LS3 C6 Corvette vs 96(?) Cobra
12-02-2016, 08:21 AM
#5
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Cobra could have walked the vette if it was a auto. As it was, his clutch was slipping and his shifting sucked ***** (whether it's the transmissions fault or drivers, results are "sucked *****").
As for what the stang "should have done"? Those '96 Cobra's are mid 14 second cars stock. When you take something that low powered/slow and build it n boost it your results will invariably vary no matter what your build goals are: and we don't know WHAT his goals were on that build. I bet he went the 'fun street car' route versus all out street strip monster. Good for him.
As for what the stang "should have done"? Those '96 Cobra's are mid 14 second cars stock. When you take something that low powered/slow and build it n boost it your results will invariably vary no matter what your build goals are: and we don't know WHAT his goals were on that build. I bet he went the 'fun street car' route versus all out street strip monster. Good for him.
12-02-2016, 09:47 AM
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Semi good post sticks.
A little clutch slip like that will never hurt acceleration. .....possibly even help it.
Idk what the mods are in the vette. But it would take supercharged 96 cobro to even think of getting in the same realm as a bolt on ls3 vette.
Guy with the cobro could be waiting to turnt it up for all we know. A built motor should take it. But a stock motor in those with their weak rods won't keep up with a good bolt on ls3 vette.
A little clutch slip like that will never hurt acceleration. .....possibly even help it.
Idk what the mods are in the vette. But it would take supercharged 96 cobro to even think of getting in the same realm as a bolt on ls3 vette.
Guy with the cobro could be waiting to turnt it up for all we know. A built motor should take it. But a stock motor in those with their weak rods won't keep up with a good bolt on ls3 vette.
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12-02-2016, 09:58 AM
#8
Staging Lane
Semi good post sticks.
A little clutch slip like that will never hurt acceleration. .....possibly even help it.
Idk what the mods are in the vette. But it would take supercharged 96 cobro to even think of getting in the same realm as a bolt on ls3 vette.
Guy with the cobro could be waiting to turnt it up for all we know. A built motor should take it. But a stock motor in those with their weak rods won't keep up with a good bolt on ls3 vette.
A little clutch slip like that will never hurt acceleration. .....possibly even help it.
Idk what the mods are in the vette. But it would take supercharged 96 cobro to even think of getting in the same realm as a bolt on ls3 vette.
Guy with the cobro could be waiting to turnt it up for all we know. A built motor should take it. But a stock motor in those with their weak rods won't keep up with a good bolt on ls3 vette.
My gut instinct when watching that vid was that his clutch was slipping until he got past his (too low IMO) torque peak which does kill accel. His built motor obviously had either stock or mid range torquer style cams that don't jive with the high end power of a centri blower. Sounds great in theory, kinda like twin turbo's sound great in theory vs single turbo, but reality says differently.
12-02-2016, 10:23 AM
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12-02-2016, 11:41 AM
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It is a supercharged Cobra, and judging by the lack of blower whine it's a centri blower.
My gut instinct when watching that vid was that his clutch was slipping until he got past his (too low IMO) torque peak which does kill accel. His built motor obviously had either stock or mid range torquer style cams that don't jive with the high end power of a centri blower. Sounds great in theory, kinda like twin turbo's sound great in theory vs single turbo, but reality says differently.
My gut instinct when watching that vid was that his clutch was slipping until he got past his (too low IMO) torque peak which does kill accel. His built motor obviously had either stock or mid range torquer style cams that don't jive with the high end power of a centri blower. Sounds great in theory, kinda like twin turbo's sound great in theory vs single turbo, but reality says differently.
12-06-2016, 09:13 AM
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Good vids.
12-06-2016, 09:46 AM
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Cobra could have walked the vette if it was a auto. As it was, his clutch was slipping and his shifting sucked ***** (whether it's the transmissions fault or drivers, results are "sucked *****").
As for what the stang "should have done"? Those '96 Cobra's are mid 14 second cars stock. When you take something that low powered/slow and build it n boost it your results will invariably vary no matter what your build goals are: and we don't know WHAT his goals were on that build. I bet he went the 'fun street car' route versus all out street strip monster. Good for him.
As for what the stang "should have done"? Those '96 Cobra's are mid 14 second cars stock. When you take something that low powered/slow and build it n boost it your results will invariably vary no matter what your build goals are: and we don't know WHAT his goals were on that build. I bet he went the 'fun street car' route versus all out street strip monster. Good for him.
12-06-2016, 11:36 AM
#15
Teching In
Good runs but what is up with that shifting? I do not want to take shots at the guy since it could have been a mechanical issue, but better driving (or "proper" setup) could have changed the outcome of those races. imo
12-06-2016, 03:38 PM
#20
Teching In
Best thing I ever did was buy a Steeda Firewall adjuster. The factory one is pretty bad and will not adjust after a period of time or after hard driving at the track. Supposedly, there was an adjustment by pulling up on the pedal multiple times but it seemed that it would do absolutely nothing after a while. With a 1/2 to 1 click of the adjuster, I can pretty much raise or lower the pedal and take slack off the TOB.