Cobra Calipers

[Neodolphino]

I have yet another question for everyone out there!

I have seen the red cobra brake calipers with the horse logo on them, and I think they would look friggen awesome with my '04 torch red mach! Anyone know where I can get em for a good price, and what I would need to do to get them installed and functioning? Anyone have em and have comments? Thanks again everyone!!!!

[manny1234]

There suppose to be te same as the Mach1's (except for the logo)

[Neodolphino]

So all need to do is get ahold of the red cobra calipers with the horse logo, and slap them on?

[marty]

Neo, the pony calipers are available through Summit Racing.
The P/N is M-2320-f for the front and M-2320-B for the rear.List is $285 & $235. You must use FMS in front of all P/N's. Hope that helps man~~~~marty

[2k4mk1]

Why not just paint yours RED? Also I dont beleive they are the same the COBRA has Brembos we dont We have Brembo rotors but not calipers. (someone correct me if Im wrong cuz Ibeen wrong b4) If Im not mistaken ours are the same as on the 01 Bullitt though. (calipers)

[Greg@GLD]

The calipers on my Mach are the same as the ones on my 1994 Cobra, sans the "COBRA" stamping. They are PBR...

[Greg@GLD]

Oh yes, one more suggestion- as long as you are replacing the calipers, you might want to opt for braided stainless brake lines too...

[Neodolphino]

Because I need the pony on them dammit!!! When I got my car down in San Antonio, there was an Oxford '03 at Jordan Ford that had the SVT Cobra Suspention, Clutch, Brakes, and a custom exhaust. The red calipers with the ponies on them look damn nice, and that was with a white car... with my '04 Torch, it would look damn good.

[Neodolphino]

Originally posted by 2003 Mach
Oh yes, one more suggestion- as long as you are replacing the calipers, you might want to opt for braided stainless brake lines too...

Not to sound like too much of a moron, what are the benefits? I need to learn.... TEACH ME!!!

[Lonestar 7]

I thought our calibers had 2 pistons and the 2003 Cobra had 4. Correct me if this wrong I think thats what I read. I have a Torch Red Mach too and painted calibers would look really cool.

[farmboy]

Originally posted by Neodolphino
Not to sound like too much of a moron, what are the benefits? I need to learn.... TEACH ME!!!

I have asked the same question and I learned other than looks that the braided stainless steel brake hose does not swell up with pressure as the rubber hose does. So the fluid pressure to the calipers is to the calipers.

Another thing I learned is that if your Mach is at least a year old, you should consider changing the brake fluid. This has to do with the water content that can be found in the brake fluid.

So if you are going to change out the calipers, you are already working in this area and it pays in the long run.

[Neodolphino]

"I see" said the blind man who peed into the wind "Its all comming back to me now". hehehe... Thanks for the info. I have learned so much from this site. You guys rock!

[Lonestar 7]

The best replacement is Dot 4 and I like Castol and will change my fluid just before summer. I have found with Dot 4 you just get better pedel feel than with Dot 3.

[Neodolphino]

Here is a pic of them. I found that they are usually listed under "Bullitt Calipers" so maybe I was wrong in thinking they were cobra?

[Greg@GLD]

Not to hijack this thread but... I learned up-close and personal why it's better to go to stainless lines, if you plan to do any sort of performance driving (road racing or autocross)
I ran my Cobra at Road America last spring, and was going 126 MPH on the back straight, heading for corner 5.... My rubber brake line popped like a balloon right where it attaches to the caliper. Losing your brakes while going 126 MPH heading for a sharp turn is NOT my idea of a good time. I ended up using the clutch to get the car to stop, about three feet from coming back out on the other side of the track.

After the fact, one of the guys from Northwoods Cobra Club told me that that won't allow you to race at their sponsored events at R/A unless you have upgraded the lines, because this is a known weakness on the earlier SN95 Cobras.

I went for the Brembo kit with the 4-piston calipers:







I won't need to do this to the Mach, I don't plan to drive it on any road courses....