2008 Cobra Jets belong in Stock

Tom P · 02-12-2009, 02:09 AM

Ford did that with the 428 Cobra Jet too but it's been worked out fairly. The engine relies on boost rather than RPM and if that is limited so is power. These things have tiny 3 1/2" bores and huge 4 1/4' strokes.

The Shelby GT500 could just as well have been called the Mustang Cobra but marketing it on the Shelby name and heritage seems to have worked well for sales. Check the window sticker on one and see where they are shipped from.

02-12-2009, 02:09 AM	#11
Tom P Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 707 Likes: 30 Liked 239 Times in 94 Posts	Re: 2008 Cobra Jets belong in Stock Ford did that with the 428 Cobra Jet too but it's been worked out fairly. The engine relies on boost rather than RPM and if that is limited so is power. These things have tiny 3 1/2" bores and huge 4 1/4' strokes. The Shelby GT500 could just as well have been called the Mustang Cobra but marketing it on the Shelby name and heritage seems to have worked well for sales. Check the window sticker on one and see where they are shipped from.