03/04 Cobra Supercharger Install VMP TVS 2.65 "Thor" Step by Step supercharger Removal & Install

[@JM-tj2kl]

I found when pulling my SC and intake the main wiring harness had a clip hooking it to rhe back of the intake and that is why I couldn't pull it our all at once. I fought with so long and then did like you. Pulled the supercharger then the intake. That's how I found the harness was clipped to the intake. Drove me crazy! Your intercooler was super clean! My car had 75k on it and was dirty. Cleaned it all up with brake cleaner though and looked new again before installing back. Good vid!

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

Yeah, I see what you mean with the tab in the back of the lower intake for the clip. This car had a ported eaton done not too long ago, so that’s why it’s so clean.

[@x04svtx]

Just bought a 2.3. Wondering about bypass routing on back of supercharger. I noticed how top vacuum line is routed. Bottom i was told to leave open to atmosphere. What do i do with vacuum line that usually/should go to bottom of bypass selenoid…i would love to keep egr

[@gametimeracing]

Awesome work you guys this turned out great! So much work involved!

[@keithboudreau3555]

Like the supercharger but dont know about having to dent the crossover tube. Seems a better design could have been done.

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

They should offer a crossover delete as part of the kit

[@mustangdanny97]

I'm sorry I know this isn't on this topic but I know u are super smart about mustang's. How the heck do u remove egr tube from manifold on 96-04 mustang gt. I've tried everything!!!! Thank u.

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

You need to break the nuts loose from both the top and bottom before moving either of them. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqvYmqaui9imjpo

[@Jesussosa104]

What's that hole for @danny right where you would put the elbow to the supercharger at the bottom there's a hole there what goes there??

[@hotwheels.history9992]

Hey Danny, this is a little off topic but you're probably the only one who knows the answer. My buddy has an American 03 GT, and it has non adjustable centre interior vents. My 02 3.8 has adjustable centre interior vents, so does my 99 3.8 conv. Why do some new edges have the centre vent flaps, and some dont? I feel like you made a video ons this, but i can't find it

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

Yeah, it’s been mentioned in a video about the cobra where they changed some things like the roof liner net, the key hole color, etc, so it’s just probably as they were ordering the last run of parts some were “cheapened up” You’ll even see the rear seat headrest went from foam to a solid, light weight plastic. But it was a rolling change on a lot of these parts. Some 03s still have them some don’t. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpTMooSpic2nbdksi=HEFPRn2l27VZx4yI

[@rolandbaron5813]

Hello 👋🏽 question. Can a 03-04 Cobra supercharger fit a 99-04 V6 3.8L automatic?

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

I have seen some adapter plates made for them. You can find videos on KZbin

[@rolandbaron5813]

@dannyjohnsonsgarage okay thanks. I was thinking of swapping my engine for the cobra engine, instead.

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

@@rolandbaron5813 that’s a better alternative in the end and a lot of new Coyote engines even have control packs that make it easier. I believe the gen 2 Coyote is the best so you don’t have direct injection

[@hotwheels.history9992]

Yes, I've seen Eaton m90 adapter plates, but the vast majority of people who attempt a supercharged 3.8/4.2 build go with the Thunderbird super coup engine internals, because it has internals built for boost. Stock bottom end 94-04 3.8s in the Mustangs will lose compression with almost any boost over a prolonged time. ( The ringlands fail )

[@rolandbaron5813]

@@hotwheels.history9992 okay. Thanks.

[@williamlambert6568]

Hi Danny, i have commented about my electric issues and would like some advice please. I’m planning on returning to CA to pick up my a Car and drive it from there to PA.

[@stephenalexander2427]

Passenger side breather , from the Valve cover to the intake . Yours is capped off . Can you talk about that ? Thanks great video !

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

My brother added a catch can there. They don’t sell the pre filters anymore because they want you to buy another catch can kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6PHe4Crf9GYodE

[@poot111111]

Great video and I hope he enjoys the added power. I certainly do not care for the clearancing required for this kit. Certainly not a cheap kit, it shouldn't require a dremel and a hammer to install.

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

poot111111 I agree. It comes across as an afterthought they missed. If so, they should include the cross over delete kit as part of it

[@poot111111]

@@dannyjohnsonsgarage yeah, you guys did great despite those challenges though. Maybe one day on the Marauder, lol.

[@krisn319]

Danny 2 more questions for ya on this: the wiring on my car (specifically the big harness against the firewall is going to make it a major pain in the butt to put the manifold back in with the blower on it. Any reason I couldn’t put it back together the same way it was taken apart in this video? Manifold first, re attach blower, re attach IC coolant thingy????? 2nd - did you just fill up the intercooler system with coolant through the same hoses it was sucked out of till full? Or is there a better way?

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

Yes, you can drop just the blower on but you’ll just need to remove the baby pulley bridge (you’ll see it on my water pump install video I will link below). Just full the intercooler slowly into the lines and into the expansion tank. Run the pump as you do it. Most of the time it burps itself easily since it’s not a pressurized system

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

Watch at 8:55 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5a3hXyKgMinpa8

[@krisn319]

Right on man - thanks again!!!

[@turbosbuggy]

Danny...the hose that u took off on the back on the supercharger that had a hose clamp on it...what is that for?

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKOZnXV9l9ShjaM

[@OH3REDFIRESVT]

Great video! I said it before, but you guys need your own show on tv

[@OH3REDFIRESVT]

When guys do an egr delete, what’s the benefit?

[@justin.c_svt]

@@OH3REDFIRESVT I did the EGR delete on my bullitt. There really isn't much of a benefit to it. The real advantage is not having to wrestle it back on. I decided to keep it for now even though I have a block off plate because I want the car to pass emissions if my town gets more adamant about cracking down on it.

[@genejackson8815]

Nice!! Now how about that first “cold start” video. And definitely need to hear a Fly By at WOT.

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

Go check out Justin SVT’s channel. I think he has cold start already, but the tune is coming this week for some flybys later

[@poweredbyfaith]

I have the VMP III sitting in my shop waiting to be installed. Great Vid!!!!

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

Now you’ll know what to look for when you pick it up. Watch those lower manifold bolts. Make sure they didn’t snap any

[@adipperales9902]

What kind of spark plugs should I use and what gap should I put them at ?

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

NGK tr-6 gapped to .028. www.amazon.com/NGK-4177-PK8-Spark-Plugs/dp/B072DRCK6Y?crid=1YTZGBYYTAK2D&keywords=ngk+4177+tr6+spark+plug&qid=1646841868&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sprefix=ngk+4177%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=2004047-20&linkId=66effaa775b16495172f05f1ee3b3f30&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

[@adipperales9902]

Thanks

[@joshuahanley9640]

Hi just installed the gen 3 R on mine. Did you use the slot style MAF with the maximum effort kit? My tuner tried and said he couldn't tune it with the slot style and I needed to go back to stock style MAF. Just was curious if you had any issues. Thanks!

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

My brother did the new 5.0L slot MAF. He was given a start up tune for it, then took it to the dyno

[@JoseDiaz-bk9mh]

Gahhhhh I’ve always wanted a terminator so bad but just seeing this in-depth supercharger upgrade/install video was just makin me want one that much more. Nice improvement from the original eaton.

[@Lethal_Venom]

Buying one was such a great decision for me. They are everything everyone says they are.

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

Jose Diaz It’s really nice to have everything plug and play compared to wiring up all the sensors and such as my brother had done on his 2001 bullitt when he supercharged it

[@JoseDiaz-bk9mh]

Danny Johnson’s Garage oh I bet. Since the system is already there for you.

[@arevalocobra]

What about the supercharger oil

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

This one comes pre-filled. Whipple and others do not, so be carful

[@SVT_Beck]

Are you gonna do the regulator video?

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

Beck_SVT Yeah, he hasn’t got that far with it yet

[@krisn319]

Dumb question but why does the intake manifold need to come off too? Why not just leave it there and swap the blower?

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

You can do either way depending on what you prefer. If you lift only the blower you’ll need to take off the inner pulley bridge to access the coolant lines that go into the front of the intercooler (which you’ll also want to be sure to vacuum out like we did so you don’t end up with a puddle in the intake manifold). My brother wanted to bolt the blower to the intake manifold outside the car so we did it his way.

[@krisn319]

Ah yup I forgot about the lines running into the intercooler! Thanks for the video man - awesome job. Very very through. I might have more questions later - I’m halfway through putting a 2.3 in mine right now

[@johnedgerly2810]

12-1-20 my 03 is at shop now getting new valve guides and seals and a bunch of other stuff twin disk clutch,alternator etc and a new supercharger was thinking about the new gen 5 3.0 whipple have been watching a lot of vids on the vmp..what do u suggest whipple or vmp?

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

I say whipple 3.0L Gen 5 but it depends on your goals. For most street cars either blower is enough blower to get what you need

[@johnedgerly2810]

@@dannyjohnsonsgarage tnx..any suggestions on who has best deals i found one from lethal performance for 5200.00

[@jason91205]

Hey Danny, have either of you guys installed a head cooling mod? If so which one did you guys do?

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

@@jason91205 we haven’t. I would do cobra engineering with braided lines on the back of the head and not the smaller MMR one that goes over the top

[@jason91205]

@@dannyjohnsonsgarage thanks will look into it. I have a completely stock 2004 that I just did my very first mod on; magnaflow catback. You guys have me wanting to make a beast as well ha.

[@adipperales9902]

Also do you have to change the fuel pump?

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

We went with a full return fuel system from fore kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKXImnatfq2op5o

[@TopMach1]

do yall have any spare Cobra parts like intercooler or Lower intake

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

We have a few parts but keep them for spares as we have 3 terminators to keep happy 😇

[@MrAce987]

Hey man I bought one used. Do you know the size of the 4 bolts from the inlet to the elbow? The stock Eaton is studded and that's all I need to complete install.

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

I don’t but VMP is pretty good about offering a lot of the parts they sell

[@DavidWilliams-vm6tw]

I have a 1996 Ford ranger I have replaced the battery and the alternator and it still not charging

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

Check to see if it has blown the inline fuse for the alternator. Ford usually has them incorporated into the wire

[@jasonmitchell7677]

Was the Eaton ported? If it is, would it be for sale?

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

It was, but someone already jumped on it from instagram and bought it

[@Tommy-hb5qn]

Anybody know how similar this is to a Saleen, or if it’s even possible at all?

[@felixserrano2511]

Thank you for the great video, it is pretty cool to see the steps for the supercharged swap. I’m wondering! How long did it take between you and your brother to do the swap? And did you do the dyno already or you guys are planning to see how much horsepower the vmp will add to the car since is pretty stock like mine. You guys got me the urge to do the same on my 03 cobra. Thank you and stay safe!

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

Thanks! We completed it from 3am-8am or so. We took our time, and another set of hands makes a lot of the difference. We haven’t don’t the dyno yet, so stay tuned! The car will run on 91 octane, so we are planning on about 620hp or so.

[@felixserrano2511]

Danny Johnson’s Garage : Thank you for your reply, that is awesome is always great to have an extra set of hands that also knows, I can’t wait to see the video for the dyno. I will taking my time on this since winter is coming and to have it prepared for next year, but an estimate of 600 rwhp that will be really awesome. Thank you and good luck with everything!

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

Felix Serrano Stay tuned. I’ll document it all 😉

[@ryanlegois9075]

I got questions for you so I just bought a 2003 Mach 1 with 139,000 miles in it for 14k I hope good deal but I fixed all abs wires and they light is still on I’m getting code u1262 and I’m also trying to find anyone who knows a lot of these motors and how to rebuild or know someone who knows how to rebuild them and make more power out of them.

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

www.troublecodes.net/ucodes/u1262/?amp

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

There is an abs module by the radiator on the passenger side. It could be that Module

[@ryanlegois9075]

@@dannyjohnsonsgarage thank you so much for getting back to me starting to restore the Mach 1 and needed someone who knew more about them

[@Lethal_Venom]

Awesome install video. This will come in helpful down the road for me.

[@sSkillaz336]

Dang i used blue loctite and just put the bolts thru the rtv (the excess just got pushed out. Now I'm paranoid going to redo it lol

[@dannyjohnsonsgarage]

You’re probably fine . The rtv will even act as loctite too