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Old May 17, 2003 | 04:23 PM
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the donor car was on ebay for sale a while back. bad thing was it was a black on black convertible with 8 miles. what a waste.
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Old May 18, 2003 | 07:40 AM
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$69,500 to turn my Focus into that thing??? What a deal! I'll take 2!
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Old May 18, 2003 | 07:20 PM
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Originally posted by 99Venom
the donor car was on ebay for sale a while back. bad thing was it was a black on black convertible with 8 miles. what a waste.
Out of curiosity, in your opinion why is this a waste? The motor/drivetrain is faster in the Focus than it was in the Cobra.
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Old May 19, 2003 | 05:48 AM
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V8 focus>V8 mustang

Explanation: almost 1,000 lbs in weight difference

c'mon guys you mean to tell me that given the opportunity you wouldnt want to ditch a thousand pounds from your stang? '03 cobra $30,000+ 03 focus 15,000- complete V8 swap 11,000 total price 26,000 or less. c.mon tell me that isnt a steal, even with a stock pushrod 5.0 that is gonna be wicked fast. and yes the price does include and swap out to a RWD.
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Old May 19, 2003 | 10:31 AM
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Originally posted by phatstang1
Out of curiosity, in your opinion why is this a waste? The motor/drivetrain is faster in the Focus than it was in the Cobra.
If I had to guess it's because Cobra's are limited edition cars that hold their value better than most other Mustangs. Chopping it up to make a Focus fast is kind of stupid. They could have just gone and bought the drivetrain, it's not like you can't get an '03 Cobra crate motor.
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Old May 19, 2003 | 01:15 PM
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Originally posted by Force Fed 23


Alan, I don't think he was thinking the Focus was a waste, just that the swap, especially using a brand new donor vert was the waste.
Thats what I thought too. Personally, I don't see the swap as a waste. Given the choice, I see that motor having more potential in a Focus as opposed to an overweight convertable. Now if it were from a coupe donor car, I'd say that was a waste.

Plus, the people who did the swap in the first place probably put some insane PUSHROD motor into that Cobra.
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