing left to do is review a 2000 mustang cobra R. Found one online for 54k with less than 5000 miles on it. If I end up getting it you're the first person I'm coming to so you can review it.

Went to the dealer with my dad to pick his cobra up when I was 8, now 15 years later I have my own.

Steven Densmore you and me both I sure miss my 03 mg cobra

Stay strong bro!

You and me both buddy!

Steven Densmore I had a 04 silver cobra and my wife at the time (2009) pressured me to sell it. I traded it in for an 09 Scion xB. Then right after that she left. The moral of the story I should have fought to keep my cobra and let her go! Lol!. Now I have a 2012 Boss and 03 Mach 1 and will never let them go until I am ready!

@@rickeybarnes6471 Damn these bitches ain't shit and ungrateful. I got left because I didn't sell my car it was an 85 300zx, a tin can for her but a sexy classic for me. Got more looks from that car than I did being with her and it at least told me what was wrong with it and wouldn't leave no where without my concern lmao

I bet he paid 30 grand for the car.

@@Dee-xu1yk Probably, a coworker of mine recently paid $35k for an 07 GT500. The high end Mustangs seem to hold their value fairly well and there's sooo many editions to choose from, Saleen Roush Shelby Bullit Mach1 Cobra Foose. Some are a little harder to find than others.

@@Dee-xu1yk in the vid it says he paid 24k. But I first thought close to 30k myself

I got it with 5500 miles. The guy wanted 24k for it but he liked my 97 Cobra so we worked out a trade and cash.

I bought a 03 with 9299 miles on it 1NOV15. Paid $21k. You can find deals out there, just getting harder by the day.

Isaiah_ isgod amazing comment

Isaiah_ isgod every owner makes them their own.

Ever car has a story

Right

Ok boomer

Bryson Wiley maybe it wasn’t their daily

@@jecsivelasquez8305 So original.

Bryson Wiley I never got that either. Like, you paid for it, cool. Do what you want with it. But if I buy a car for the pure joy of it, I'm gonna drive the shit out of it. Something like this? I'd put 2k miles on it in a month, easily. Something like this you preserve until it stops running. You don't let shit like this sit around.

I used to own two wrxs. One was stock and the other stage 2. Both were quick from a dig and the stage 2 one got going when the turbo spooled fully. I own a Grand Prix GTP comp g after and old lady totaled my stage 2 wrx. It was cheap and I wanted a fast car but at a small price since my insurance screwed me over. I realized right away that I had instant torque and more power than both of those cars. It's modded too and I have embarrassed a big turbo golf R and an Evo X in it. An unexpected sleeper with a damn good whine to go with it

ThatDudeinBlue pin the comment my dudee. Love the video🤘🏽🤘🏽 1996 & 1997 Mustang gt owner here and the terminator will always have me heart!

@@Super123ronald haha my 97 Mustang GT was prolly the slowest car ive owned, I put so much money into it to try and make it fast. I eventually sold it, but I really did love that car.

Hey TDIB, which do you TRULY love more, Turbos or Superchargers?

390 hp, but makes 365 rwhp....hhmm. Ford definitely underrated the Terminator Cobras.

@@chrism.728 365whp is ~420 crank. Not a huge difference over what it was rated at. It seems most cars are rated 15-30hp less than what they actually have.

That’s the only whine I like to hear

💯

Sounds so good

Actually it does. It's a couple of spur gears meshing together.

You need to race this! That would be awesome

Facts

Not really man I've sold two maxed them out big blower and meth and new 5.0 with blower kills it

Thank you for making a terminator video. Mystichrome next?

@@BigYellow1500 true. personally id s till rather have the slower termi. i love how they sound. cant stand how then new 5.0's sound with exhaust mods.

how tf you managed to save up 20k that young did you not have any bills

I was an arborist. That was back when I started my own tree service, it wasn’t uncommon for me to make $4,000.00 a week.

@@dirtraptor3403 wow. I make 2k a month :(

Doing something right I guess, keep it up

@@angelgjr1999 lmfao

That must of been awesome!

I had an 03 GT sonic blue . bought new. Loved the color. Got so many compliments

Do you still have it?

@@Kgio-2112 I just picked up a 04 Sonic Blue Mustang GT with 66k on it

affordable? not with its reliability! haha

@@elias04svt14 not sure what your talking about?

They're not the most reliable cars... unless you have a super low mile, unmolested one which is not easy to find.

@@elias04svt14 That is very inaccurate. I have owned my cobra for 8 years now and I can tell you they are very reliable. Also it's not just me, there are so many owners with super high miles and no major reliability problems. Don't know where you heard that from but they mislead you.

@@KyleSVT From first hand experience lol. On my 2nd one now and i always have little things here and there needing to be replaced. I still wouldn't consider a $20k, 15 year old car affordable when most 18-23 year olds can't go to a bank and easily finance one.

They're just here to hear that supercharger whine and scream

@@Blackout_1692 as am I!

Fr I won’t care about interior unless it’s a luxury or really expensive car

@@ninersfan9765 exactly. Performance outweighs the interior!

MaxSpeed yeah that’s what I’m talking about

MR SK1LLFUL no one buys them for the interior tho I am right

I wonder if anyone upgraded the interior of one with modern materials

And if I can fit a gallon of milk, that’s plenty

@@the1anonymouse Seen some sick Fox body Gt500 interior mods so I'm sure.

When I was young I would ride in the backseat of my grandpa's mustang GT and I would fit, I was 5,10 back then. It was comfortable

ford was so ahead of their time with body style 🙌

@@Mr.Riddler447 They had to be, after being shit on by everyone because they made the Foxbody then SN-95. A 20 year streak of ugly mustangs.

So true!! And one of the best sounding also!!

DuBstep115 are you kidding me? Foxbodys are one of the meanest looking cars of its era. Mean and fast. Everyone wants to grt their hands on em, chevy and dodge fans🤷‍♂️

@@Mr.Riddler447 So right Alex. When a Fox is done rite, in my honest opinion, I dont think there is a better looking car than a Fox. I just bought a 2020 GT PP1... 6 speed and I even think the Fox is just all around gorgeous. I almost bought an 87, with a Saleen body kit. All cobra built forged motor, vortec 11lb, heads, tremec 3550 trans, 9" rear, all interior and on and on. About 40-50k in mods. Ran low 10s... And it had these 90s style custom wheels that were wild....

16psi on factory eaton? Careful homie flirting with fire tune better be perfect...

@@mr.christopherp.4851 Its a tad under since it's not ported lol. My car has better compression numbers than my dads Terminator with a 2.87 and my cousins with a 2.76 upper. It's been on the car for at least 10 years. My car is "safely" tuned so if I wanted to I could squeeze more out or just throw a port on.

check the junkyards

Infiniti owner here. and wouldn't mine owning aswell.

This and a Foxbody for me.

Nissan owner of past cars: 95 Maxima 98 Maxima 03 Maxima 04 Altima 08 Sentra and I freaking want a mustang bad

Kay Jackson I can understand why. You need something exciting

What to you mean, fbodies are still alive & well today.

Not to mention the terminator came along with the restart up of the horsepower wars. A little later came the new gto's and new 1st gen SRT lineup. It's also iconic for being the American civic because it took very little mods and cheap ones to boost the hp threshold easily

@@kindafitsam8512 they were out of production by '03 is what I think he meant

Guess ya forgot bout tge c5 z06 that was in tge similar price range as tge cobra although comparing the 2 is apples to oranges like comparing the viper to the cobra. Either way id still choose a c5 z06 over the rest unless a gen 2 viper came along for a decent price since they are just gorgeous.

​@@kindafitsam8512 The "f body" was discontinued in 02. The newer Camaros are not f body's, they are a different platform

It’s funny seeing all the usually guys commenting on these videos 😂

@@Wretched2JZ haha I see it often. Pretty weird coming across replies back before I even had the car. How far its come in a short time. Can't wait for my blower upgrade video to drop in a few hrs

@@Lethal_Venom yea I know I read it and was like ok this was early! I’m just late in the game 😆. Happy to be apart of it now tho!

@@Wretched2JZ absolutely!!

@@Lethal_Venom you must be so happy now looking back! You did what you said you were going to do!

john sosa yeah at leeeeaaaaast one of them

john sosa top 3, but not the best

James sevensix it is without Question most Definitely in the top 10.. only someone who has no clue what they’re talking about would say what you said. Top 10 production Mustangs ever.. #1 69 Boss 429 #2 16 GT 350 R #3 03 SVT Cobra #4 67 Shelby GT 500 #5 2020 Shelby GT500 #6 2013 Shelby GT500 #7 70 Boss 302 #8 12 Boss 302 #9 11 GT 5.0 #10 93 SVT Cobra

@chris koepp dont forget to mention that a factory terminator motor was the first v8 to hit 5 seconds in the quarter mile with the factory block and crank 🤯

@White Stallion Yea i agree with you.hes not very educated about these. For a mustang, waaaay a ahead of its time! 6 speed not 5 speed manual, IRS plus a DOHC engine and with a blower! Yea!!! Easily top 3!

Bugatti guy here and all I can say is meh.

What a drip........

Pryonto Sarker dodge demon is

@@nicktronson2977 like if you have a Bugatti, my ass lol

@Based God damn bro who pissed in your cheerios

@Based God lmao i like you

@Based God them some fighting words

@Based God r/iamverybadass you're gonna be internet famous!

I love my 03 terminator one of the best cars at all times

😃

Respect is given where deserved and these cars deserve the upmost respect and admiration they are more amazing than any video can ever show

You made a mistake. The termi is only going up in price

@@AM-wi6zo A terminator with 105,000 miles is only going up in price? To what exactly, 14k to 14.5? Now if it has 105 miles on it I would agree with you.

@0nes And Zer0s had both at the same time. even my 13 5.0 would get the lions share of drive time. my 15 5.0 even better

@0nes And Zer0s yea i daily drive my cars and the interior was definitely cheap and horrible but did she sound awesome lol

@0nes And Zer0s true, it has the same design interior as a 1994 mustang v6 model, but the engine and the outside of the car is what makes the car stand out.

@@braddfordy These older cars are way cool, but you're right about how far the more modern cars have come. I had a Fox body with everything thrown at it, cage, big Brembos, built motor...and as cool as it was, you could go rent a new GT with station wagon tires from the local Budget or Hertz this afternoon and be faster around a track and in a straight line. The new cars are just light years ahead of what we drove 20yrs ago. Man I'm old :).

Don't underestimate its value.

Hershel Nightsbane Oh I am. Trust me

This is why we should all invest in classic cars. Even if they are not classic yet.

There are definitely a few cars to invest in

I have a 04 mystic chrome convertible with 125k miles of smiles on it. Never done a burnout or tore it up, but i will say it has seen 160 with the top down on multiple occasions.

The general consensus is that it made closer to 430hp at the crank

@@OxBlitzkriegxO I’ve driven one and it doesn’t feel like 370 or even 390 HP. Thing is a beast. It scared old ladies, and wimpy ass Tesla driving liberals when I was flying down the road. 😂

ThatKidRick .... ventura.craigslist.org/cto/d/2003-ford-mustang-cobra/6742743490.html

im getting one i love them

JASON JEFFERSON dang really you are lucky

Thats what made me pull the trigger on my 7k miles mystichrome terminator sitting in my garage on Ccws 😎 I’ve had three z06s , a 2006 coupe viper.. None of those put a smile on my face like my terminator does..

Do it ASAP. Have had mine for a year a have definitely hurt some feelings

Car really was making 420hp at the flywheel

Yeah it really bangs out 420, Ford purposely underrated them for insurance purposes.

Ford actualy underrated them quite a bit.

Yeah but some had 380 rwhp stock

@@kyoakland Marlo don't know what he's talking about, when the 03 mustang cobra first burst on the scene they produced 420 horsepower to the crank, Ford purposely underrated them because they knew that it would be hard for individuals to get them insured if they didn't because at that time that was an insane amount of power for a car to possess.

How is it in terms of reliability? I want one too lol what have you had to do on it since you got it?

UpperRobin29 it’s cause you were young and dumb. Now you know

Latnlvr 😂

adibee88 Thanks. It was always my dream car and couldn’t turn it down when I saw the mileage

@@Snake_Cobra You're Welcome and got a Super Example of a seemingly-extinct Species! 🤘

Either that or they fucked a guy driving a stang

And one just admitted it !!!!! Butt hurt bitch !

Smart mustang owners always put a Chevy inside if they want to be fast Nobody puts a Ford engine inside of a Chevy LMAO

@Orion Indeed, it's a fact--no one wastes a perfectly good Ford by dropping it in a rust bucket GM chassis.

Everyone just lost six IQ points reading that illiterate nonsense.

Rage Meleon si

I second this statement.

Yes

Hell YES!!! Please review the Grand National!!!

They are just laying around everywhere I'm sure it will be easy!! Why haven't you reviewed an f40?

Oh Gee i Wonder why the REAR tires would need to be replaced as opposed to the front :)

What you running in the rears? Size and tire model? Lol

6SpeedFletch Cool man. Yea the guy I got it from had the tires changed so I tried to get them back right.

Quick question: What can you do with the Cobra's suspension department, to keep the car planted and avoid crowds? It's to help out a girl car enthusiast that she is a die hard mustang fan.

@@marlostanfield1087 Nitto NT55's they're 285 wide

Wrong. Its all about what makes it go...

@@alexyoungberg5232 The appeal is definitely in what makes it go. As a car guy, I can appreciate the terminator engine. But I get what OP is saying.. When your idling at a stoplight, you may think "damn that 4v v8 with a big ole supercharger sounds reallll nice right now." But, when your slamming the gas on the highway and pushing the hell out of it, all you can think is "WOOOOO SUPERCHARGER WHINE YEAAA WOOOO YEEAAAA AMERICA WOOOO" and at that point it just becomes an absolute experience, that as a true car guy you wont forget. And you wont remember the feeling of thinking of all the parts in your engine at the time, you'll remember the rush of adrenaline you felt as the surge of torque threw you back in your seat. You'll remember how everything slowed down and just kind of clicked. Adrenaline, relax, clutch in, right hand, next gear, clutch out, adrenaline again. It's an absolute surreal feeling that doesn't come from thinking about that parts, but using them. But what do I know? I'm just a bored car guy drooling over old v8's on youtube at 1 o' clock in the morning.

BrianChris .... ventura.craigslist.org/cto/d/2003-ford-mustang-cobra/6742743490.html

It’s tough man...I drive it and have fun but still have discipline lol

Cool man. Glad you finally got one. I hunted and hunted for about a year before I found this one. Definitely worth the wait and hand to jump on it when it had 5700 miles.

@@Snake_Cobra that’s awesome glad you were able to get one as well 👍

PJ Morrison Lol what part you the US you in? Near AZ? Got a Terminator as well.

God damn that’s a good looking car man just subscribed I’ll watch your vids later

Marlo Stanfield Louisiana, the dirty south lol.. Wish I was in California or something, but I’m grateful🤷🏽‍♂️

Kelton Derkach thanks bro, hope you like what you see!🙌🏽

I know yours is a Terminator, but when I looked at your profile, I saw a silver one with a cool front bumper and thought it was a Saleen.

the 4.6 32v was one of the best engines ford ever made all the 4.6 fords were great last forever

Hell yeah, the Terminator Cobras are probably one of my favourite American V8s.

Marshall Baeth you will get there

Marshall Baeth ...it’s for sale!!!! ventura.craigslist.org/cto/d/2003-ford-mustang-cobra/6742743490.html

It’s got the same miles...😮👍

My 04 drop top cobra is for sale. North Central Pa. On cargurus.

I away's remember the cobra kenne bell vid that was done about 10 years ago - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2lQX3cOAbes.html

And only 20k of them made maybe 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Let's not forget the fact that it was one of the first Mustangs to include IRS. It was also one of the first to include a six speed manual.

Big Yoshi also can’t forget that it’s the must durable engine Ford has ever made with pushing 1000 on stock internals and it being completely fine

not true first gen gt500 was force induction as well now they almost match the price of the terminator. I think the real reason is they nailed the look with the tweaks they made , internet fame, and the weight made it feel more raw with the driving experience instead of heavy weight being pushed by more hp like the cars of today.

ls1 for life

Agreed.

98 Firebird Formula WS6 and this FTW

2003 cobra, 02 SS camaro, 02 WS6 Trans am and 02-04 Z06 vette are always gonna be my favorites

Brett Gast oh hell yeah, those are beastly too

Some dumbass

Honda lovers 😎

Mustang haters

Gt350 owners

Team DriveAlot I like Honda’s and Termi’s

Lorne Mann I own a 03 Terminator with just a smaller pulley, exhaust, & tune.. easily taken down 14 and newer Coyotes.

eh I'm def all nostalgia about this car but I would still rather be in a 2018 GT PP2 + all the trimmings for every day

Really doubt just brakes and tires would make it handle as good as 18 GT, even a base model. But shouldn’t be far behind. Both great cars.

Marlo Stanfield smaller pulley, exhaust and a tune in the Terminator would give it more power than a Coyote so it’s no surprise. Plus it’s lighter if I’m not mistaken.

@@marlostanfield1087, no...you'd have a hard time w/ a 10spd 18 GT or 18 SS. You should take them on top end...but it'll take you a while.

Dave Rodriguez hell ya get you a t top fox you might like

I'm a fox body fan myself. I still think about my 89' fox 5.0 back when I was a freshman in college. Hurts me still tht I had to sell it back then. My performance parts were outweighing the stock.

Your dream garage is similar to mine but I have to add the 15,16' Z06 to mine as well bro

OMEGALUL AYAYA WEEB

Straight up agree.

street_serpent03 that’s why I like my 04 ranger’s interior. It does what you want it to do, and nothing more.

street_serpent03 i mean an s550 isnt a muscle car lmaoo two completely different worlds

Jesusjuice32 I know that, I was just saying that I prefer the cobras simple interior over the s550s with all the electronics

Street - have a Whippled s550 now and absolutely agree. The s550 may look better but I hate these new touch screens and other bullshit. Just give me knobs for heat/AC and radio. Touch screes are slow and I have to look at what I'm doing. Old school was better.

Rich MAC exactly, I barley even use my a/c or radio

Love the bullits especially in that dark green