Is that the same setup as the 90s irs cougars? I had a 93, 351w 400hp with an open 7.5, the torque made both tires spin 97% of the time, never broke though 😁
@@Greywolf-mv1hx it is not the same as the cougar. I will tell you the 99-04 cobra IRS will fit any foxbody mustang with very minor modification, just needs custom springs. They'll fit I think 79-04 any mustang.
Hey Car Wizard thanks for looking at my car! Will be bringing all of my cars to you from now on!! For anyone asking the car is making closer to 460-470 rwhp, and it has just basic bolt ons. Also the car lives in a garage and I only took it out because I have a dyno day at the end of the month and I didn't know how long the wizard needed to work on it. The salt will be immediately taken off and never put on again. Trust me, the salt hurts me more than it hurts you guys. Also the sway bar is sitting in my garage. Haven't had time to put it back on.
Question about your car. Did you buy the car bone stock or did it already have some mods? Or did you buy it as a salvage title? I would have a hard time cutting one of these up if I owned it factory stock, they are worth quite a bit in that condition (and rare).
@Life is better when I do something. I missed that, I was just more surprised at the amount of mods done to the subframe of this car. I can only imagine an owner would be able to sleep at night if this was salvage title and was already modified.
@@logdon17 Bought it with the subframe connectors and some really basic suspension stuff. I did the front subframe, the coil-over conversion, and a bunch of other stuff. It never was a completely clean car, it had minor mods when I bought it, but the last thing I am going to do it is a bigger blower and the supporting rear suspension mods, and fuel system.
Longtube headers, no cats - nice Magnaflow exhaust from the headers back - great attention to detail I had a 99 SVT Cobra - not quite a 'Terminator' but was a very fun car to own
I feel like its worth mentioning that these cars were pretty much confirmed to be underated in terms of horsepower. Ford claims they have 390 hp but they dyno around 370. That actually puts the motor at about 430ish crank horsepower.
@@kd-jj1rn Yes back in the day these cars had absolutely insane amounts of power. Even today it feels like it has way more power than the numbers would suggest. They are a blast to drive!
People traveling hours and hours to get your shop to service their cars and trucks speaks volumes about how you guys do business. Honest and quality work along with word of mouth recommendations is the best advertising in the world. I wish more shops put half the effort into their job as you guys do.
I agree the Terminator is the best modern day non shelby mustang ever. I have a torch red 04 cobra with just 29hundred original miles. I bought it about a year ago for 33grand and today it's 60 grand and rising. I also have a 93cobra low miles all original also. The cobras 93 and 03 04 are going up in value every day.
I also am lucky to have a 07 427 edition convertable supersnake and a 10 900hp grabber blue supersnake. Also a 08 GT500 and a 07 shelby gt and a few other car's and honestly I think my Terminator will be the most valuable out of all my cars including my supersnakes.That is definitely saying a lot. My 07 427 convertable supersnake was priced at roughly 100 grand and my grabber blue supersnake was listed for 135grand. My point is my 04 cobra new back in 04 was 34grand.Today the way it sits with 29hundred miles on it all original. It's easily 60 70 grand and going up every second of the day. SO TRUE
And they say american cars are rubbish and unreliable lol I say 🖕 you to anyone who Mocks our cars. You can still see cars from 40 to 50 years ago still running.
I have a 93 Fox 5.0 coupe in Reef Blue Metallic (1177 produced) . I bought it in 95 and I'll never sell it as long as I can drive it. Don't sell your car you'll regret it.
@@300zx-sfy8 Back in 2003, having nearly 400 HP/TQ wasn't something to laugh at. At the time, the Pagani Zonda C12-S was the fastest thing you could buy, and it had 555 HP.
I looked on line for motels near Omega Auto Clinic and now I imagine a good fraction of their business nowadays being a result of car owners making pilgrimages to get their cars worked on by a shop they trust...
That “mustang sound” can be attributed to the Ford 5.0 HO firing order that carried over to the 4.6 mod motors. You definitely always know a mustang when you hear one lol
That extra “Radiator” on the front is an aftermarket heat exchanger for the supercharger! That guy also has a bunch of Maximum Motorsports goodies which are top notch parts!
I finally figured out the Wizard Family. He fixes the cars and does an inspection. He is going to do the inspection on or off camera. By doing it on camera he gets some RU-vid action. He promotes his knowledge and shows us what to look for. It's a win win win win. Good for you wizard. I am a huge fan. Keep them coming.
So what makes the Cobra special is all of those street racing videos shot in the dark, uploaded to Streetfire in the times before youtube. It really made an impression on me.
Did you know, Wizard, that the 4.6 motors were within 1" in width of the famed Boss 429? Its true. The hood is SMC.....Sheet Molded Composite. 390hp factory rating is underestimated. The motors were more like 415 or so. This car has a pulley, cold air kit, and other things. I'm sure its plenty healthy. These motors started the blown Mustangs that followed.....the 4.6sc motors are bulletproof. The bottom ends from the factory can handle well over 800hp. No front sway bar means this car lives its life 1/4 mile at a time....LOL I have a 2000 Saleen that started out as a GT, but when that motor expired.....due to a crooked shop local to me.....we put in an 03 Terminator. They bolt right in. Fantastic motor.....100% fun, 100% bulletproof. Nice video. I have a video of my Terminator Saleen on my RU-vid channel Wizard. It would honor me if you watched it and made a comment.
Wizard, one of the biggest selling points of the 03-04 terminator Cobra is the independent rear suspension. Surprised you missed that and claimed that the v6 mustang has the same diff, which is not true. It has a live axle in the rear vs the terminator with cv axles
The differential is the same, it just has half shafts instead of axle tubes. This selling point was also a huge pain if you wanted to make power, because Ford gave away all the stiffness in favor of extremely soft rubber for NVH and nice ride. Tons of problems leading to all sorts of aftermarket braces, diff covers, aluminum bushing replacements, etc. The lower control arms in particular had a tendency to deflect to the rear under launch causing significant problems. I spent more money on the rear end of my 03 Termi to get it to launch straight and not explode than I did on any other part of the car.
I remember way back when they had a five year emission test period in my county in Florida, the threshold for passing for the 5.0 Foxbody was so lax you could gut the cats and still pass. As long as they could see they were there you were good to go.
LOL 😆 loved, LOVED! Wizard's gleeful reaction to that gorgeous exhaust note. If you have an Intro, THIS bit should be part of an Outro (with soundtrack).
@@trevorb7645 license plate is from Texas , doesn’t really get cold or snow down there all that much , except for now they’re dealing with some shit now
As a long time Vette owner I admit there is no American Muscle engine that sounds better than 8 cylinder Mustangs from the 90's on.........great noises...
Cobra has IRS, others don't. While the 8.8 Limited slip differential itself may be the same, that is the only thing the same in that rear end. Also, V6 mustangs had a 7.5 open differential.
@@devianb lol now all of us new edge owners are looking for the IRS. To be honest though, I'd be happy to toss any 8.8 into my convertible before I do the 3.5 eco swap
It’s not just the power that makes these cars superb, it’s the fact that they have an independent rear suspension which means that they don’t have that typical mustang live rear axle. They handle very very well and are a real joy on track days.
The Cobras came from the factory with the running horse in the grille instead of the snake. So many owners replaced the horse with the snake that everyone thinks the snake is factory
Rare to see anyone that remembers the Terminator cobra even as a person that owns one. But it is very entertaining when someone reacts to remembering it. And that is a fact, they did come with the running pony in the grille from factory.
The fact that every single one of us enjoys watching Wizard simply go over a car like a good mechanic should, really speaks to how many of us would kill for a mechanic like him. Thanks for being one of the very few good ones left Wizard! The only thing I dislike about you is that you're not closer to me. Lol.
Love these videos! Simple overview of customers unique cars. This is a solid and very well maintained mustang. Says a lot that people drive for hours for you to work on their cars! I would if I didn't live 8 hours away...
Nice! The brakes on the Cobras were also upgraded. I owned a 2001 Cobra (non supercharged) for a little while. Would have liked to own an 03 or 04 but the price went up and stayed up even for the used ones. Solid cars.
For those filler neck grommets on the gas tank, you don't have to drop the entire tank to put those in. Just pull the filler tube out, rip the old one out and coat the new one with wd40 or that liquid grease spray and itll slide right in. Sometimes you may have to loosen the straps on the tank a little bit but rarely. If you try and install it dry it won't ever go in and you'll think you have to drop the entire tank. I've done the grommet install on foxes, SN95's, and new edges like this one which are basically SN95's and never once dropped the tank. Hope that helps in the future if you ever have to do those again. Also, coat the filler tube with WD40 before inserting it back into the grommet. Goes in a lot easier as well.
2003-2004 Cobra was my favorite mustang of all time. It was always a dream car. It was insanely quick for it's time 1a sec bolt on car all day with just a tune , intake , exhaust.
The K frame is not for lowering. It is for improved suspension geometry, strength, weight savings, engine clearance for headers and sometimes engine set back.
Had to laugh Wizard when you said " Artic Blast". I live in Northern Alberta where 2 days ago we had lows overnight of -55 C with windchill. I love your videos because you actually explain what the problem is & how you will fix them. I also love when Hoovie brings a vehicle in & you start rubbing your hands together. Hahahahahaha! Take care & God Bless!
@Timothy Mckee it’s just change with some wild politics there is no threat. Edit: that’s exactly the problem there isn’t a threat for the first time in our lifetime
@Timothy Mckee it’s still not a threat rather, you want the Chinese government to be a threat. There is no threat besides, this has nothing to do with the mustang cobra 🐍
120k plus miles. It's nice to know such an enjoyable car gets used instead of sitting to death. Cars like that are meant to be enjoyed. Aftermarket subframe and control arms. I wonder if that's to help with the SAI issues? So that's the bastard year and model with IRS. Never seen 1 but heard of them
They removed the sway bar to increase the articulation when crowd crawling. :D Yeah I know... Low hanging fruit and I picked it! :) Very nice Terminator!
A lot of people incorrectly believe that the snake emblem in the grille is factory correct on the Cobra but it isn't..they came with the same running horse emblem as all Mustangs from this era.
@@cl7510 these are legends. They dyno to the wheels more than they were rated at the engine. Pulley, intake, headers, tune and you're over 500 wheel. Theyre amazing.
I have a cherry 1999 GT 5-speed with fresh paint (Now British Racing Green), Parchment leather, and chrome FR500 wheels. 175K California miles, no major repairs. Still going strong. These cars were made to be simple and reliable. Love the exhaust note.
@@RawShogun because this cobra wasn’t at the center of a movie, that is literally the only reason why the supra is so popular, the Supra literally isn’t that special performance wise, it’s heavy for a Japanese car, it has average power for a 90s Japanese performance car, the 2jz is a great engine but this cobra has a greater engine and isn’t as popular so I’d say it isn’t the engine that makes the Supra so popular, therefore the Supra is only as popular because it’s in fast and furious
@@nickmacias00 Thats a good point but don't act like there isn't a dozen variants of this car as well which makes it hard to stand out to non car people. The cobra probably has more street cred anyway which is why we are here.
@@RawShogun there are dozens of variants but the fact is the terminator is only two years 03-04, you can tell it looks different than a typical GT, my point is when you see a terminator you know it’s a terminator if you’re aware of their existence of course, despite all the street cred that the terminator has, there’s still a lot of people who don’t know about the terminator, I’ve come across plenty of Japanese car guys and even other american car guys who think it’s “just another clapped out 90s mustang” but literally everyone knows about the supra, it’s iconic, but why? Because of fast snd furious not because it’s a unique looking car, there’s plenty of unique looking cars that aren’t nearly as popular as the supra because they aren’t at the center of the most popular car movie franchise in history, the same exact thing can be said about the 1970 charger, it isn’t any better or anymore unique than other 70s muscle cars yet it’s easily the most valuable one now
@@nickmacias00 absolutely right you got it spot on... and the hype only continues to grow like 12yr olds thinking the R34 GT-R is the fastest* car in the world :/
Same with the 5.0 Mustang sound in the 80s. Riding my bike as a kid, a guy with a 5.0 LX and a Flowmaster 40, took off around a corner and punched it. I think that was the exact point I fell in love with the sound of a V8.
Several magazines did chassis dyno tests, and found that a stock Terminator put out 390 horsepower TO THE REAR WHEELS, making the actual HP around 425.
cobra emblem is aftermarket, hood is fiberglass, wheels are 99-02 cobra painted black, name plates on the valve covers are aftermarket too. the sound is the 4v heads of course! these aren't pushrods like all of chevy's stuff. the burble from the valves is what makes these so identifiable!
@@James-oo1yq Minneapolis weather, -19F tonight, -22 tomorrow night. You know it's brisk when rubber boot around stick shift freezes solid and won't stay in gear.
My favorite mustang will always be the 05-09 s197s. I remember seeing them at the dealership new as a kid, beating NFS Most Wanted with the s197. It’s my childhood dream car. 2 years ago, my dream came true and I proudly own an 08 s197 Gt. It’s not as fast as a terminator by any means; but it still brings me joy whenever i drive it.
Wizard, you really hit close to home. I am in love with the Terminator and new edge generation mustangs. I hope you can have the chance to work on an SC281 or Legitimate Bullitt or even a simple Mach 1 for you to show us around it some time. Thank you for making my day
I bought a new 2003 Terminator and enjoyed it for years. IMO, Borla exhaust is the best sounding although pricier than the Magnaflow. Looks like this customer has an aftermarket pulley on the supercharger. Intake/exhaust, pulley, porting and polishing the supercharger, Kenne Bell boost a pump, bigger injectors and it's easy to get 500-600 RWHP. These are FUN cars.
03/04 is the most awesome cobra since the original imo. It's so unique. Under the hood is just a thing of beauty. The 4.6L is one of Ford's best engines, they can produce a ton of power for a 281. And very reliable.
Sorry, but no they weren't. The 1999 thru 2004 COBRA Mustang got IRS, but not the other New Edge models. The Mustang got IRS across the whole line in 2015.
Hood was fiberglass, indeed. Also looks like they had some radiator hose problems at some point. (Only 2:48 in to the video, not sure if this is mentioned later). It was a fun car to drive, and very easy to get into the single digit MPGs LOL. Reasonably efficient on the highway however.
Yes it's an 8.8 as I said in my other post, some people did not like the rubber bushings, so...upgrade to Delrin .It is basically the same rear as was put in the Thunderbird however the "Terminator" rears got 31 spline axles instead of 28 , it is also 100 lbs heavier than a solid axle which actually helps the weight bias towards the rear. If you are just dragging the car , put a solid in , but if you like the twisty ( like me ) , this rear set up right with adjustable gas shocks and lowering springs ( at least a little not too much ) these cars can be made to handle much better than stock. The headers are aftermarket and add min 20hp @ 6000 if you chip them and add a BBK breather setup you can see almost 50 hp increase tuned right without opening the engine up . If you keep your foot out of it mine would get 20-22 mpg @ 65-70 mph on the hiway , yes its still a Muscrat but its a fun one.I enjoyed mine a lot.
That's really not even that bad. We usually don't have bad winters where I live but for the past 4 days, everything has been frozen here after a bad ice storm. I'm not really anal about it but my car is usually clean when the weather permits and it probably looks as bad as this one right now. It would be worse if I was commuting every day.
My dads had his 03 cobra since It was new and he daily drove and drove it on weekends. It was literally his only car for 12 years. Currently has 200,000+ miles on it. The sound of this car is so nostalgic. It was the sound that if I heard in the distance when I was home it meant I needed to turn the Xbox off and look like I’m doing homework immediately 😂
It is actually a once every hundred years freak weather event. A high pressure system split the Arctic air mass, and 2/3's headed towards Europe, while the remainder hit us. That is why it just keeps on and keeps on. Thanks for showing that Stang, I was hoping you would.
That's really cool of you giving little tips and tricks in your videos. They are really helpful to people like me who aren't professional mechanics but like working on their own cars. Thank you for your knowledge.
My friend had one of these in some funky green color that changed colors in the sun. BTW, love how you do walk thru's & Underneath tours on all the cars you show! very cool.
My friend had a black on black convertible brand new for about a week. He pre-ordered it. It seemed like he was waiting for it forever. He was incredibly happy about it. He got wasted and crashed it in to the sign of our apartment complex. Broke his hand because he punched it on something hard the next day after he got out of jail. Totalled his new instant classic, dui, dealing with insurance, broken hand. He's lucky he did not hurt or kill anyone. Don't drink & drive folks
My son had an '03. The owner before him had X-pipe, Flo Masters and a smaller pulley on the supercharger then dyno'ed it 461 RWH and 461 Tq. Had the dyno sheet to prove it. One of the fastest cars I ever drove!
Hey car wizard, it speaks to your professionalism, honestly and work ethic that people are travelling far distances just for you to work on their cars. Well done man and I hope when I finally get certified I can be the same.
