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Old 09-17-2002, 03:46 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by McRat:
<strong>Don't bring a knife to a gunfight:

http://www.qinsp.com/kathy/03cobra.mpg

Wifey beat up a Yellow one as well, even worse.

Why mod when you can run stock? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Very nice, but your car is too quiet. You need a Corsa Titanuim exhaust. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> Once the weather cools down out hear in SoCal, 11's hear you come.

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wtf, does your track run down hill?
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by FEAR THE LS1:
<strong>wtf, does your track run down hill?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">YEP!! We leave the engines off, and when the tree goes off, we release the parking brakes. The reason the Vette wins is aerodynamics, nothing more. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by FEAR THE LS1:
<strong>wtf, does your track run down hill?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It looks like that to me too <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Don't bring a knife to a gunfight:

http://www.qinsp.com/kathy/03cobra.mpg

Wifey beat up a Yellow one as well, even worse.

Why mod when you can run stock? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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The only problem with those SC'd cammers is they take forever to get into the power band. By then, you've been owned by a car making good torque and HP. Bye Bye Cobra <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Default Re: 440 rwhp 03 Cobra vs. Stock Z06 Video...

So what were the times for each? I guess the 700lb weight disadvantage is hard to overcome, even with the extra hp.
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Default Re: 440 rwhp 03 Cobra vs. Stock Z06 Video...

He ran a 13.0@115 and I ran 12.40@110.

If he coulda hooked, he'd have stomped me. His car has high 11's in it. Quickest Mod'd SuperCobra (there were 3 there) on ET Streets ran 12.46.
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The only problem with those SC'd cammers is they take forever to get into the power band. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The 03 Cobra has a positive-displacement Eaton blower vice a centrifugal (Vortech, Paxton, ATI), which means it has plenty of power down low - and likely looses a little boost up high.

Judging by his MPH/ET vs McRat's MPH/ET, it is likely he just couldn't make use of the power he had.
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by FEAR THE LS1:
<strong>wtf, does your track run down hill?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">TRUST ME.. Nothing about Carlsbad is an advantage!
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by WILWAXU:
/QUOTE]TRUST ME.. Nothing about Carlsbad is an advantage![/QB]</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Amen to that!

Wilwaxu: did u use to race at Carlsbad? I notice your clear across California.
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Default Re: 440 rwhp 03 Cobra vs. Stock Z06 Video...

Nice vid! What were the reaction times?

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by EvilLS1:
<strong>Nice vid! What were the reaction times?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Cobra vs Z06

R/T- .744 .592

60'- 2.065 1.903

1/4- 13.020 12.403

MPH- 114.75 110.76




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