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Old 03-12-2008, 07:59 PM
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Well I ordered my TR224 112 lsa today I should have it installed next week. My neighbor has a 03 cobra stock for now. Has anyone ran against one on the street with this cam and stock heads. I ordered the package with the springs but other than that my heads are stock. I will get better heads when the buget allows for it. I have 4:11 gears in a strange 12 bolt and the rest of my bolt ons in in my sig. Just curious.

As far as my neighbor goes his cobra is getting twin turbo in a few months so I know he will be fast as hell then, but until he gets them I would like to have some fun with him. Plus the fact I am one of few F-bodys where I live.
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all i can say is good luck on not losing too bad.
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^Lol.. Ya, I would probably say that was the story. But, you never know!
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if he's stock than he's only pushin 390hp... to the crank!

with your mods and that cam, you should be pushin that to the wheels...

I don't see you having any issues beating him after that cam install... it won't be a total blowout... but you should win...
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While hes stock you got him. You might even be able to get him with out the cam. When he gets twin turboed he'll eat you alive.
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A while back I raced an 03' or 04' cobra on the freeway WFO he could not pass me to save his life. All I have is free mods, MSD wires,a lid and a pace maf. (and factory SLP cat back) His eyes were big, that he couldn't pass, or pull.

With a cam, and tuned you shouldn't have a problem.
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You should beat him.
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ive seen a cam only camaro with the tr230 in it, walk a 500hp 04 corba 3 times,
so i think it'll be easy to walk a stock cobra with that cam
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if he is completely stock than, i give u the edge. you are running one of the most proven best performing street cams in the 224/224 cam. race and post a vid!
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I think you should be able to take him, you will just need some room to run to take advantage of your cam. BTW, where in ol G-town do u live?
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Originally Posted by kennerz
A while back I raced an 03' or 04' cobra on the freeway WFO he could not pass me to save his life. All I have is free mods, MSD wires,a lid and a pace maf. (and factory SLP cat back) His eyes were big, that he couldn't pass, or pull.

With a cam, and tuned you shouldn't have a problem.
not to burst ur bubble but he probably wasnt a very good driver. if he was he would have probably eaten you alive.

back to the ? at hand... i think it will be a close one. i honestly think its gonne be a drivers race. jus my .02 cents
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with the low end of the tr224, and the IRS of the cobra, from a dig if u can drive you got him all day....even from a roll u can get him, my neighbor has your same cam and beats 03/04 cobras all the time
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i've taken down a stock cobra before, and i had bolt ons, no cam
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FWIW, I've beat the new cobra with just 4.10's. I'm actually surprised how many are saying he's out matched?
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Originally Posted by Puppet_Master
FWIW, I've beat the new cobra with just 4.10's. I'm actually surprised how many are saying he's out matched?
x2 that gt500 is a joke i got one by a nose barley from a 2nd gear roll
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You should have no problem beating him while he's stock. A bolt on ls1 can beat a stock cobra
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Originally Posted by ScrapinBye
I think you should be able to take him, you will just need some room to run to take advantage of your cam. BTW, where in ol G-town do u live?
Is your avatar your SS? I live down past carters cove on the river. If that is I think I may have seen you up by the point. Not to many SS running around here especialy your cars color.

Thanks for all of the info. I just wanted to play with my nieghbor a little before his car goes under the knife, I know I wont have a chance in hell after he goes twin turbo. He is a good guy, when we get a chance to play I post up some results.

If anyone else is local I am getting together a group to meet at pontiacs in the park. Let me know if you are interested. I am going to post more info as it gets closer to the event in the area forum.
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my previous 99 ss auto stayed door to door with a stock cobra from a 50 roll all the way to 125 when i let off. i had the tr224, headers, 3500 stall, 3.73s, and full weight. the ss ran 12.20s on nittos which is better than alot of average stock cobras do (and even some modded ones).
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dude the cobra don't have a chance. They are not as fast as everyone is making them out to be. The fastest stocker i have ever seen in the 1/4 was 12.90's and most with average drivers are 13.10's. I know of one particular cobra in my area, twin turbo, putting down 1200 at the wheels and he can't get out of the 12's due to turbo lag. The car run 11.80's when it was blown with a ported blower, bolt ons and pulley.
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With your mods you should take him now. With a TR224 & tune you should rape him.



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