Problem with cobra engine.

Hello, I have a problem and hope somebody might help. Recently while I was driving my 99' Mustang Cobra, the engine died on me. I was giving it gas as i normally do, nothing too aggressive and suddenly I could feel the was not reving and the needle slowly kept on falling eventually to a complete halt. After a couple of time trying to start it again, the engine completely died. I took it to my mechanic and he told me the crank is jammed and the engine is very well history. I then took it to a Ford dealer and they told me the same. But unless they engine is opened, nobody is sure. Lack of experience on American cars is obvious here in Denmark, so I wanted to ask you guys what you think. If indeed the engine is seized and needs a rebuild then my options are to buy a new engine instead, as i have my eyes on a 04' cobra engine and was told it will fit 99 mustang without problems.

Another question is that if it is possible to use my 99' cobra engine in a 65-70' model mustang. Actually if I buy the 04' cobra engine, then

my brother and I would try to fix the 99 engine and use it probably in a project car 65-70' Mustang.

My apologies for the long post and appreciate any help. Thank you

Spincarez

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How many miles are on it ? Have you changed oil on time ? These engines should last quite a while, at lest 100K miles (160K km), and if treated well it could easily do 200K miles. It's also not a good idea to beat the crap out of the engine when it's not at operating temps yet (meaning, drive it for 10 miles first calmly)

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Thank you for your post. The engine has less than 90k miles on it and is well taken care of. I recently put a performance throttle body by BBk on it. Could that cause the problem?

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