Lee Billing
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Ok Guys I have somethiing kinda unique here that i want to know if anyone is interested in. I have a 1996 DOHC Cobra motor with an M90 bolted to the top of it. The story behind this motor is kinda interesting.
I used to work for Roush Performance and In my adventures there I stumbled upon this motor sitting in a crate in a storage room. I inquired and found out that this motor was an early developement motor for the Terminator motor. The Terminator ended up with a M112 I believe. The car this motor was in was a '96 Mystique Chrome Cobra. During developement testing with about 500 miles on it, one of the engineers that was involved took it home to show his kid and girlfriend. During a test drive with his girlfriend he slid this car into a guard rail at about 70 mph. The car was totaled and the powertrain was removed. It sat in a crate in a storage room for about 12 years before i found it. I purchased it and took it home, put it on an engine stand and took off the valve covers and oil pan for an inspection. Everything looked brand new. I put a mark VIII oil pump pick up tube and Mark VIII oil pan on it with Mark VIII motor mounts and put it in my 89 SC. Unfortunately i never ended up finishing this project and had to scrap the car. ( I cried alot) The trans on this motor is not the one that was in the car. This trans is brand new and never been in a car. It has a Performance clutch in it also. Not sure of the brand because it was bolted to the engine and i only removed it to inspect it before i bolted up the trans. I can tell you that it is not a stock Cobra clutch. Also the throwout bearing is a McLeod hydraulic.
Guys i dont have any use for this as i will not be able to put the time or money into installing this into my 94. I really wanted to use it because it has a m90 on it but no such luck. I also have all the engine wiring all the way up to the PCM. Im not sure what this is worth but i know how much i paid for it and I know how much the Cobra motors alone go for. Im thinkin about $2000 for the whole set up. Let me know what you think.
By the way i ended up working with one of the engineers that was involved with this car (not the one who smashed it) and he said it was puttin out about 450 HP.
Thanks for reading my novel.
Lee 734-637-9267 for fast contact.
I used to work for Roush Performance and In my adventures there I stumbled upon this motor sitting in a crate in a storage room. I inquired and found out that this motor was an early developement motor for the Terminator motor. The Terminator ended up with a M112 I believe. The car this motor was in was a '96 Mystique Chrome Cobra. During developement testing with about 500 miles on it, one of the engineers that was involved took it home to show his kid and girlfriend. During a test drive with his girlfriend he slid this car into a guard rail at about 70 mph. The car was totaled and the powertrain was removed. It sat in a crate in a storage room for about 12 years before i found it. I purchased it and took it home, put it on an engine stand and took off the valve covers and oil pan for an inspection. Everything looked brand new. I put a mark VIII oil pump pick up tube and Mark VIII oil pan on it with Mark VIII motor mounts and put it in my 89 SC. Unfortunately i never ended up finishing this project and had to scrap the car. ( I cried alot) The trans on this motor is not the one that was in the car. This trans is brand new and never been in a car. It has a Performance clutch in it also. Not sure of the brand because it was bolted to the engine and i only removed it to inspect it before i bolted up the trans. I can tell you that it is not a stock Cobra clutch. Also the throwout bearing is a McLeod hydraulic.
Guys i dont have any use for this as i will not be able to put the time or money into installing this into my 94. I really wanted to use it because it has a m90 on it but no such luck. I also have all the engine wiring all the way up to the PCM. Im not sure what this is worth but i know how much i paid for it and I know how much the Cobra motors alone go for. Im thinkin about $2000 for the whole set up. Let me know what you think.
By the way i ended up working with one of the engineers that was involved with this car (not the one who smashed it) and he said it was puttin out about 450 HP.
Thanks for reading my novel.
Lee 734-637-9267 for fast contact.