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Old 08-15-2007, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by carfax
vettes are bad *** cars don't get me wrong. i just state facts from my experiences. they out handle a cobra, and the cool factor is better. the bonestock base model c5 is not the same in the straight line with a bone stock 03-04 cobra with a good driver in both cars. yea ford put a supercharger on the car to make it fast.....how bout the fact that chevy might or going to put a supercharger on their top of the line flagship car. yea why is that, because it works thats why. stop hating on something that might be coming your way in the next few years.
I'm sorry but I have to disagree. Stock vs Stock its a very close race in the 1/4 with a .2 edge to the Cobra. From a roll I always walked on the Cobra. After 130 I stopped walking and started running. If my wife was in the C5 and I was in the Cobra the results were the same.

I own both a Vette and a cobra so I'm not bias either way. This is just what I have experienced 50+ times.
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Originally Posted by 2006vette
I'm sorry but I have to disagree. Stock vs Stock its a very close race in the 1/4 with a .2 edge to the Cobra. From a roll I always walked on the Cobra. After 130 I stopped walking and started running. If my wife was in the C5 and I was in the Cobra the results were the same.

I own both a Vette and a cobra so I'm not bias either way. This is just what I have experienced 50+ times.
ok is this a c5 vette or a c6 like your name implies.
Old 08-15-2007, 08:39 PM
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My Cobra dyno'd at 372whp bone stock and with catback and Intake it made 404whp. I dont see a base C5 staying with a Cobra when you see a million stories on here of SS's, WS6's staying with or beating stock C5's. Ive ran SS's etc in my Cobra when at 404whp and it wasnt close. IMO in these races it all comes down to the driver. A few mods on the Cobra ($1K) and you'll need a Z06 to keep up (been there and done that) Lol, whith a KB or a Whipple which can be bought for like $22-2300 now you'll need a C6Z
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or a full bolt on c5z06 h/c z making 500whp can easily handly a Kb Cobra
Old 08-15-2007, 09:28 PM
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and chevy dosent need to make the vette blown! the c6Z is already faster than any ford ever built! making it supercharged is just gonna put the iceing on the cake!
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Originally Posted by mycar2fast
and chevy dosent need to make the vette blown! the c6Z is already faster than any ford ever built! making it supercharged is just gonna put the iceing on the cake!
remember the new viper that is coming out. it maybe a player who knows.
Old 08-15-2007, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by carfax
ok is this a c5 vette or a c6 like your name implies.
This is when I had my C5. It had CAI and cat back.

People talk about the Terminators like they are gods. Dont get me wrong they can be made quick cheap but in stock form they are no faster than an '04 C5 M6 from a roll. From a dig to 110 the Cobra will win by 1-2 cars. I've raced these two cars more times than I can count and this is what happens.

You hear people talk about beating C5s in F-bodys because of the A4 with tall gears. That Vette is the most common and the slowest.
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Lol, im not arguing, im just saying Ive been there and done that. You can clearly see by my sig which car I prefer
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i know a c5 with lid/catback can beat a stock termy from a roll even though a lid and catback doesnt add but like 12whp its still enough to make it less of a drivers race from a roll and give the vette an edge, i was talkin about stock for stock 2006vette
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A base C5 M6 will weigh between 3150-3250 wet. They'll run through the 1/4 mile at 12.8-13.2 and trap 109-111mph. My car's best with just a filter was a 13.1@111. As another poster pointed out the most common C5 kill is the A4 with 2.73 gears, which are high 13 second cars. I don't know how that stacks up to stock cobra. And I thought they were heavier than the 3550lb figure quoted on page 1. More like 3800lbs.
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Bone stock vs. Bone stock with equakl drivers, they are pretty much equal in the 1/4 mile, if it is an M6 or A4 with the 3,15 gears. (both capable of high 12s) At speeds over 100mph the vette has an advantage.

When I was stock, with an a4 2.73 car, I could not beat a STOCK Cobra from a dig. On a freeway pull from 80mph to 140mph I put a car on him.
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Okay this looks like its going towards a GM vs Ford war but well Ive been searching on the stats and it looks to me as it really comes down to a drivers race like some of you might been mentioning....but I have noticed that the vettes trap a lil higher speeds than termys.Dus meaning that in a roll its more likely to be the vette that will come on top even though I dont mean to dis cobras even though I still respect the compitetion.As the way I look at it chevys and fords are all ways a team when it comes down to beeing a domestic vs. import show down.However when you really look at it besides us LS1 vehicles the only other muscle car out their is really Mustangs....every other category as in import theirs Honda,Nissan,Mitsubishi,Toyota,etc.In exotics theirs Lambos,Porches,Ferraris,Mclaren,ect.Trucks 4x4 or diesels whaterver theirs Dodge,jeeps,hummers,fords,chevys etc...but muscle cars like I said its only ford and chevy why try to eliminate to only other compitetion.
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Originally Posted by 427TTA4
Okay this looks like its going towards a GM vs Ford war but well Ive been searching on the stats and it looks to me as it really comes down to a drivers race like some of you might been mentioning....but I have noticed that the vettes trap a lil higher speeds than termys.Dus meaning that in a roll its more likely to be the vette that will come on top even though I dont mean to dis cobras even though I still respect the compitetion.As the way I look at it chevys and fords are all ways a team when it comes down to beeing a domestic vs. import show down.However when you really look at it besides us LS1 vehicles the only other muscle car out their is really Mustangs....every other category as in import theirs Honda,Nissan,Mitsubishi,Toyota,etc.In exotics theirs Lambos,Porches,Ferraris,Mclaren,ect.Trucks 4x4 or diesels whaterver theirs Dodge,jeeps,hummers,fords,chevys etc...but muscle cars like I said its only ford and chevy why try to eliminate to only other compitetion.
I agree, I would hate to see the Mustangs production get cut like the Camaro. Back in the day it was all about Mustang vs. Camaro. But now we have to stick together and rep the US . Now if I watch a video of a Chevy vs. Ford of course I'm going to root for Chevy. But a Ford vs. an import.....I'm pullin for the blue oval.
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Originally Posted by craz1469
I agree, I would hate to see the Mustangs production get cut like the Camaro. Back in the day it was all about Mustang vs. Camaro. But now we have to stick together and rep the US . Now if I watch a video of a Chevy vs. Ford of course I'm going to root for Chevy. But a Ford vs. an import.....I'm pullin for the blue oval.
Right on American Muscle Car Chevy' s and Ford........Oh I forgot about Dodge
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screw dodge and mopar all together, no real american muscle car but the shitty viper
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Originally Posted by Quik Z06
Lol, im not arguing, im just saying Ive been there and done that. You can clearly see by my sig which car I prefer
I know bro...just a friendly debate. I love the Termy and the Vette.
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Originally Posted by 95N20FORMULA
screw dodge and mopar all together, no real american muscle car but the shitty viper
LMAO!
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Drivers race with the edge going to the C5 at higher speeds, keep in mind from a dig it really comes down to who can control the wheel spin...
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Originally Posted by 95N20FORMULA
screw dodge and mopar all together, no real american muscle car but the shitty viper
Well I cant say nothing about mopar because they really have no muscle car. They have sport sedans like the SRT8 and stuff but really just a DUB car with a sporty motor....and the viper well its more to an exotic to me.I mean they call them muscle cars too but isnt the phrase like, "Theirs nothing like a good ol V8 American Muscle" you know meaning that in order to be muscle cars it should be a v8???
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i for the most part thing of The viper as being a tad exotic myself, but oh well


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