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Originally Posted by Slipery4life
as for my goals i just want i a crusing car im not going to put it in shows or anything im not going to race but i will have a big enough engine in case some stupid civic trys to test me
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This is why a Cobra would have gotten me killed, if I had had one when I was college aged.
If you do not have the discipline to be in control of what you do, rather than let someone else challenge or dare you to do what they want you to do, these are not the car for you.
A Cobra weighs typically under 2500 lb, compared to 3600-4200 lb for the average street car.
A Cobra typically has 400-500 Hp, with many hitting 700 Hp, Compared to the average daily driver's 150-300 HP.
Your talking 5 pounds per HP in a Cobra to 20 pounds per Hp in the average daily driver. Do the math, that's 4 times more acceleration than anything you have experienced in a car.
A Cobra is raw rugged Hp with no handling package to auto correct for you. It will accelerate faster than your mind can think. With a 90" wheel base it will turn sharper and faster than you can comprehend. If you break the tires loose (which it can do in any gear at any speed) and it starts sideways, instantly letting off the throttle, will result in it snapping back so fast your head will keep spinning. Any over or under steer on your part will will result in a likely disaster.
These cars have killed many people who were skilled drivers. Street racing in one of these cars is a good way for someone to die a gruesome, painful, death.
I'm not talking down to you. I was young once. I remember it well. I'm lucky to be alive today with way less car. It took attending too many of my friends funerals and a lot of years to see the reality.