Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R road test, Motor Trend, April 2000

"Goshen, formerly Darkcode" (thedarkestofallcodes) 12/06/2014 at 17:39 • Filed to: GOSHEN'S SATURDAY NIGHT PUBLIC ARCHIVES RELEASE

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Stripped interior, high output aspired V8, IRS, DTM-like aero package. The '00 Cobra R was probably the most extreme Mustang ever built.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 12/06/2014 at 17:44

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I didn't know it had ITB's.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 12/06/2014 at 17:46

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Was there a mechanical need to remove the rear seats?

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 12/06/2014 at 17:46

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Neither did I, but I'm not surprised as it was fairly pushed to the limit.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 12/06/2014 at 17:47

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No but they're dead weight on a track car. See: Porsche GTx cars.

Aero > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 12/06/2014 at 17:48

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It doesn't.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Aero 12/06/2014 at 17:59

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Look at the last picture, on the bottom right. Those are in fact, individual intakes, which would indicate ITBs. Your picture shows the plastic cover. BMW has the same thing.

Birddog > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 12/06/2014 at 18:05

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Those arent ITBs, they're the intake runners. That's a pic of the intake with the upper half of the plenum removed.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 12/06/2014 at 18:05

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True, forgot this is a hardcore track car. Not going to be bringing passengers to the track so they wont need the seats anyways.

Sn210 > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 12/06/2014 at 18:10

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my all-time favorite Mustang. I've yet to see one in the wild

crowmolly > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 12/06/2014 at 18:13

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Also useless once you put safety equipment (i.e. roll bar) in.

DoYouEvenShift > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 12/06/2014 at 18:34

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ITB intakes have a throttle blade on each intake runner.

The Cobra R 5.4 has a tuned runner intake with an aluminum cover. You can see the large single TB in that picture with the hood up and cover on.

blacktruck18 > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 12/06/2014 at 19:13

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Dem sides pipes

DoYouEvenShift > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 12/06/2014 at 19:47

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This is my favorite Mustang ever. It's a shame they only made 300. This is what the Mach 1 should of been. Obviously with a full interior and associated street car accessories.

Aero > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 12/06/2014 at 19:56

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Those are simply the intake runners, no ITB setup. Look at the picture I posted, the black plastic tube connects to the conventional dual plate throttle body.

Aero > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 12/06/2014 at 20:01

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I love these things. It's hard to believe that SVT put out the dud that was the '99 Cobra only to have this introduced the next year. Imagine if the "regular" Cobra would have just been a detuned, more street friendly version of the R.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > DoYouEvenShift 12/07/2014 at 06:40

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Indeed. The Mach 1 as a mid-range car was somewhat disappointing.

NJAnon > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 12/07/2014 at 19:46

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Probably. But then they made the Boss 302 Laguna Seca Mustang which is a beast itself with a live axle. Plus there will probably be some new variants to equal that 2000 Mustang since the new 2015 ones now have independent rear suspension.