try and purchase an 05 b/c mistu is offering 0% financing if you qualify. Everybody seems to agree that the 05 have stronger trannsmission, a bit faster in stock form and comes with a longer warranty.

If your car is modifed and you break something liek the transfercase, diff, your warranty will not be honored. (If you decide to 1/4 your car be sure to read up on launching AWD cars)

Good luck and hopefully you do whatever this forum tells you.

 

your buddy doesnt have a clue about the evo
and yes you should get one.
upgrade from the mustang to an evo is a good choice

 

man you sound like i did lol. i had a 02 gt that ran 13.5 in the 1/4 with a trap of 106.5 on street tires. i thought it was quick till i got my *** handed to me by the rnr evo before the turbo upgrade. now i own an evo that will run low 12's all day and might even crack into the high 11's on race gas (might ). do i miss the mustang? only the looks it got but as far as the performance there is nothing to miss. oh ya, ive got about 2500-3000k invested in aftermarket parts.

 

Well how about this. My Evo STOCK went 13.234 @ 102 with a 1.7 60 foot time. My 98 Cobra bone stock went 13.60 @ 102 with a 1.9 60 foot on a stock tire. It's really all in the driving.

If you're building a car for the quarter mile and quarter mile only, the Mustang is the way to go. 03/04 Cobras make redicilous power, and the smallest bolt ons make a killer difference. If you're looking for a car that's a lot more daily driveable (in ALL weather conditions... and very fun in the snow) the Evo is the way to go.

The thing with Mustangs is you can make all the power in the world on just pump gas... depending on your setup. I have friends who go sub-10s in 03/04 Cobras on pump fuel... this would NEVER happen in an Evo.

Also, a Mustang with suspension and on a good tire will out 60 foot an Evo... not by much, but it will.

Bottom line, if it was between an 03/04 Cobra and an Evo for me... I'd go with the 03/04 Cobra ONLY if I had a daily driver car. (I'm big into making tons of power on pump fuel, and drag racing.) If I just had one car... Evo. Anyday.

Another thing to consider is insurance and car payments. The 03/04 Cobra will probably be a little more expensive, and insurance will be a LOT more.

 

When you buy evo, remember this, your buying evo not mitsubishi...it means forget about warranty.

 

thanks for all the comments. i think im pretty sold. now i just have to find a nice used one or like you said go take a look at the 05's. this is kinda off topic, but can you install a BOV yourself? if so how easy it to do?

 

Ok, I see you trying to stick in a newbie question already without searching, but don't you get started on the wrong foot. SEARCH FIRST before asking ridiculously simple questions like this, then if you don't understand what you find, you can ask us for more detail.

Of course you can install a BOV yourself. THe only thing easier and quicker to install is a drop-in panel filter, but please don't even think about replacing your BOV for a while until you have modded quite a bit.

 

haha you're right, ill stop bein lazy. Ill start my search now.

 

The 03/04 Cobras are a freak of nature. Since were on an EVO board I'll tell you what the average Cobra owner will tell you. With less than 2000 bucks you can make a Cobra put down between 500-550whp gauranteed. That is without touching the engine internals and all easy bolt ons and tuning. I have three friends with Cobras around here. One makes right around 400whp with just a cone filter and one other base mod (not a pulley). The second guy spent right around 1000 bucks and makes just around 500whp. The third guy spent between 1500-2000 bucks and makes around 550whp.

If easy drag times and crazy hp are your goals then go with the Cobra. HOWEVER, as I have learned over the years there should be more to a car than just straight line performance. The EVO was not designed to be a drag car. Granted it does very well at it but still it was designed off of a rally car platform. The car is made to be good at just about everything. Granted right now I think 9s are the fastest in the US but you have to realize that the US market has just opened and we here in the US LOVE to modify. In less than three years the EVO has managed to get within a second of full weight DSMs that have been around for over 10 years. Granted they are cousins in a sense but the EVO IMO has much more potential. Give it a couple of years and I would not doubt if you see an EVO pulling low 8s in street trim.

Cliff Notes: If you want a straight line beast with massive hp potential then go with the Cobra. If you want a car that has very good hp potential AND is a heavy hitter in all the other performance areas besides just a straight line then go with the EVO.

 

yeah after doing a 180 on a wet road in my mustang last night not even going fast (girlfriend driving behind me, scared the **** out of her) i think i will look forward to the AWD and overall better performance in areas besides straight line speed.