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Old 08-22-2008, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by ByronRACE View Post
... to keep the power to a point where I can drive the car without breaking traction every time I feel the urge to step on the gas. ... Yeah, it's cool to have a car that can do this sort of thing, but as far as I'm concerned, it lost its novelty and never improved my driving because I'm so nerve wracked to drive the thing that I find myself in "survival mode" instead of "drive mode" behind the wheel.
Byron's post ought to have a sticky on it that anyone who is building their first Cobra engine is required to read, and, for anyone that asks "Why are there so many 500+HP Cobras for sale on Cobra Country with less than 1000 miles on them."
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