Fixing Everything on my CHEAP Terminator Cobra

I bought a 2003 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra 10th Anniversary aka Terminator Cobra. It was the cheapest one in North America that was running, has a clean title, needs nearly nothing, and can be driven and enjoyed as is. In this video, I'm doing some basic maintenance with fresh fluids (oil change, transmission fluid flush, supercharger oil) as well as replacing the valve cover bolts with stainless as well as the leaking grommet. This is all in preparation for a dyno run and then much more maintenance and performance parts thanks to Summit Racing, Maximum Motorsports, Borla Exhaust, and some other parts!
Big shout out to Ben at Dixie Bloor Service for doing all of the maintenance on it as well as some upcoming modifications.
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[@itsreallyjakub]

Y’all excited for this build series? All the parts have been ordered 😈. “Stock” dyno run should be happening next week then the fun begins

[@hattigorn]

@@itsreallyjakub gotta ask about your watch in this video. Noticed that bracelet, which watch is that?

[@itsreallyjakub]

@@hattigorn Seiko SKX007

[@hattigorn]

@@itsreallyjakub thanks! I saw it was a Seiko but was unsure on the model. Good looking watch. I like that model.

[@greatcolor]

Kenne Bell Kenne Bell Kenne Bell Kenne Bell Kenne Bell Kenne Bell Dooooooo ittttt

[@jacobjaskierny9714]

@itsreallyjakub loving this build and channel. Keep it coming!

[@TheStraightPipes]

Bro let’s review this thing on the channel already

[@itsreallyjakub]

Deal

[@anthonyfasone1424]

We all need a mechanic like Ben

[@Chris-Rife]

You got lucky finding Ben. I have had my mustangs abused by shops. I had exhaust done at shop the guy bounced my coyote off rev limiters about 7 or 9 times. It's nice leaving your car with someone that you know it's coming back to you better than how you left it.

[@dilchhaggar8495]

I went to Ben at Dixie Bloor the best mechanic and an amazing person

[@13EN17]

Thanks buddy it was a pleasure meeting you 🇨🇦

[@Twraus]

Well done on the weight loss! You look fit and healthy

[@itsreallyjakub]

Thanks!

[@bullittbob2140]

I put aluminum foil over the suspension, steering rack and lines to keep the oil filter oil from draining all over and making a mess....works great and easy clean up!!

[@itsreallyjakub]

Haha that’s smart

[@ston_jude_ed]

I love videos like this. We need more!! Maintenance is so much more relatable than big mods or engine building tbh

[@itsreallyjakub]

More relatable “normal” build stuff coming on this car. Dyno video

[@03_slowbra]

If you get a piece of cardboard you can stick it up under your oil filter so when you change it it wont get any of those power steering lines or rack oily. Just a tip from someone who has done it on these cars for a while

[@itsreallyjakub]

Yup that works too

[@buffalobill2965]

love basic maintenance videos. love the channel

[@itsreallyjakub]

Dyno video next!

[@jacobjaskierny9714]

Really enjoying your content with Ben. The wizards cooler little brother vibes. I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up with his own channel.

[@itsreallyjakub]

I suggested he start one but he’s too busy

[@RockBassist2112]

I continue to forgive you guys for peddling Tim Horton's despite the fact that there are obvious better alternatives because you're cool. Can't wait for the build!

[@itsreallyjakub]

If it wasn’t for them we wouldn’t have had that sophisticated measuring instrument known as a medium

[@RockBassist2112]

@@itsreallyjakub McD's has both medium-sized cups AND decent coffee 😄

[@TML34]

Jakob, always state your weight in kilos. It makes me feel lighter. 😂 Looking good, brother!

[@JB50713]

Ben and Rex are good boys!

[@itsreallyjakub]

The goodest boys

[@thenoliftshift855]

Sweet ride !

[@sean03cobra1]

She looks great, excited for the build series

[@itsreallyjakub]

Thanks, the full build will take place over the next few videos

[@2003cobramustang]

She’s in good shape for the year and mileage great pickup!

[@itsreallyjakub]

👍👍

[@installwebercarburetorsona6159]

Cool project

[@sdlausen1]

Ya boy said "gotta do eaaaaarl change" at 5:21. #respect

[@jamesmitchell9200]

My brother and I did the double gasket oil change in our parents' garage as well. Only happened that one time, but I'm forever scarred. I crouch down and stare at the oil filter for about 5 minutes after every oil change now 😂

[@itsreallyjakub]

😂🤣 gotta do it once

[@greatcolor]

Just make sure it's on the old filter when you take it off 😉

[@jamesmitchell9200]

@greatcolor I check to make sure it is NOT on the engine at this point, but same concept. Even so, the paranoia created from seeing a flood of oil spewing underneath the car as a teenager will haunt me forever 🤣

[@greatcolor]

@@jamesmitchell9200 could be worse. Back when I was a tech we had a customer car drive in, puking oil everywhere. They got double-gasketed at a quick lube place and it was puking oil. I couldn't believe there was any left tbh but that engine was toast.

[@jamesmitchell9200]

@greatcolor you're right. That's way worse. But also another reason on my mind for why I stare at my fresh oil filter for 5 minutes as a final check for each oil change now lol

[@henrysboy2]

Fun video. Very cool car.

[@swagiejay]

Love the series my dream car is a Mustang GT I plan on getting one next year ❤🎉

[@morpheousrx5590]

J ...I'm a renewed fan because I see you're a Ford guy and a mustang guy. Great content and great cars.

[@itsreallyjakub]

Thanks. I like fords and other stuff but I do currently own 3 fords lol

[@TumblingMustard]

I didn’t realize that the sing-songy, “Hmmm, how do we want to do this?” was a universal response.

[@Lethal_Venom]

As an 03 Sonic blue cobra owner I approve of this build. Nice price you got it for as well especially being a 10th anniversary

[@itsreallyjakub]

Right on, dyno video coming

[@Lethal_Venom]

@@itsreallyjakub Excellent!!

[@lordraiden5398]

In 2014 I bought a 1989 Yamaha FZR1000 with only 4,002 original miles. It had last been registered in 1991. It still had the stock tires on it. They were so hard the mechanic had to cut them off.

[@itsreallyjakub]

Wow

[@FlowStateNewOrleans]

Any video with Rex in it is a good video.

[@shoveI]

heh kinda cool that 4th gen mustangs are finally getting their mainstream moment since every bit of fox body content has been mined dry

[@strassafrass1]

You've got a nice Terminator. I've got a 98 sn95 great value Terminator haha

[@itsreallyjakub]

😂 I’ve really come around on the sn95 I was always a foxbody snob. The sn95 is having it’s day now

[@stonecoldcustoms]

The more AC Delco parts you put in it, the better it will work.

[@brianp1030]

Owned two 03 cobras, suggest you get the full tilt boogie racing IRS kit....wheel hop cure and your half shafts will thank you.

[@bigbuckeye76]

What a good boy

[@JB50713]

Tim Hortons sponsor this video! Lol I'm drinking one now watching.

[@itsreallyjakub]

Just make sure it isn’t filled with used supercharger oil

[@derrickschultz6871]

You've got good taste

[@itsreallyjakub]

👍👍

[@CarsWithFrank]

07 1gr 4runner has the best oil filter situation change my mind

[@tommyvlogssimz4274]

Wix XP will kick any oem filters butt for the money.

[@racequad9]

Up to the fill hole is enough supercharger oil. It's actually bad to overfill the SC oil as well

[@itsreallyjakub]

Yeah I was really trying not to overfill it as it will foam up. I think we nailed it

[@braho4998]

I used the same delco oil in my cobra. Pretty sure I filled it until it started to drain out, it’s been several years since and it’s been fine.

[@TheTruthBeToId]

Feet & Cheese is the perfect description for gear oil 😆. What a horrible smell.

[@itsreallyjakub]

🧀🦶

[@Tinrs80]

Ive gotten like this last few years. I get a side project but drive around car for a bit and clean it up to my liking and sale it. make a profit or not its all good.

[@itsreallyjakub]

I don’t do that but sounds fun

[@keauntaewright8006]

I swear i started to smell the fluid when you guys put it in the cup.

[@itsreallyjakub]

🤮🤮🤮

[@colinbeckstrand2612]

I saw that Seiko at 10:02! Hard to tell but might be a Seiko 5 sport or SKX?

[@itsreallyjakub]

SKX007

[@marlostanfield1087]

Can you do a review on the Continental tires you purchased? I’m on the fence about getting them for my 10th Anniversary as well, with the stock wheels. Thanks!

[@itsreallyjakub]

They’re amazing. I run them on my E55 AMG as well as the Foxbody. Great all around tire, quiet, performs very well in the dry and exceptional in wet

[@marlostanfield1087]

@@itsreallyjakubnice! What size did you go with? 275s all around? I’m currently running Nitto 555Rs and I’m wondering if they’ll appear narrower than the Nittos (275s)

[@itsreallyjakub]

@@marlostanfield1087 yes 275 all around

[@sicsol]

Subaru Forester Oil Change was the easiest (on top)

[@matthew5027]

I had Tim Hortons in Afghanistan in 2010 at Kandahar air base…So there’s that. I’m from Texas

[@itsreallyjakub]

How was it

[@MorbidThrasher666]

For the record in a straight the cobra was faster because it was under rated at 390ph from factory and the corvette was 405hp. So after you do all these tune-ups i say get a dyno done to it to see where it is it. I still have not ever had this car and i had 5 mustangs in my life,if i waited 1 more year instead i could have bought one instead of getting the 96 cobra i had years ago.( O wait i got to the end of the video and you are doing a dyno run,lol)

[@itsreallyjakub]

Dyno is next

[@klyneis]

I love this series. But, as the owner of an 04 Cobra myself, I might be a little bit biased.

[@itsreallyjakub]

It’ll get much more fun after this 🐍

[@klyneis]

@@itsreallyjakub I'm excited. I run a bunch of MM parts. Their coil-over kit and control arms up front, FL Subframe connectors, and rear lower-control arms (SRA swapped) Making 800whp with a Whipple, their shit holds together really well!

[@itsreallyjakub]

@@klyneis oh hell yeah that’s a rocket

[@andrewlafontaine9579]

Did you go to Canada to get this? What’s the process to bring one to the states?

[@itsreallyjakub]

I live in Canada

[@Kalypso93_Hatch]

26:10 🤣🤣

[@SVT_Beck]

What transmission oil did you use??

[@markmartin7384]

I want to see you drag a c5 z06 now. Lets see which is faster

[@itsreallyjakub]

My car isn’t stock so not fair

[@DeeJayAdverb]

I wonder if Ben would be down to work on my S5....looking for a new mechanic.

[@itsreallyjakub]

Listen to the part where we say not to bring him German cars

[@DeeJayAdverb]

@@itsreallyjakub yea i commented before that lol

[@sabinoguzman7780]

Have you done the fuel filter & spark plugs yet ?

[@itsreallyjakub]

No all that stuff is still coming. After the dyno

[@sabinoguzman7780]

@@itsreallyjakub I would highly recommend spark plugs at least before dyno

[@itsreallyjakub]

@@sabinoguzman7780 they’ve been done fairly recently, not original ones

[@sabinoguzman7780]

@@itsreallyjakub oh okay send it lol

[@DorDor400]

Gear oil smells so nasty!🤮 And definitely noticed the weight loss man!!!

[@itsreallyjakub]

Hell yeah thanks

[@kylephipps8989]

I really might just be late but what happened with the c6 zo6?

[@itsreallyjakub]

Nothing! I’m just enjoying driving it reliably haha. Lots of cobra content now because I’m modding it

[@kylephipps8989]

@itsreallyjakub awesome to hear...maybe yall can make an update video on it one day? Love the content. Thanks

[@itsreallyjakub]

@@kylephipps8989 I did an update on it 2 months ago on this channel

[@kylephipps8989]

@itsreallyjakub oh cool. Thanks must of missed it. Will look it up. Excited for this build as well.

[@TorquilMcLeod]

What about the differential gear oil?

[@itsreallyjakub]

Been replaced recently. We also mentioned in the video that the diff cover will be resealed and the axle boot replaced. No sense doing it twice

[@wilsonjui1425]

IRS on 2003? I'm assuming this was aftermarket as I thought IRS didn't show up until 2015+, but it looks kinda factory. Who makes this?

[@13EN17]

Thats how these cars come, they handle quite well considering its a mustang

[@itsreallyjakub]

Yes all the New Edge Cobra’s had stock IRS

[@jcwfla]

You fill the supercharger until it’s even with the fill hole.

[@itsreallyjakub]

Perfect. Done

[@slayerfan545]

You gor a seiko 5?

[@itsreallyjakub]

Nah skx007

[@jameswilley2642]

Poke a hole in the oil filter with a nail.

[@Gearbhall]

So you have the best sounding GM engine and the best sounding Ford engine. Now for the best sounding Dodge, but be careful with the Hellcats because a cheap one was probably stolen.

[@itsreallyjakub]

I’m good for cars for now!

[@greatcolor]

Viper V10: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@Gearbhall]

@@greatcolor I love vipers, I really do, but its the 2nd least good sounding V10. Still good, especially stroked to 9L, but the blower whine for miles hellcat engines definitely take the Dodge crown.

[@Gearbhall]

@@itsreallyjakub "for now!" I'll check in a few months down the road 🤣

[@ak2112]

Did the double gasket once. You really only ever do it once.

[@itsreallyjakub]

Correct. I haven’t done it since either

[@chrisatkinson9026]

Good job on upgrading the oil weight, boost kills oil! - The Motor oil geek - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGKspZSIh717fqs

[@ericzochowski3749]

Why would you want to drive around without your DRL's. They are there to be seen.

[@itsreallyjakub]

So I can drive with my amber markers and fogs

[@CarbonPower]

K&N is literally the worst oil filter on the market

[@charlieb308]

Actually a 2003 Z06 Corvette is faster to 60 and 1/4 mile than a 2003 Cobra. .5 second faster to 60

[@itsreallyjakub]

Makes sense

[@islandRT]

John 3:3-Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:7-Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. John 3:16-For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ✝️🙏🏼🤍

[@Gearbhall]

Did you know Jesus was a Honda guy? John 12:49 - “For I did not speak of my own accord”

[@HPX584]

dude bought a cobra but doesn't know how to do normal maintenance lol

[@itsreallyjakub]

Guess you didn’t watch the video but that’s cool!

[@thomasgilroy6187]

It’s a 7 quart oil pan plus half for the new filter

[@CanadiansInCarsGettingCocky]

Here for the Beard

[@itsreallyjakub]

2 beards 1 car

[@americanosbadassius9292]

There's no way a stock Cobra would beat a stock C5 ZO6. The Cobra at roughly 420 real crank horsepower and weighing 3600 lbs, doesn't have the dimensions to beat the Corvette, which weighs less than the Cobra and has 405 horsepower, which is more than enough to motivate it past a Terminator Cobra, no problem. So, you're either making stuff up or you need to do a driver mod with an honest outcome. If I'm wrong, post a video proving such.

[@itsreallyjakub]

It was a question and a guess. Don’t get so upset lol

[@americanosbadassius9292]

@@itsreallyjakub 😂 My online personality isn't the easiest to discern. My bad.

[@briandunphy5244]

Never had oil come out of the drain plug like that…..on any car let alone my Cobra. Were they running 0-16? Lol… fill the blower until it comes out the fill hole…..seriously? This is comical.

[@greatcolor]

Never changed oil on a hot car? Lol