Gen 2 - Cobra Intake Swap
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Well, CRAP! 
The throttle and cruise cables I've ordered won't arrive until Friday, June 3rd, and probably in the late afternoon at that!
I was only planning on being @ Carlisle on Saturday anyway, but now I'm facing either a couple of 3 1/2 hour drives (each way) without cruise control or a late night fabricating.
Best laid plans...... :frown:
The throttle and cruise cables I've ordered won't arrive until Friday, June 3rd, and probably in the late afternoon at that!
I was only planning on being @ Carlisle on Saturday anyway, but now I'm facing either a couple of 3 1/2 hour drives (each way) without cruise control or a late night fabricating.
Best laid plans...... :frown:
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I've decided to relocate the cruise servo and use the '98 Cobra cruise cable I have. The hole in the fender where the stock cable exits would require a new cruise cable to cross the engine, which I don't like.
I found an existing hole farther towards the rear that will allow the Cobra cruise cable to route along the firewall. I made a new bracket to mount the servo at the rear of the wheel opening under the inner fender today and the paint on it is drying. I'll extend the wiring harness tomorrow, finish the install, and post some pics.
Here's a pic that shows the servo in the stock location forward of the wheel and the hole that the stock cable passes through.
I found an existing hole farther towards the rear that will allow the Cobra cruise cable to route along the firewall. I made a new bracket to mount the servo at the rear of the wheel opening under the inner fender today and the paint on it is drying. I'll extend the wiring harness tomorrow, finish the install, and post some pics.
Here's a pic that shows the servo in the stock location forward of the wheel and the hole that the stock cable passes through.
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Finished the relocating the cruise control servo. The existing hole in the inner fender is roughly 1.75". I used a plastic computer desk cable grommet, secured with silicone to protect the cable.
Tip: If you have to extend a multi-wire harness, stagger your cuts. It will make for a less bulky finished cable and reduce the possiblity of shorts.
The extended harness was run along the top of the fender along side the existing hood release cable and windshield washer hose.
You can see the cruise cable running under the brake booster and along the firewall.
One final note on this swap, I had to modify the throttle pedal arm a bit as the pedal was too high and full throttle occured before it was "matted". I cut a couple of angled slots in the sides of the arm above the pivot, then bent the arm and welded the slots.
Tip: If you have to extend a multi-wire harness, stagger your cuts. It will make for a less bulky finished cable and reduce the possiblity of shorts.
The extended harness was run along the top of the fender along side the existing hood release cable and windshield washer hose.
You can see the cruise cable running under the brake booster and along the firewall.
One final note on this swap, I had to modify the throttle pedal arm a bit as the pedal was too high and full throttle occured before it was "matted". I cut a couple of angled slots in the sides of the arm above the pivot, then bent the arm and welded the slots.
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I admire how your work is so impeccably detailed and clean.
But you may want to take another glance at the brake booster hose.
Thanks.
Why?
DLF
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No. What you see is the one-piece stock clamp that is properly positioned. What you can't see is the band of metal behind the hose that connects the two "clamps" that you can see. There is no hoseclamp for the upper connection, nor is one needed.
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98mark8lsc
I make stuff
99-04 cruise cable is more than enough
How does a Mach 1 cable compare? Is it the same? I can get one pretty cheap, and wanted to see if you guys know if it's the same. I imagine it would be, but thought I'd ask...
DLF
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Thanks !
How do you like the tip in ?
The pedal was a bit more sensitive intially, but I reduced some of the dashpot settings (mostly because of the Accufab TB, I had to do the same on my Cobra) and it seems to have settled down.
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Very nice!
It has settled down?
Is the throttle response as good as a Gen 1 now?
(runs and hides)
I don't know, I've never driven anything that old and slow....
KStromberg
VIII looking for 8s
I don't know, I've never driven anything that old and slow....
Oh buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurn!
That performance boost is going to start rubbin' off on ya and you'll be talking smack all the time. Wait til you line up with a fairly stock '03 Stang GT like I did that just had a catback. He kept up for about 10 ft. and it was all over. My mathematics tells me that is less than a car length. Meh, it's a loose converter. Give me a sec.