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Old 05-23-2006, 03:10 AM
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Well on my way home from work today I was just cruising along in the fast lane about 75 mph. I came up on a 98+ Camaro and didnt think he would do anything it looked stock (maybe an exhaust) so I didnt try to mess with him. There was a car maybe 1/8 mile ahead of me so I figured I was going to have to get into the middle lane soon. I thought I was passed the Camaro already so I looked over to see if I could switch lanes and I didnt see him, so I look again and he was right in my blind spot on the passenger side, so I keep it in 6th and floor it a bit and he pulls up next to me. So now Im like ok, im just trying to get over and he thinks im trying to race, so I shift down to 4th and hit it. I pulled maybe 4-5 cars and got into his lane then started slowing down. He comes up fast and slows down next to me, I downshift to 4th again probably could have gone to 3rd and I let him hit it, he gets maybe 2 cars up and I start to pull him pretty hard, I put maybe 4 cars on him or so then let off, my exit was coming up so I move over to the slow lane and he goes flying by me. Oh well, at least I had some fun, havent had too many races on my way home from work like i used to in my Evo. Oh BTW my mods are Bassani Catback, K&N FIPK, 2.8 upper pulley, 4# lower pulley, SCT Tune, Idlers and new plugs should be around 450 whp.
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You rich bastard, where do you get all these toys!?!?
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Originally Posted by Stanger88
You rich bastard, where do you get all these toys!?!?
They buy em'!
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Nice kill! I'll say it again, good luck with no tune.
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Just curious, you saying dyno tune? I have a custom tune from SCT on the car, dont know how good that is but thats what I have, and im not the only Cobra with the SCT Tuner.

Haha I'll say it again were not rich Me and my wife put in a lot of hours to be able to afford our toys.
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Is the Cobra yellow?

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Originally Posted by Quik Z06
Just curious, you saying dyno tune? I have a custom tune from SCT on the car, dont know how good that is but thats what I have, and im not the only Cobra with the SCT Tuner.
PM sent...

Just no way I would trust a "pulley tune" from either diablosport or sct... to many variables...
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Originally Posted by hurley_21_07
Is the Cobra yellow?

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Black
Old 05-25-2006, 11:24 PM
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Aww.

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an SCT tune isn't bad. If it were me i'd just want to know where my a/f is at. A friend of a friend (follow that?) leaned out in a bad way with just an upper on the stock tune.
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Originally Posted by hurley_21_07
Aww.

Dan
Haha, yeah people cant believe it their like what you can get black I almost got a yellow one, I had the contract sitting at home and the car was pretty much already sold to me, I just needed to return the paperwork and it was a done deal. But that car was out of state so I was kinda leary. So I ended up buying this one locally, my first color choice was actually sonic blue, then silver then after that it didnt really matter (well besides white)

I'll probably get the car dyno tuned when I get time, Ive heard of a guy in the LA area so I might take the drive down there to get it nice and dialed in.
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I still say you are rich. I am a college student, anything more than $100 forces me to slump and wish my pants were baggier
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Finally someone who appreciates annoying yellow as much as I do.
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Man 4lb lower. Please dont be one of those guys who blows his engine. Just be careful, thats alot.....ALOT of heat. Try to touch the blower even 20 minutes after a run like that. You would loose a bit of midrange tossing the 4lb and going back to stock or even a 2lb but your top end would be safer and better. Nice kill though.
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^ Yeah im definitely switching the 4# to a 2# hopefully today. Like I said hopefully here within the next few weeks I'll be able to get my ported blower, maf, bap and injectors, should make a huge difference.
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Nice kill.. And you should be over 450 to the tires or something is wrong..
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Well instead of getting the 2# lower ( he didnt get it in) Im getting the ported blower installed tomorrow, keeping the 2.8 and going stock lower until the 2# comes in, unless you guys think I shouldnt go with the 2# lower. Im getting the Steg Stg 4 port so I think the 2#er should be fine. I might just wait until I get my injectors, bap, maf to install the 2# lower??
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I think it needs a dyno tune not a programer..
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Well its going to have to have the SCT Tune until I have time to get it to a dyno (someone I can trust) A guy I know has had the 2.8, ported blower and SCT Tune for over a year and has no issues whatsoever. Obviously Id like to get it dyno tuned but right now its not an option. I guess we'll see how things go.
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Damn Cobra's... I like your toys man. I think some black wheels with a polished lip would still look bad *** on your Cobra even tho its not yellow.



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