Well what a day it has been for me today.
The cobra ( Betty) have been regoed for 3 days now and this morning I'm off for a tune.
Get there nice and early 8am and meet Sonny , great guy.
But the car on the dyno and power her up.
First run 237 rwkw.
Not bad for a stock LS1,a few adjustments and where up to 248.
Them im asked is this motor stock, I reply yep.
a few more adjustments and 254.7 rwkw, 560 Nm .
Im asked again sure its a stocker .
Yep.
Its powered up again and wants to make more but the fuel pump isnt up to it and starts to lean out a bit.
So we leave it at that.
After reving it to 6100rpm many times , Sonny runs it a little slower just to do a final check and the dyno locks sending the car straight off into the fan in front.
OOPS !!
Anyway no one hurt and only a small stratch on the nose.
I was having problems starting it so off for a new alternator and battery.
Now all fixed and goes like a bastard.
Great take it around to a mates house and take him for a ride.
Mate gets in 1st gear , 2nd gear around the corner and over the rise, what the !!!!, a dog in the middle of the road.
I hit the brakes (whilst thinking to myself have i set the brake bias correctly ?) answer NO.
The back end locks the car slides around , mounts the gutter and hits a tree.
Great !!!!!!
A brand new cobra 3 days old and I have smashed the rear in !!
Damage report, fuel tank ripped out rear right hand side re shaped by tree.
Lucky I got a cover note in Friday.
What a day.