BamaChips 01 3Valve Cobra Build

Here at BamaChips we get bored in the evenings, boredom is how i broke my arm so we can only guess how this is going to turn out.

The project car is a 2001 70k mile cobra, completely stock, one day changing out brakes on the car we were jokeing around (or so i thought) about putting a three valve in it. Little did i know he was serious, so next thing I know were pulling the 4V out.

The final specs:
2008 ford 3v out of a GT
BBR Stage II Cams
Phaser lockouts
Spec Stage II clutch
C&L Intake MANIFOLD (shhh)
JLT II CAI
Assload of nitrous

This is how it started:


Pulling the engine


4v on the stand ready for a new home:


Delivery of new engine:


Exhaust with adapters:


Test fitting the 2v headers with the 4v xpipe on a 3V


Assload of N02 (this isnt available yet)


The engine should be sat in this week once we change cams and other little things, i will keep this post updated.

Dont worry Chris your throttle body adapter will make it home

Eventually.

One question: motor mounts? I've seen the mount kits for the earlier blocks into S197 chassis.....how about the late blocks into the earlier chassis? Can't tell much from the pic.

The motor mounts bolt right up on the 07-08 blocks, 05-06 has the boss's but need to be tapped for the earlier model motor mounts.

Boooo shorties......

Looks like fun.

why go to a stock 3V from a Cobra 4V??

Thank you.

Matt, I need to ride down and check this out.....

I need to look at that nitrous setup....If I can....lol

matt texass said:

Boooo shorties......

Looks like fun.

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Yea i know, but i dont wanna have to fool with long tubes... its ok though.

stkjock said:

why go to a stock 3V from a Cobra 4V??

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Lol why not? Ill make at the wheels what a 4V makes at the flywheel.

Chris06GT said:

Matt, I need to ride down and check this out.....

I need to look at that nitrous setup....If I can....lol

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Sure, give us a call.

I wouldn't advertise that shirt if I were him .... unless he wants to be tied in with that fuckin ballsack of a tuner cody . For yall sake I hope yall run a better business than he does .

ok rant over , anyway looks pretty spiffy I always wandered about the 3v in a older style ( fox mainly )

Nice project

pic of the bored girl ... priceless !!

Chris06GT said:

Matt, I need to ride down and check this out.....

I need to look at that nitrous setup....If I can....lol

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Yeah. me too! Maybe then Doug will write me a tune for a 150 shot...

Chris06GT said:

Matt, I need to ride down and check this out.....

I need to look at that nitrous setup....If I can....lol

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MrClean said:

Yeah. me too! Maybe then Doug will write me a tune for a 150 shot...

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Hey, where are you located exactly in Alabama? I'm gonna be there for vacation in two weeks....Orange Beach for a week then a few days in the Birmingham/Shelby county area (skiing on the lake). Maybe I could srop by and meet y'all and see this bad-boy...

Matt@BamaChips said:

Lol why not? Ill make at the wheels what a 4V makes at the flywheel.

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please explain how a 300hp rated motor will out power a 320hp rated motor?

Freaknazty said:

I wouldn't advertise that shirt if I were him .... unless he wants to be tied in with that fuckin ballsack of a tuner cody . For yall sake I hope yall run a better business than he does .

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Perhaps it is just a work shirt. Something to get greasy and not worry about.

freaknazty said:

ok rant over , anyway looks pretty spiffy I always wandered about the 3v in a older style ( fox mainly )

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Stick around and I'll show you one with a pair of turbos in a Futura.

stkjock said:

please explain how a 300hp rated motor will out power a 320hp rated motor?

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320? Ever see one of those turds actually put down 320? Plus the torque of the 3V will move that car much quicker than the 4V.

stkjock said:

please explain how a 300hp rated motor will out power a 320hp rated motor?

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US-1 said:

320? Ever see one of those turds actually put down 320? Plus the torque of the 3V will move that car much quicker than the 4V.

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never seen on put down a number... just going by the rated spec from Ford

Look at that yellow POS.. Gonna have to step it up when my Fox is done

stkjock said:

never seen on put down a number... just going by the rated spec from Ford

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Remember all the whoopla over the '01 cars being turds and nobody being able to dyno better than 280-290 hp......they were just dogs. That's why Colletti told his guys to come up with a solution. The solution was a blower.

Turbo > Blower....

Ask Matt what he wants to do in the near future

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never seen on put down a number... just going by the rated spec from Ford

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The cams are worth 35-40 when done right, plus this will be dyno tuned so i will push it beyond safe limits with the tune since its my car.

Caleb@BamaChips said:

Turbo > Blower....

Ask Matt what he wants to do in the near future

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Lol, dont give away all my secrets....

With that being said, turbo ftw!