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iTrader: (17)

Hey all:
Went out to Fontana drag strip Saturday night to watch the races. Meet up with a few friends including my friend with a 03 convertable cobra. After the races we Headed home. A few miles before our on ramp I called him on the cell phone and asked if he wanted to give it a go.

His a 03 Convertable Cobra with X-pipe, cat-back, cold air kit, accufab throttle body, 2.93 lightning pulley and a full tune.
He did have 2 other people in the car that added about 300 lbs extra in his car and I was by myself.

1st run We went from 70-75 mph to 140 mph and he started in 4th gear and we stayed dead even.

2nd run started from 60-65 mph and he was in 3rd gear and I got a slight jump and put 1 to 1 1/2 cars on him and went to 130 mph and he never gained.

To be honest I didn't even expect to stay up with him. I am sure with a car with his same set-up and a coupe, with only one person in the car, they would have pulled me, but not as bad as I would have expected.

I was very, very, very pleased. These cars with some good bolt ons, cam and stall do wonders.

Just wanted to share it with you all.

gnxs

Nice runs. I was surprised you didn't win the first race by more and then lose the 2nd race.

This is like the 5th story I've heard this week where guys in stock geared LS1s and/or Cobras are racing from 70 mph and one car or the other started the race in 4th gear.

SStheBest

iTrader: (2)

made that rookie mistake before....and got walked by a 911

unit213

Your buddy needs to learn how to drive.

1 BLOWN V8

iTrader: (17)

What do you mean by that? Are you saying he should have started in a lower gear?

I was suprised also that we stayed dead even like we did the 1st run. Then the 2nd run, he tryed 3rd and I pulled the 1 to 1 1/2 cars on him.

I know he sayed he raced his friends 03 Z06 both from the same type rolls and him starting in the same gears and pulled the Z06 both times.

So tell me what he did wrong so I can tell him and we can give another try.

1 BLOWN V8

iTrader: (17)

Look again at what I typed. st run he was in 4th and we stayed dead even. 2nd run he started in 3rd and I oulled the 1 to 1 1/2 cars on him.

As for gears I went from the stock 273 gears to 342 gears.

Also I am a auto with a nice 3,200 stall, so it really doesn't mater what mph I start from it pulls hard when ever I nail it.

gnxs

I know what you typed, hence my comments.

CharlieCobra03

He needed to be in 3rd. While the Snakes pull ok in 4th from 70 they pull much harder in 3rd. Anytime I'm at 70 - 80 I go to 3rd.

1 BLOWN V8

iTrader: (17)

The 2nd race we started from 65MPH and he was in third and I got a slight jump and held that all the way up tell 140 mph.

CharlieCobra03

Nice kill.

wickedwarlock

iTrader: (4)

listen to unit213, you may learn something.

1 BLOWN V8

iTrader: (17)

What am I going to learn? That the 03-04 Cobra is a much better and faster car then the LS1 ever will be. Is that what you are saying?

What do you think I am trying to do? I would like some input here.

1 BLOWN V8

iTrader: (17)

Here is another question?

This is what I have done to my 02 Z-28 A4. Ram air mod, K&N, Slp bellows boot, Slp ported throttle body, asp crank pulley, tr224 cam, pushrods, 918 springs, pacesetters LT headers, tsp y-pipe with hi-flow cats, catback exaust, 3,200 stall with 342 gears all tuned by Jeff Creech.

Are you saying on the freeway I will maybe give a stock 03-04 cobra a somewhat of a run but if they have any type mods I will have have no chance in hell?

By the way I have owned both Ford and Chevrolet and own both right now. Just look at my sig.

I may sell my 85 in the next year or two to get the Ford GT500.

1 BLOWN V8

iTrader: (17)

Thanks but maybe it wasn't a win. My buddy is in his 40's and owned a few race cars. So I thought he would now how to drive that Cobra.

All I could hear was his blower and he said all he could hear was my car.

We will give it another try or I will need to find a 03-04 with just a few bolt ons and pulley.

CharlieCobra03

You have enough goodies to give a pullied Snake a good run. KB'd or Whipplecharged? Ehh, maybe not. Then again, just cause they have the power don't mean they can hook it or drive it.

1 BLOWN V8

iTrader: (17)

Do you think people where thinking I was a stock LS1 running with a slightly moded 03-04 Cobra?

To even think about a KB or Whipple 03-04 Cobra I would need to put a blower on mine.

Where I have the biggest advantage is at the track. I have seen about 12-15 03-04 Cobras at Fontana drag strip in the past few months run anywhere from a 14.4 to a best of 12.4

My best run was a 12.2 and worse was a 12.5

I still havent taken my 85 Mustang GT to the track yet. Last run's I made in it was low 12's. Now it has fully ported heads, 850 holley hp carb fully worked and tuned with a Paxton sn 2000 supercharger with 10-12 psi. It put down 448 HP with 481 Torq and weighs just a little over 2,900 lbs.

I think I may really look into the Shelby GT500. The latest Fast Ford said they where putting in the 5.4 and blown with around 450-500 HP.

unit213

You and me both. I'll pull the motor with less than 500 miles and up the boost to 25psi or so.