Umm, I disagree. A '05 GTO beating a '03/04 Cobra is very possible and has already been done a few times. Remember driver plays a part and these two cars are close enough in performance that driver error can be the difference.

Peace

 

As I previously stated...they are pretty evenly matched, with (in my opinion) the Cobra having a slight advantage. And yes...I agree a driver makes all the difference.......But with equally matched drivers= Cobra over the GTO

 

 

It would definitely be a drivers race, I dont think anyone would dispute that. But the original post asked which would win if both had the same driver.

 

Run watcha brung.

I have no problem racing just about any car - forced-induction, bigger engine, whatever. That includes '04 & '05 GTO's with 65 or 85 more cubic inches.

If I lose, I either need more mods, more practice driving, or both.

I haven't had to worry about losing to any of the '04/'05 GTO's I've run across though...

 

cobra get my vote. i think the f body and gt slo are pretty even stock for stock. my 01 ws6 went 13.3's stock but i've only seen one gto at the track and it went 14's. my bud has a new 05 and stays pretty even with my other buds 00z28 w/borla and lid.

 

bottom line. forced induction or not they are both stock and the cobra will probably win I guess the gto has a chance of winning but still don't bring forced Induction into view they are still stock which means that the cobra comes from the factory with a blower (for those of you who did'nt know that)

 

stock and same driver(equal) Cobra everytime and pulling hard up top.
Mine went 12.62 @ 111 stock down to airpressure. GTO's are nice cars, I tried to buy my wife one. Her boss just got a Silver '05, his goal is to beat my truck.

 

I was responding to a post on page 4 where a guy said a '05 GTO has no chance.

 

Yeah I know. The Cobra has more hp and weighs less advantage COBRA imo. I was responding to a post on page 4 where a guy said the '05 GTO has no chance.

 

I've seen 03-04 cobras only pull 340's at the wheels and i've seen a stock goat pull 355 rwhp not every car is the same! I know a cobra is a good run with a 02' 345hp m6 camaro!

 

Yeah...and my bone stock '00 Z28 would give a "345hp" camaro a run. They all pretty much make the same power. That 345hp package is a joke.

 

Half of the posts here are about who's faster STOCK. Here on LS1TECH, I don't see hardly anyone who is stock anymore. Why don't you do comparisons, like the always mentioned pulley, full exhaust, chipped Cobra, versus, say, a cam only 05 GTO. You think Ford engineers DIDN'T know you could make mid 400's with just the above mentioned mods? Or that the GTO can make more power with tuning and a bigger cam? Of course they're not going to introduce an overpowered car to the market. Its up to the people who buy them to mod them, and they usually do. Or, how about you give 5 grand in mod money to both cars, and see what they can do?

This post sounds like a motor trend, or a Car & Driver article. Stock for stock comparisons are for grandmas and grandpas.

 

Good point JB.