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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by BAD-GTO
I was at the meet...sweet cobra
did you have your hood open??? i like your intake (carbon fiber)
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by tripblackls1
did you have your hood open??? i like your intake (carbon fiber)
thanks man. hopefully by the next meet in march the car will be head and cammed, or maybe just the bottle....not sure yet.

getting my tax return by tuesday
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 11:08 PM
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Stop!!! You guys are having too much fun. All we have is rain so I am jeolous.
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by BAD-GTO
I was at the meet...sweet cobra
cool, thanks alot man!
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by tripblackls1

haha and that was a good race will but i like to try a dig race and this time with my cutout open lol
now look at u trying to take advantage of my lousy rear suspension, lol. yeah we can do that only if u agree on a slow roll race too.
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by willthethrill
now look at u trying to take advantage of my lousy rear suspension, lol. yeah we can do that only if u agree on a slow roll race too.
either way your best bet is top end rolls (60-70)
ive noticed(from previous races) that cobras usally pull harder on top end
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by BAD-GTO
thanks man. hopefully by the next meet in march the car will be head and cammed, or maybe just the bottle....not sure yet.

getting my tax return by tuesday
yea i had that plan too then i got the my return on it was only 500 bucks
and needless to say it went to bills (and the 9 inch)
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by tripblackls1
yea i had that plan too then i got the my return on it was only 500 bucks
and needless to say it went to bills (and the 9 inch)
that sucks lol.

im pretty sure i can do some decent damage with $3100
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by willthethrill
i just talked to him and he said he was in 4th also.
I'm sure if he has a 9" he has shorter gearing than you. You may still have been in 3rd territory.

Way to hang the ***** out and post a death........It happens to everybody.

Time to pulley that beast.
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by 180ls1
what are your mods? and that takes ***** posting that i have not seen another termi owner posting on here that they lost to a f body. Props to you

Nice death but he would alot more mods to take a cobra.
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 11:45 AM
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Nice death but he would alot more mods to take a cobra.
are u saying that tripblackls1 would need more mods to take a cobra like mine?
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by willthethrill
are u saying that tripblackls1 would need more mods to take a cobra like mine?
Wait so were you at the In-N-Out meet? I think you were parked right in front of my yellow Z nice cobra
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 11:53 AM
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^thank u very much man. i think i remember seeing a yellow Z06. it was beautiful. i bet that thing turns heads like nothing else!
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by willthethrill
^thank u very much man. i think i remember seeing a yellow Z06. it was beautiful. i bet that thing turns heads like nothing else!
...yep The cobras dominated that meet for like 1-2 hours......... <----is the only way to describe how they sound......
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 12:11 PM
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how did they dominate? there were more f-body's and vettes and gto's out there.
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by willthethrill
how did they dominate? there were more f-body's and vettes and gto's out there.
The whole line of cobras and mach 1's parked to the side made it look like alot . It even scared me to go check them out.... one was asking to race for cash I was like HELL NO!..... the cops were all over that place.... plus that black KB or whipple cobra was just mean...
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 12:20 PM
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yeah two idiots walked up to us asking if we wanted to race for money. then they said their car was stock. thats what made them idiots- expecting us to believe that.

did u see that early model supra out there. the damn engine on that thing was badass looking. i love supras!
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by willthethrill
are u saying that tripblackls1 would need more mods to take a cobra like mine?
I was giving you props on your honesty but I should have made myself more clear then a quote and then adding some words.

I can't remember a cobra owner posting a death on here.secret2:
I respect you for tell the truth
Nice car, great color I don’t see any cobra's in that color
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by willthethrill
yeah two idiots walked up to us asking if we wanted to race for money. then they said their car was stock. thats what made them idiots- expecting us to believe that.

did u see that early model supra out there. the damn engine on that thing was badass looking. i love supras!
yep it was clean..... so was the nsx....... That lopey red GTO..... All very nice cars....... I almost stalled out trying to drive really slow so the cop wouldn't be a jerk and try following me out....
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 5301113

I can't remember a cobra owner posting a death on here.secret2:
really?


thanks man. i like the red on your car. red just looks so sporty.
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