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Old 02-04-2007, 06:43 PM
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I witnessed a friendly race between a silver WS6 and a 04'redfire Cobra the WS6 had the Cobra by a car or so! the Cobra had bassani long tubes,Xpipe and catback with upgraded pulley,410 gears,and a heat exchanger(don't know what brand) and he claimed to have made 488rwhp on a conservative tune? The WS6 was on motor only and was "LS1 stock" so he claims!
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Old 02-04-2007, 06:52 PM
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Sounds fishy. A 315hp car beating a possibly 500hp car.
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doubtful somethings not adding up or someone sucks at driving
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Hard to belief...but maybe both were lying about there mods
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Originally Posted by Omega Doom
he claimed to have made 488rwhp on a conservative tune?
488rwhp is really stretching it unless the blower was ported.
That's just not going to happen, even with 25* of timing, race gas,
etc. I don't care what a dyno says. Numbers can be skewed easily.
I've been there, done that.

It's very easy for a non-ported Eaton Cobra to put down 460rwhp
one run and 425rwhp or so the next due to horrible inefficiencies
with that blower. I've run 11.30's then 12.20's the next pass.
I consider that a "partially modded" Cobra. I believe almost any
loss given those mods.
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If the cobra was pullied than the Ws6 was lying. A stock ls1 can't beat a pullied cobra. Unless the cobra missed a gear.
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Originally Posted by BayAreaSS
A stock ls1 can't beat a pullied cobra. Unless the cobra missed a gear.
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The WS6 was on motor only and was "LS1 stock"
So we're talking about a H/C nitrous car then.
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Originally Posted by unit213
So we're talking about a H/C nitrous car then.
It had to have H/C
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I witnessed Aliens taking all the Honda's in the world then dropping the back off here with a fart tip lower euro lights, and LED windshield washer lights.

Hey, it could happen right?
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maybe the cobra just couldn't stop spinning... lol
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Agree with everyone else, that someone is lying, or the guy with the Cobra is the worst driver in history. Either that or his car is a total pos.
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Originally Posted by unit213
So we're talking about a H/C nitrous car then.
ok,ok he fessed up but I wanted to see how many would call BS! he was a H/C full exhaust and 4000 stalled car! not sure what he dynoed but the Cobra did have a ported blower!
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Originally Posted by Omega Doom
ok,ok he fessed up but I wanted to see how many would call BS! he was a H/C full exhaust and 4000 stalled car! not sure what he dynoed but the Cobra did have a ported blower!
Makes more since now..
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Originally Posted by Omega Doom
ok,ok he fessed up but I wanted to see how many would call BS! he was a H/C full exhaust and 4000 stalled car! not sure what he dynoed but the Cobra did have a ported blower!

do u know what his h/c setup was?
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Even so I would still think the cobra would take the win....but anyways I'm sure it was a good race
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Originally Posted by unit213
So we're talking about a H/C nitrous car then.
A nice H/C setup could do the trick...given the lighter fbod....

No nitrous needed...I don't think
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Ok it makes since now.....I agree with mike#9 a good H/C package will do the trick without nitrous.
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Originally Posted by TXZ28LS1
do u know what his h/c setup was?
I think he said ported LS6 heads and a MS3 cam(I think) he got him right from the start!
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4.10s, ~490rwhp + street tires = suicide...LOL
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