fbj69

I know i'm prolly going to get the a lot but i'm going to tell my race anyway. I was coming home from work on saturday, and i saw this nice looking older shelby cobra, I saw him, he saw me and we both instantly took off, from about 60 we went to about 110, and i stayed even with him. Trafic stared to get worse so i was just going to go home, but then me and him caught a light right before our house. We went from a dig and at about 70 he had 2 to 3 cars on me, two kick *** old dudes. said they just bought the car from texas, coudln't belive i was a v6 and only had 200 horses. i think the passenger said they have 4 but i didn't know if that was horsepower or what. just thought i share my story with you guys.

LS1GT

Do you mean shelby cobra like the roadster? The smallest engine that they came with was a 289 hi-po, making more then 300 hp, and i think a few even got 427's in them. If it was a shelby mustang cobra, then i guess maybe could be a v6 clone, or maybe a v8 with a 4 barrell carb? Either way good race!
Mike

MillaTK

Well, nice run...

DanSSull

Nice run either way. I wouldnt see why you would post something otherwise. But I don't believe you ran into one of those older Cobra's packing heat.

fbj69

Yes it was a roadster didn't get the engine specs, maybe cause there was two guys in it and i'm just one guy, but then i don't know cause i wieght like 270lbs, by the way how much hp does my wiehgt take away from the car?

86SWB

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I highly doubt that it was a real cobra. Aren't those really loud? It was probably a kit car with a 4 banger or a 6 in it.

jimmyblue

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I've never seen anyone put less than a small block
V-8 in a Cobra replicar. I've probably seen 20 of
them with hoods up at car shows and never one
that wasn't a V-8. Why would anyone go to
all that work and then wimp out on the punchline?
That's what those MG-TD kits are for.

777

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haha...my old v6 could only get about 115-120...and from about 90-110 took like 5-10 seconds...so that car had to suck super bad...

z98

Even the slowest cobra did 0-60 in around 5 seconds. About the same as an LS1.

SouthFL.02.SS

Are you sure the old dudes weren't wearing Fez hats and squirted water out of the car.
Sounds like you raced some shriners.

Ravenous T\A

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maybe it was a real Cobra with the 289 in it? then I can believe this, but in truth we may never know. So Good Kill

xfactor_pitbulls

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I raced a cobra back when I had my S2000(a car which would easily make a V6maro look foolish) and it was no contest. That guy handed me my *** in the worst way. BRRRRRRAAAAAP, went his 427 and it was all over. Sounded wicked as it oh so happily chased the horizon. Not calling B.S. But I would assume they had a few plug wires off to save gas mileage.

Brandon

777

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haha...i never thought about that before...

z98

Are you freaking kidding me?

A 2300 lb car with 300 hp vs a 3300 lb car with 200 hp?

Jesus Christ I hope you're being sarcastic, if not that could be the stupidest ******* thing I've ever seen.

777

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it's all in the gearing

Ravenous T\A

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im sure a stock 289 is barley making no where near 300hp, maybe sitting on a engine dyno with no belts or accessories? It takes some modding to make a 289 quick.

Ravenous T\A

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http://home.pon.net/hunnicutt/history_64_68.htm

A GT package available on the two versions of the 289 4bbl V8's tightened up the suspension. The High Performance 289 helped straight-line fun with a gross HP rating of 271, probably about 200 net.
V8 Engine Displacement
(cubic inches) Intake SAE Gross
Horsepower
early '65 (aka 64 /1/2)
260 2 bbl 164
289 4 bbl 210
289 4 bbl 271
'65
289 2 bbl 200
289 4 bbl 225
289 4 bbl 271

1964 289 Cobra performance Link
http://www.fast-autos.net/shelby/shelbycobra289.html

That time is with a great driver

777

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v6 camaro runs 16.0...but i see where you are coming from...since that was the top of the line that rana 14.0...who would buy one of these things when you could get a much better car for the money

Ravenous T\A

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Well that wasnt "top of the line" Top of the line was the 427 one and it ran in the 12's I think back then with radials. I am just saying if it was a 289 car with an old granny shifting dude behind the wheel it is possible for the V6 Camaro guy to take him, I'm just trying to prove that I am not stupid like someone was trying to point out I was. I also read that V6 camaro can run 15's and with some mods and good tires break into the 14's, not sure what V6 boy has done?

z98

They do 0-60 in 5 seconds with 2.xx rear gears!

Hello, you ARE stupid if you think a shelby cobra was racing a v6 camaro and lost.

I mean, it could have been a timid rider on a hayabusa, and its just as believeable, right?

Gimmie a break.

Also, I bet that time is with a very SHITTY driver on 1960's rubber.