98 Cobra wants to race...
05-18-2006, 12:53 PM
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Oh, I also forgot this, which probably attributes to alot of the factory-freakedness. 1st owner ordered the car new and it was road-raced for the first 10k of it's life. So the motor got broken-in nice and healthy. 
05-18-2006, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 95formulalt1
there mid 14 second cars!!Since when? I own both and I can tell you they are not mid 14 second cars. More like low 14 (14.1ish) to high 13 second cars.
05-18-2006, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by METALBEAST
Since when? I own both and I can tell you they are not mid 14 second cars. More like low 14 (14.1ish) to high 13 second cars.
05-18-2006, 08:02 PM
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Nope. I should probably take this chance to make some dough though. I've seen the car; stock airbox, stock exhaust. All he's got are the 3.73s and SFCs, but those aren't gonna help him top-end when I destroy him from 2nd through 4th.
05-18-2006, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 96silverram
I would be careful of 98 cobras with the HP fix. Are you sure he is giving you the entire list of goodies on his car. I bet he knows 4:10's or 4:30's are the hot setup and just letting you think he has 3:73's. I can remember a certain 98 cobra all white with the HP fix back in 2001 and he had longtubes, x-pipe, flows, 4:30's, Cold Air/ K&N and some other little stuff. The Cobra ran 12.50 / 12.60's all day long on slicks @ 108 plus. How do I know this, because I raced him at the track the night I ran 12.60's @ 109 with a full bolt-on LT1 on slicks. We raced 3 times and I lost the first race, won the second and third race: (me)12.65 @ 108.6 to his 12.55 @ 108.5, second race: (me)12.63 @ 108.8 to his 12.65 @ 108 and third race: (me)12.61 @ 109 to his 12.62 @ 108.4 I still have the time slips from this race in 2001 because I could not believe that a 98 cobra could run this good, it's the only time I have ever run across a pre-2003/2004 Cobra that ran this good with just bolt-ons like my LT1.
I say do some further investigation, but I'm sure you will get him if all he's got is 3:73's
I say do some further investigation, but I'm sure you will get him if all he's got is 3:73's
I'm not saying that you won't beat this car because from the looks of it you will. However a lot of people bash the 96-98's and modded they are really no joke. 
05-18-2006, 09:10 PM
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eat this guy alive i done it countless times. the guys with these cobras think they really have somethin but once theyre lookin you the tail lights they shut up. you should have no problem draggin him a couple times. and for all those who say they still get down, yeah they get down with other cobras. unless theyve got a nice H/C/I with full bolt ons they arent gonna be doin much. ive seen 96-98 cobras sit on the dyno with LT's, full exhaust, cai, gears, and roller rockers and only put down 290 hp. im not sayin theyre bad cars in general i would just hate to know i was dumpin money into somethin that still wasnt gonna be doin that much as far as the 1/4.
05-18-2006, 10:47 PM
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I hate to tell the one guy but a 99 Cobra would have been the one with the "fix" the 96-98 Cobras had no "hp" fix. They are high 13 sec to low 14 sec cars stock. However just like my friends 97, add 4.10s, full exhaust (slp loudmouth I think?), A short throw (cause you gotta have one to go fast 
), A drop in K&N, and some Drag Radials and you're running low 13s...
), A drop in K&N, and some Drag Radials and you're running low 13s... 
05-18-2006, 11:27 PM
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Man I just ran into an 03 Cobra on the high way, he thought I just had a loud exhaust. Lets just say assumption was the mother of his F&$k up. I just kept pulling away. I stoped at a gas station and he pulled in behind and asked what I had and I told him "a lot more cubes than you think"
05-18-2006, 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by buffman
I hate to tell the one guy but a 99 Cobra would have been the one with the "fix" the 96-98 Cobras had no "hp" fix. They are high 13 sec to low 14 sec cars stock. However just like my friends 97, add 4.10s, full exhaust (slp loudmouth I think?), A short throw (cause you gotta have one to go fast ), A drop in K&N, and some Drag Radials and you're running low 13s...
), A drop in K&N, and some Drag Radials and you're running low 13s...
05-19-2006, 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by 96silverram
Buffman, just for you. The car must have been a 99, because it definitely had the fix and it definitely was a no joke car !!! I have never seen another pre 03/04 run this good with bolt-ons. I can tell you right now, if this guy is sandbagging you on any of the stuff your gonna get a mouthful of tailpipe. My car is a pure bolt-on car with everything you could possibly do without going into the motor (the car is even faster now, probably a 12.30/12.40 @ 110/111 mph. Car and it's still pure bolt-on's) and this cobra put-up one incredible fight that night at the strip. I'm still in the opinion that you will more than likely beat him, just be careful of those sneaky mustang guys....
05-19-2006, 12:49 AM
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It seems we're a little confused over the body style of the 99 and the 96-98? The 96-98 are the rounder SN-95 body. The 99 is the edgy 99-04 style car. 99 and 01 Cobras run a little better than the 96-98s from what I've seen. Good race for an early LS1 if driven right. Plus, they came in Electric Green, and that's cool as ****.
05-19-2006, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by 96blkform
Now, now, it could be a pretty close race. 98 Cobra's came with 305hp from the factory, make sure he does not have some high gears, else it could be pretty interesting.
05-19-2006, 03:54 PM
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Actually I have raced a 98 Cobra and they are pretty fast. He had a Cat-back and intake, and all i had was the same. We raced a few times and I walked him every time. The last race was a drag race and I had him all the way and pulled about 2 cars on him, the funny thing was that his chick kept smiling at me like she wanted to hop in my car. To this day I see him and his chick driving and she still smiles like she wants me to tke her for a REAL ride.
