After damaging a piston in the stock short-block, Matt and his buddy Chris Herring removed the engine and hauled it to Al Papitto at Boss330 Racing for a rebuild. The stock bottom end received a 0.020-inch overbore before the stock Cobra crankshaft, Oliver billet connecting rods, CP pistons, Total Seal piston rings, and ARP hardware were reinstalled. Al also worked over the stock Four-Valve heads with mild porting, Ferrea valves, Crower valvesprings, '01 Cobra intake camshafts, and stock '03 Cobra exhaust camshafts. Since the Hellion Power Systems single-turbo kit Matt added does away with the stock blower, an '01 Cobra intake with a ported lower was installed in its place. With a ball-bearing Q-Trim 76mm single turbo, the Cobra has made 718 hp and 746 lb-ft of torque. In case he needs more, Matt added an NX dry-nitrous kit with the company's boost-referenced progressive controller, which can program a nitrous curve. The nitrous purges via an intercooler spray bar.
| 5.0 Tech Specs |
| ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN | ELECTRONICS |
| Block | Engine Management |
| Stock '03 Cobra, 0.020-in overbore | Stock Computer, SCT Pro Racer |
| Displacement | Package flash tuning |
| 283ci | Ignition |
| Rotating Assembly | Stock '03 Cobra, NGK BR7EF |
| Cobra crankshaft, Oliver billet | spark plugs |
| connecting rods, CP custom | Gauges |
| pistons, Total Seal rings, Federal | Stock, Auto Meter Phantom |
| Mogul bearings, ARP main studs, | boost and fuel pressure, Raptor |
| Canton oil pan and windage tray | shift light, Innovate Motorsports |
| Cams | Wideband with air/fuel gauge |
| 01 Cobra intake camshafts, stock | |
| exhaust cams | SUSPENSION AND CHASSIS |
| Heads | Front Suspension |
| Stock, mild porting, bronze | K-member |
| valveguides, Ferrea stainless | Maximum Motorsports tubular |
| steel valves, Crower valve- | Control Arms |
| springs, ARP studs | Maximum Motorsports tubular |
| Intake | Struts |
| Stock '01 Cobra, ported lower | Stock |
| Throttle Body | Springs |
| Accufab twin 60mm | Hypercoil 350 lb-in coilovers |
| Mass Air | Caster/Camber |
| SCT BA 2800 | Maximum Motorsports |
| Power Adder | Brakes |
| Hellion Power Systems single- | Stock |
| turbo system, ball-bearing Q-Trim | Wheels |
| 76mm turbo, stainless steel piping, | BBS RK Plasma 18x81/2-in |
| ceramic-coated hot side, Nitrous | Tires |
| Express nitrous kit | 245/40/18 |
| Fuel System | Rear Suspension |
| Dual Ford GT Supercar fuel | Shocks |
| pumps, 8-gauge wire running dual | '00 Cobra R |
| fuel-pump driver modules, -6 lines | Springs |
| from fuel hat to Y-block, -8 line to | Hypercoil 550 lb-in coilovers |
| stock fuel rails, Siemens 60-lb/hr | Control Arms |
| injectors | Stock |
| Exhaust | Brakes |
| Borla Stinger Cat-Back exhaust | Stock |
| Transmission | Wheels |
| T56, 26-spline input shaft, McLeod | BBS RK Plasma 18x10-in |
| throwout and pilot bearing, Fidanza | Tires |
| aluminum flywheel, SPEC Stage 3+ | Nitto 555R Extreme Drag radial, |
| clutch, Pro-5.0 shifter | 305/35-18 |
| Rearend | Chassis Stiffening |
| Stock IRS 8.8, 3.55 gears, The | Kenny Brown Performance weld- |
| Driveshaft Shop Level 5 half- | in subframe connectors, matrix |
| shafts, Maximum Motorsports | brace, jacking rails, Steeda |
| IRS bushings, Kenny Brown | Autosports strut-tower brace |
| Performance aluminum differential | |
| bushings, Billetflow differential | |
| brace | |