Evo vs Cobra
03-09-2015, 11:10 AM
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Evo vs Cobra Went out Friday night to just cruise in the car (Evo) with my friend to kill some time. Silver Cobra pulls up next to me and kept doing second gear pulls, I don't race on the busy streets, cops are known for watching the ones we were on. I pull into a gas station to fill up and see if we can get some more friends out. Met another Evo owner and the Cobra owner pulls up. Asks what is done.. Full bolt ons (bigger turbo, full 3' exhaust, FMIC, cams, etc), 1 PSI over stock (22) stock block, heads, intake manifold, throttle body, transmission, etc, my winter baby 92 pump tune. I ask him about his and he seems very hesitant to talk about the mods.. All I get is exhaust, pulley, and intake, come to find out after the race he put down 455RWHP.
We set out for a highway that no one is ever on, he wanted to do a 60MPH race and wouldn't do a 20 or 40 because he couldn't hook
. We do the 3 horn count and he punches it right before the 3rd honk getting about half a car on me. I reel him back to about his tires then shifted to fourth, by about 130 we were dead even with me slowly inching him. We both do the thumbs up.
My Evo and the other Evo head back to the gas station to let the cars cool down and meet up with more friends. 20 minutes later some people came over from a small meet and they were asking if I was the "lying" red Evo... I guess the Cobra owner thought I was lying about what was done to the car
We set out for a highway that no one is ever on, he wanted to do a 60MPH race and wouldn't do a 20 or 40 because he couldn't hook
. We do the 3 horn count and he punches it right before the 3rd honk getting about half a car on me. I reel him back to about his tires then shifted to fourth, by about 130 we were dead even with me slowly inching him. We both do the thumbs up. My Evo and the other Evo head back to the gas station to let the cars cool down and meet up with more friends. 20 minutes later some people came over from a small meet and they were asking if I was the "lying" red Evo... I guess the Cobra owner thought I was lying about what was done to the car
03-09-2015, 11:24 AM
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Well I did tell him bigger turbo and cams.... I didn't specify that it was a GTX35R and GSC S3's or pretty much a 280 cam. It is like a Honda power curve in an Evo, Full boost around 5200-5300 but due to cams and turbo it pulls all the way to 8500 without giving up steam. It put down 430 in 90* weather on 22PSI (Friday was around 35-45*). I also have an E85 tune that did 510 on about 25PSI. He refused to race me on that. Stock block so I have to rev it high and keep the tq low to make sure she stays happy.
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Well I did tell him bigger turbo and cams.... I didn't specify that it was a GTX35R and GSC S3's or pretty much a 280 cam. It is like a Honda power curve in an Evo, Full boost around 5200-5300 but due to cams and turbo it pulls all the way to 8500 without giving up steam. It put down 430 in 90* weather on 22PSI (Friday was around 35-45*). I also have an E85 tune that did 510 on about 25PSI. He refused to race me on that. Stock block so I have to rev it high and keep the tq low to make sure she stays happy.
Revs are more risky then more boost from my experience. Forces on the rod and piston are exponentially greater the higher you go. More boost is fine with conservative timing and the right fuel.
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Went out Friday night to just cruise in the car (Evo) with my friend to kill some time. Silver Cobra pulls up next to me and kept doing second gear pulls, I don't race on the busy streets, cops are known for watching the ones we were on. I pull into a gas station to fill up and see if we can get some more friends out. Met another Evo owner and the Cobra owner pulls up. Asks what is done.. Full bolt ons (bigger turbo, full 3' exhaust, FMIC, cams, etc), 1 PSI over stock (22) stock block, heads, intake manifold, throttle body, transmission, etc, my winter baby 92 pump tune. I ask him about his and he seems very hesitant to talk about the mods.. All I get is exhaust, pulley, and intake, come to find out after the race he put down 455RWHP.
We set out for a highway that no one is ever on, he wanted to do a 60MPH race and wouldn't do a 20 or 40 because he couldn't hook . We do the 3 horn count and he punches it right before the 3rd honk getting about half a car on me. I reel him back to about his tires then shifted to fourth, by about 130 we were dead even with me slowly inching him. We both do the thumbs up.
My Evo and the other Evo head back to the gas station to let the cars cool down and meet up with more friends. 20 minutes later some people came over from a small meet and they were asking if I was the "lying" red Evo... I guess the Cobra owner thought I was lying about what was done to the car
We set out for a highway that no one is ever on, he wanted to do a 60MPH race and wouldn't do a 20 or 40 because he couldn't hook
. We do the 3 horn count and he punches it right before the 3rd honk getting about half a car on me. I reel him back to about his tires then shifted to fourth, by about 130 we were dead even with me slowly inching him. We both do the thumbs up. My Evo and the other Evo head back to the gas station to let the cars cool down and meet up with more friends. 20 minutes later some people came over from a small meet and they were asking if I was the "lying" red Evo... I guess the Cobra owner thought I was lying about what was done to the car
03-09-2015, 01:46 PM
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and 11.8 on E85. I made sure to tell them to keep things conservative so the block will stay together.
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03-09-2015, 05:04 PM
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Sometimes I wish I would have went with an Evo like I had planned instead of my 5.0, but I could never find the one I wanted close enough. Was gonna do an FP Red on S3's setup and let her eat. Good runs, OP, car runs strong. Bet that 510whp tune feels great.
03-09-2015, 07:27 PM
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I'm into all cars (no brand loyalty but come from an import background), I honestly thought he was going to walk me a little which is why I think he was mad after the race. We don't have many "fast" cars here. 90%-95% are 13 seconds and slower, 5-8% 12-11 second cars and maybe 1-2% can run 10's or faster. I'm not joking, a bolt on LS1 would beat pretty much anything here. However, it is fun to run into bikes and ask if they want to run on the street with the E85 tune, most think I'm just a stupid ricer until they hear the external wastegate dump open.
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Come on man. Don't stereotype ALL mustangs into that category. lol I currently drive a Cobra and I never jump. In fact the last "close" race I had was a 7 liter C6 and he wouldn't even let me get 2 honks in before he would take off. lol
As far as the fenix part though, I'd have to agree from the few videos of his I have actually watched.
As far as the fenix part though, I'd have to agree from the few videos of his I have actually watched.
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Still running 12's with a blower swapped turd? I'm in Michigan you moron. My car doesn't leave the garage til the salt's washed off the road. There's still a foot of melting snow in my yard. Get a clue.
I'm putting a different catch can system on and adding more timing and meth, and a set of DR's before it goes back to the track.
What's your pile trap in the 1/8th?
I'm putting a different catch can system on and adding more timing and meth, and a set of DR's before it goes back to the track.
What's your pile trap in the 1/8th?
03-10-2015, 12:43 PM
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Correct sir, in order to change tunes I have to run the tank pretty much empty and fill up with E85 and switch maps, drive easy for the next half tank, fill up again with E85 then she is ready to roll. They are coming out with flex fuel patches/maps that work with the stock ECU and will be fully integrated flex fuel set ups. Its pretty cool the things people are coming out with. I wish they would've had that when I got my tune, I'd be able to turn the power up by just filling up with E85 and letting the computer do the rest.
03-10-2015, 03:39 PM
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The AEM EMS V2 has the capability, but I don't have the cash to fork out $2,000 after sensors and another $500-800 for the tuning. I have a sweet stealth switch in the glove box for to switch maps on the run.
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Still running 12's with a blower swapped turd? I'm in Michigan you moron. My car doesn't leave the garage til the salt's washed off the road. There's still a foot of melting snow in my yard. Get a clue.
I'm putting a different catch can system on and adding more timing and meth, and a set of DR's before it goes back to the track.
What's your pile trap in the 1/8th?
I'm putting a different catch can system on and adding more timing and meth, and a set of DR's before it goes back to the track.
What's your pile trap in the 1/8th?