Somebody call me? My cobra has the basic bolt-ons. The motorclutchtranny and the weight is stock. I would go for a late model 98. 96 had cooling probs. 97 has a less agressive tune from factory. Plus in 98 tremec bought ought borg-warner so the tranny were alittle more durable in the later half of 98. If u have any questions feel free to pm me or something. -Mark