98 Cobra Hydroboost, Do I need pump?

[MyOriginal66]

Found a hydroboost setup from a 98 cobra with 90k miles for $200. Includes everything firewall forward including lines. DOES NOT included pump. I can use my '77 pump right (with a T)? or should I try to get the cobra pump? Running a 170 6cyl, disks/drums.

 

[bronko69er]

Found a hydroboost setup from a 98 cobra with 90k miles for $200. Includes everything firewall forward including lines. DOES NOT included pump. I can use my '77 pump right (with a T)? or should I try to get the cobra pump? Running a 170 6cyl, disks/drums.

Stock ford pump will work, but $200 seems a shade high for what you are getting...IMO

 

[Broncobowsher]

Forget the cobra name plate, get the Mustang part. Same thing, half the cost.
stock pump should run it just fine.

 

[MyOriginal66]

Forget the cobra name plate, get the Mustang part. Same thing, half the cost.
stock pump should run it just fine.

Didn't know that. Saw the tech article on the cobra one and thought it had to be that. Is there a hydro set-up that will require very little fabrication and that I can use the lines from the donor car?

Maybe I'll piece together an Astrovan/corvette version.

 

[bronko69er]

Forget the cobra name plate, get the Mustang part. Same thing, half the cost.
stock pump should run it just fine.

I didn't think any mustangs except cobras came with hydroboost?
Maybe I'm wrong....

 

[bronko69er]

Didn't know that. Saw the tech article on the cobra one and thought it had to be that. Is there a hydro set-up that will require very little fabrication and that I can use the lines from the donor car?

Maybe I'll piece together an Astrovan/corvette version.

You are likely going to have to fab lines regardless of which setup you run.
Its more a matter of which one fits your price and availability requirements.
The cobra just happend to show up on craigslist for real cheap when I looked, so I went that route and documented it as best I could....

 

[MyOriginal66]

Thnx for doing the tech article, BIG help

 

[toddz69]

I didn't think any mustangs except cobras came with hydroboost?
Maybe I'm wrong....

All the Mustangs with the modular V8 engines (regardless of whether they were Cobras or not) came with hydroboost from '96-'04.

Todd Z.

 

[MyOriginal66]

Lookin for a V8 stang

 

[TOFIC]

200 bucks??? ROBBERY!!! HIGHWAY ROBBERY!!! run from that deal!
you get get complete setups out of other vehicles,everything including the pump and lines, for less than a hundred up here Dont touch that deal!!
The one you want is the one out of a 73 to 73 mercury granada or the ford equivalent. gives you all the componentsto bolt this to your six. the hydroboost and pump from the the V8 granada and the brackets from another car that has a six in it. NO more than a C note, anything else is not a good deal in any mans language.
TOFIC

 

[MyOriginal66]

200 bucks??? ROBBERY!!! HIGHWAY ROBBERY!!! run from that deal!
you get get complete setups out of other vehicles,everything including the pump and lines, for less than a hundred up here Dont touch that deal!!
The one you want is the one out of a 73 to 73 mercury granada or the ford equivalent. gives you all the componentsto bolt this to your six. the hydroboost and pump from the the V8 granada and the brackets from another car that has a six in it. NO more than a C note, anything else is not a good deal in any mans language.
TOFIC

Hey tofic, thanks, glad to see you have an opinon, lol. That's the advice I was looking for. So now trying to find a '73 - ? Granada in V8 and 6. Hmmmm, guess the search is on. Btw, why this set-up and not astrovan or mustang? Is there a difference, or just ease of install?

Is there a thread that lists the various hydros and their pros/cons?

 

[TOFIC]

Hey tofic, thanks, glad to see you have an opinon, lol. That's the advice I was looking for. So now trying to find a '73 - ? Granada in V8 and 6. Hmmmm, guess the search is on. Btw, why this set-up and not astrovan or mustang? Is there a difference, or just ease of install?

Is there a thread that lists the various hydros and their pros/cons?

Astro and Mustang hydroboosts are great nothing wrong with them just harder to install is all.
The Granada/Comet/Maverick install is easy and minimum amount of fuss to install it.
like I said V8 car for the hydroboost setup, pump and lines.
6 cylinder car for the brackets to mount the pump
TOFIC