03 pullied Cobra vs 04 full exhaust Z06 **vid**
03-14-2008, 12:52 PM
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I attribute it to the majority of Ls1s having **** for a slave cylinder. Or maybe mustang drivers are just naturally more talented.
03-14-2008, 01:26 PM
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really the hitting the rev limiter makes you slower? 
you missed my point. What i was referring to was that the cobra was getting all the power out of his powerband http://www.andersonfordmotorsport.co...03CobraPMS.jpg see how the cobra keeps making more power all the way to the revlimiter. And if you listen you can hear the cobra get close to the revlimiter, which never happens to the vette. My point is that the cobra owner really knows how to get all the power out of his car and it appears the z06 owner does not.
you missed my point. What i was referring to was that the cobra was getting all the power out of his powerband http://www.andersonfordmotorsport.co...03CobraPMS.jpg see how the cobra keeps making more power all the way to the revlimiter. And if you listen you can hear the cobra get close to the revlimiter, which never happens to the vette. My point is that the cobra owner really knows how to get all the power out of his car and it appears the z06 owner does not.
03-14-2008, 01:39 PM
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Cobras have a very flat torque curve due to the roots blower and a pretty high power peak due to the 4v motors like high rpms. And if you listened to it you could tell that it is close to the limiter. Some guys like to bump the limiter up because they still gain power all the way to the limiter.
03-14-2008, 01:48 PM
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Cobras have a very flat torque curve due to the roots blower and a pretty high power peak due to the 4v motors like high rpms. And if you listened to it you could tell that it is close to the limiter. Some guys like to bump the limiter up because they still gain power all the way to the limiter.
It's impossible for you to know whether he was "close to the limiter" or not since you don't know what he has his limiter set at.
03-14-2008, 01:55 PM
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I've owned a Cobra since 2004 and I can't tell you with any certainty what rpms FAsnakes was shifting at........I'm pretty sure you can't either.
It's impossible for you to know whether he was "close to the limiter" or not since you don't know what he has his limiter set at.
It's impossible for you to know whether he was "close to the limiter" or not since you don't know what he has his limiter set at.
03-14-2008, 03:09 PM
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but you can go off of sound when he does hit the limiter when he mis shifts. I was not getting all technical or trying to start an arguement just stating that it seems like he is getting all the power out of his car or close to it by getting high up there in the rpms. Just listen to it any you can tell the sound of the car changes with the higher the rpms just like every car. Its called deductive reasoning.
03-14-2008, 03:31 PM
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I will not get into the fact that Cobra's get heat soaked. Unless they stopped for a few minutes after each race the Cobra is making less power each run. I don't think the Cobra listed a heat exchanger as a mod, so that hurts even more. 
03-14-2008, 04:05 PM
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he does have a heat exchanger
03-14-2008, 04:18 PM
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What I was "basically saying" was that the Corvette is more aerodynamic (with the lights down) than the Cobra. So the headlights being up shouldn't miraculously turn the corvette into a brick and the Cobra into a formula 1 car aerodynamically. While we're on the subject they were racing at NIGHT! Racing in itself is dangerous let alone racing in the dark 120+ mph with your lights off.
Maybe the driver of the Cobra should have agreed to race up to, say 45 or 50 mph so the headlights being up wouldn't have created so much "DRAGGGG". [sarcasm] That would have been an awesome race!!!![/sarcasm] Maybe you should spend more time reading and less time trying to bust on people. Reading
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03-15-2008, 01:31 AM
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I'm surprised by the results too, but for some to make excuses or call bs is dumb. There are a lot of variables that can cause different results. Should the ZO6 have won, I think so, but this time it didn't. Just for comparison, check out the vids in FAsnakes sig and then try to figure out why a ZO6 with 15whp more and less weight lost to a cobra heavier than the ones he beat in his C6. Like I said, **** happens.
03-15-2008, 12:14 PM
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Thanks for everyone that extended complements and enjoyed the vid... (we enjoyed making it)
One 140# camera man switched between cars.
Who's ranger?
I'm going to lay low for now.. I know the recent vids speak differently but i'm not that big of a racer.
Yea, she's coming soon, i'm just waiting on my installer to throw on the supporting mods..
After this last episode, my wife thinks my car is fast enough
30 - 40mph
Yea, my boys Z is pure sex..
None taken. I wasn't impressed with my driving that night, but it is what it is..
Good runs man!
Was there a person in both cars while racing??.... Looked to me like whoever was without the extra weight of the camera man had the advantage.
But for the most part, IMHO, the cars looked pretty damn even. You would pull him hard, he would pull you hard. Back and forth, back and forth.
Was there a person in both cars while racing??.... Looked to me like whoever was without the extra weight of the camera man had the advantage.
But for the most part, IMHO, the cars looked pretty damn even. You would pull him hard, he would pull you hard. Back and forth, back and forth.
. So whats next, a cammed Z?I'm going to lay low for now.. I know the recent vids speak differently but i'm not that big of a racer.
FASnakes, your car does definitely does move out for a vert! ... And that's with a 2.93 pulley. I ran a 2.93 pulley for a while when I first got my car. There's a drastic difference between the 2.93 and a 2.76.
But eh, who cares... you should have a Whipple coming in soon, right?
But eh, who cares... you should have a Whipple coming in soon, right?
After this last episode, my wife thinks my car is fast enough
Yea, my boys Z is pure sex..
None taken. I wasn't impressed with my driving that night, but it is what it is..
03-15-2008, 01:26 PM
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03-15-2008, 04:26 PM
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Maybe you should spend a little more time reading as well. This subject has been dropped. You can stop beating the dead horse now.
