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ALL COBRA TALK
01-23-2004, 12:56 AM
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gear ratio question and advice
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gears
355 or 373 for a little more fun
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ALL COBRA TALK
01-23-2004, 12:14 AM
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Headlight Upgrades??
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408cobra
diode install
You have two relays one for high beams and one for low beams you run a 1/2 watt diode between the turn on circuit for the high beam relay to the turn on side of the low beam relay. When the high...
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ALL COBRA TALK
01-23-2004, 12:06 AM
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Valve to piston clearance?
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408cobra
Clearance
You are measuring this to ensure your piston does not hit your valves more clearance is better. The exhaust valve is usually the one to look at as the valve is closing as the piston comes up. When...
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ALL COBRA TALK
01-21-2004, 12:32 PM
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tires
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408cobra
ttt
ttt
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ALL COBRA TALK
01-21-2004, 12:21 PM
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tires
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408cobra
ttt
ttt
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ALL COBRA TALK
01-20-2004, 09:05 PM
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Hemi-Snake
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408cobra
hemi
Just read an article in Popular Hot Rodding on the 5.7 hemi. Nice motor. They got pretty impressive flow numbers with a little work on the heads. Only problem is parts (Cranks rods pistons) are not...
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ALL COBRA TALK
01-20-2004, 08:24 PM
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tires
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408cobra
tires
I am shopping for tires and here are some choices
285-40-17
Khumo Exsta mx $148
Good Year F1GS D3 $192
Yokahama AVS sport $252
BF Goodrich T/A KDW $188
Michelin Pilot sport ...
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ALL COBRA TALK
01-20-2004, 08:07 PM
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Headlight Upgrades??
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408cobra
hedlights
I upgraded my lights to Hella lenses and bulbs. One thing that is comonly overlooked is the wiring. You only start out with13 volts so if the wiring is thin you can get a significant voltage drop. ...
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ALL COBRA TALK
01-19-2004, 11:27 PM
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Full Cup Motor Cobra Charlotte area.
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408cobra
puckering
I dont have 600 hp around 450 and let me tell you these things can get away from you in a fraction of a second. I was accelerating and really got on it in a desolate country road straightaway and...
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ALL COBRA TALK
01-19-2004, 11:04 PM
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How old is your Cobra?
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408cobra
2000 FF Roadster 16000 miles. Its been hit twice...
2000 FF Roadster 16000 miles. Its been hit twice in parking lots by pickup trucks you really cant see the car when backing up these behemoth trucks/SUV's . New 408 TWM stack injected Windsor was...
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ALL COBRA TALK
01-15-2004, 12:48 AM
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What's the average price of .....
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408cobra
driveshaft
Went with dennys nice unit quick turnaround.
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ALL COBRA TALK
01-12-2004, 11:32 PM
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You can't please everyone.
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408cobra
sleepless
I don’t know if ill be able to sleep tonight knowing that Brent isn’t going to be helping us dummies out with his god like knowledge of Shelby products. It’s amazing we’ve bumbled this far without...
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ALL COBRA TALK
01-11-2004, 11:23 PM
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How do Cobras handle?
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408cobra
forgot to mention
I have a manual flaming river rack and steering effort can be high in parking lots but if you cant handle it get a pink Lexus coup instead LOL
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ALL COBRA TALK
01-11-2004, 11:01 PM
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How do Cobras handle?
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408cobra
good question
I built a FF roadster with sn 95 spindles Baer eradispeed rotors PBR brakes Cobra disc rears and a Tilton balance bar with remote bias adjustment. Yokahama AVS 245-45-17 / 285-40-17. I do not have...
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ALL COBRA TALK
01-03-2004, 11:05 PM
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Wind up windows
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408cobra
windows
I attached plexiglass side windows on my ffr roadster by attaching the plexiglass to the side windscreen mounts they dont roll up they swing out. Its a bit tight getting in and out but when they are...
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Small Block Talk
12-21-2003, 01:59 PM
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stroked 408 or 351w for street friendly setup?
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408cobra
go stroker
I had a 351 ford crate engine (385hp) and recently rebuilt it with probe industries stroker kit (forged eagle crank 6.2 inch forged Manley H beam rods forged Probe pistons 4 inch stroke .030 over...
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Small Block Talk
12-05-2003, 08:57 AM
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Tremec tranny question
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408cobra
tranny questions
I purchased mine from Fortes as well. I also went with a Mcleod steel bellhousing from them as well nice unit and may save your legs if your flywheel seperates from your engine. This is a rare...
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ALL COBRA TALK
12-05-2003, 02:41 AM
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17" wheels and tires on Kirkham/Shelby 427
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408cobra
tires
I went with 17s for one simple reason there are way more choices to choose from. Seems the 15 inchers are pretty limited as far as hi performance tires go. Most use BF goodrich.
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Small Block Talk
12-05-2003, 02:27 AM
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Tremec tranny question
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408cobra
trany question
You will need to trim off the aluminum on the underside of the tranny so it clears the 4 inch round frame tubing. 5 minutes with a grinder or sawsall. Also I believe the tremec is longer so the...
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Small Block Talk
12-02-2003, 11:15 PM
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351W stroked to 408, overheating
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408cobra
compression
I checked the je web site and they have one piston that will work with your combo. I assume it is a 4.030 bore with 4 inch stroke and a 6.2 inch rod. It is listed as a 9.6 comp ratio with 58 cc heads...
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Shop Talk
11-29-2003, 11:13 AM
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GT40 Alum heads on 351W stroked 408?
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408cobra
408
I built a 408 stroker with probe pistons manley rods and an eagle 4 inch forged crank. I ported and polished the gt-40 x-303 1.94 1.6 heads with a fresh 3 angle valve job (use the intake and exhaust...
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Small Block Talk
11-27-2003, 11:10 PM
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351W stroked to 408, overheating
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408cobra
I just checked an edelbrock site and it lists the...
I just checked an edelbrock site and it lists the heads you are using as having a 60cc volume. I plugged in 4.030 bore 4 inch stroke .040 gasket thickness 4.030 gasket bore with zero deck height and...
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Small Block Talk
11-27-2003, 10:59 PM
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351W stroked to 408, overheating
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408cobra
maybe comp ratio
I was thinking about your problem and I wondered if you ever CC'ed the cylinder heads and acurately measured what the compression ratio was when the motor was built. If its more than 10.8 to 1 this...
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ALL COBRA TALK
11-27-2003, 10:50 PM
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seats
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408cobra
TTT
Anybody using corbeau or Cobra???
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Small Block Talk
11-25-2003, 09:42 PM
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Efficiency of the LS1/LS6
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408cobra
engines
The ls1 and ls6 are nice motors and also have the benifit of being aluminum blocks but lets be honest here as far as efficiency the US based companies are way behind european engine technology. Even...
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