HoLLo

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So, I'm heading home from work today around noon and was getting ready to turn into an offramp lane when I see this navy blue 99ish Cobra come hauling *** up to catch me looking very cocky... so I get back in the normal lane to play. I catch up to him, and we slowed to around 60mph, and he just takes off before me, so I gun it and catch up to him, pass a car, and pass him doing about 120-130mph. It was CLOSE. his front bumper was probably at my rear bumper. It had to have been an auto, and either it was a slow *** Cobra, or a GT with all the right markings of a 99ish Cobra. We just played around on the road after that and went out separate ways.

It looked like a genuine Cobra all around, but would I really have beat one like this?

Sarge_13

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It sounds like it was just the 4v Cobra. The '99 and '01 Cobra's weren't supercharged from the factory and are almost exactly like the Mach 1 in terms of quarter mile times.

I8ASaleen

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Good kill.

brian06eleanor

good kill! what are your mods? if your stock, it was more than likely a GT if you have a few good bolt-ons i would say a 4v cobra

red2003cobra

Good kill. It probably wasn't an automatic since that wasn't a factory option.

Lance

brian06eleanor

unless it was a GT

I8ASaleen

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Looks like he's intake/catback/and spray, but I doubt he was spraying this guy.

LT1PwrdZ

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Good KIll Man

Irunelevens

The Machs generally trap a couple mph higher, and run a few tenths quicker. 5spd Mach 1s are low-mid 13s cars, whereas 99 and 01 Cobras were more like mid-high 13s cars. And good kill OP.

Sarge_13

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I guess its the weight? Or the IRS?

speedshifterNC

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sounds like a 4v. If it were a gt you would have murdered him...nice kill

Irunelevens

It's a combination of a few things... I think the Mach has better flowing heads, and the cams are targeted more toward mid-range power. I *think* the Tremec 3650 has slightly better gearing than the T-45 (3650 in the Mach, T-45 in the '99 Cobra and most if not all of the '01s). And then there's the 3.55 geared live axle of course.
Since when do LT1 F-bodies "murder" New Edge GTs?

brian06eleanor

Since when do LT1 F-bodies "murder" New Edge GTs?[/QUOTE]

I was wondering the same thing?

Sarge_13

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I didn't know the 3650 was in the Mach. I'm guessing the Cobra has 3.27's? There also can't be too much of a difference in the heads or cams.

burnzilla

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Since thier ET's have always been .2 -.6 faster on average, and lets not even talk about the Auto GT's.

Irunelevens

They're both high 13s cars with good drivers... LT1 cars have hit ~13.5-13.6, GTs have hit 13.7-13.8. And they trap about the same. They're very similar in performance. And yeah, all V8 5spds went from T-45 to 3650 mid '01 (starting with the Bullitt), and '99 and '01 Cobras had 3.27s.

88blackgt

thought 01s at 3650s?

HoLLo

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I have SLP cold air, BBK throttle body, trickflow inlet elbow and cutout open. He seemed disappointed when I beat him. It was a very good race, I give him props. I did not spray, but I would like to see how it would have went. Thanks! I had a big ole grin.

red2003cobra

True, but I was assuming it was a cobra.

Lance

brian06eleanor

true but in all honesty i go to the track alot and most stock 2v i see are runnin low 14s, and so are stock lt1s. i say there both low to mid 14sec cars. my old srt was runnin low 13s and would murder stock 2v and lt1s.