go 03 cobra....you can have 500+ hp and still sound stock with a catback

 

Many would say the same about GM. I say they both suck.

 

You look long enough you'll find people that say any companies products suck. Go with what you like, if speed concerns you anything, and I mean ANYTHING can be done with money.

 

As much as i like my SS i am gonna have to say 03 cobra. I have never driven one but the seats look really comfortable, im not bashin the F-body interiors or anything but the seats just arent that great. Also the power in the cobra stock is always nice. The blower whine is always a great plus too. Ultimately its your decision, but that was just my input on the situation.

 

looks can be deceiving (don't know if i spelled that right, so i might get bashed )

 

depends on how much you want to spend i guess. buy the SS and with the 6-7k you save, put a ATi on it, then you have a sweet looking car that will smoke the cobra.

if you want stock performance, go with the cobra, even though it doesnt look as good to me. its all about what you like, and what you want to spend. good luck

 

All that 7K will cover is the purchase/install/tuning of the ATI. That won't get you any supporting mods, you'd need headers to take full advantage of the blower. Then to get it to a respectable power level will take boost, there goes the stock shortblock. So that's another $2500 for a forged shortblock. If you decide to upgrade the heads and cam that'll end up being another 2 grand. So now it's $4500 more to have the blown f body. $4500 will buy the necessary parts to get the cobra to 600 rwhp, and it's torque numbers will overpower the ATI'ed f body's torque numbers.

'03 cobra > blown f body.

 

i think he has enough opinions, advice, and bullshit to make his decision.

bottom line: drive all three and buy what you like, its your money and your car.

if you have specific ls1 questions feel free to start a new thread.

this one is done.