Weird Cobra related health question - Page 2

67JET · #1 (**permalink**) 10-29-2010, 08:51 AM

Even if my Cobra's fumes give lung cancer i would think that i wouldn't have to worry about it. On the other hand the guy driving the Vette that always seems to be behind me would. Maybe i should put a warning sign on the back of my car " If your car is fast enough to stay on my ass - you might be at risk of Lung Cancer".

Dangerous Doug · #2 (**permalink**) 10-29-2010, 12:23 PM

Side pipes causing cancer? Did this person hear this on Oprah from the Jenny McCarthy School of Medicine? Does this person also believe drinking milk causes autism?

You get more fumes from the bloke in front of you or sitting in traffic. There is no way that any sort of actual study could have been performed on this question.

Your friend has been huffing gas...

DD

CBattaglia · #3 (**permalink**) 10-29-2010, 03:16 PM

Everything gives you cancer. Get a cobra and have some damn fun.

charles roybal · #4 (**permalink**) 10-29-2010, 04:05 PM

[quote=pusherfans;1086446]someone told me that it is unhealthy to drive in a car with side pipes next to your head, because you could get lung cancer from the fumes.

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Only & only if you put your mouth at the end of the pipes....and inhale!!!!

Luce · #5 (**permalink**) 10-29-2010, 06:07 PM

Don't know about cancer, but my SL600 gave me neck problems from the acceleration, and I'm afraid the Cobra will be worse.

WardL · #6 (**permalink**) 10-29-2010, 06:16 PM

Diesel exhaust is carcinogen. Gasoline fumes and gasoline engine exhaust are NOT particularly carcinogenic. Benzene is found in gasoline and it is a carcinogen. The EPA is requiring gasoline to have substantially lower benzene in gasoline starting in 2011. It is not good to breath too much of almost anything. Second hand smoke is much worse than gasoline. Besides, I'm sure you are more likely to die in a Cobra crash than of Cancer from breathing exhaust gases. Back in the old days you used to be able to run your car in the garage and dye of carbon monoxide poisoning. Catalytic converters changed all that. Our Cobras will generate plenty of CO to kill you in your garage.

dcdoug · #7 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 05:38 AM

Even if it did, you are just killing the people in the cars on either side of you.....

tin-man · #8 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pusherfans

someone told me that it is unhealthy to drive in a car with side pipes next to your head, because you could get lung cancer from the fumes.

I can understand some carbon monoxide concerns (try to keep air moving) and hearing loss (wear ear plugs), but is cancer a realistic possibility?

I'm no doctor. . .

thanks

my SPF does not have the side pipes next to my head, they are placed about three feet below, and thus when travelling the fumes would dissipate. The only thing I inhale is the free air that is blowing in my face.

tin-man

Three Peaks · #9 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 08:26 AM

I guess the most obvious observation is that if you're driving with the side pipes next to your head you're probably doing it wrong.......

Bob

FWB · #10 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 08:43 AM

the sulfur dioxide coming from a catalytic converter will kill you quicker than exhaust from your cobra.....

RestoCreations · #11 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 08:57 AM

Those guys that work the pits at NASCAR are screwed.

pusherfans · #12 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by RestoCreations

Those guys that work the pits at NASCAR are screwed.

that's a good point. We don't hearof an unsually high lung cancer rate among race car drivers. . . . .

I think that's the proof right there!

67FEfastback · #13 (**permalink**) 10-30-2010, 11:14 PM

I did hear of a Fountain powerboat dealer (at least 15 years ago) got cancer in the hair follicles just at the top of his forehead. Went into his brain, that was that.

Made me always try and wear a hat when boating. Not sure if this same thing would apply in a cobra or convertible, because there is no reflection off the water etc. Sounds very rare, still easy to take steps to prevent

WardL · #14 (**permalink**) 10-31-2010, 11:21 AM

The EPA has forced the reduction in sulfur in gasoline too. It used to be limited to 1,000 ppm, but starting in about 2006 (?) the max is 80 ppm and the average is less than 30 ppm sulfur in gasoline. The benefit of lower sulfur is not to reduce the sulfur dioxide in the air, it is to help the catalytic converters to last longer. It is a good thing.

Jamo · #15 (**permalink**) 10-31-2010, 12:40 PM

Three pages...really?

Paul F · #16 (**permalink**) 10-31-2010, 07:50 PM

That's what happens when people O.D. on exhaust fumes or Halloween candy.

CBattaglia · #17 (**permalink**) 10-31-2010, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamo

Three pages...really?

You have to admit this will be a memorable thread.

mdross1 · #18 (**permalink**) 11-04-2010, 02:55 PM

My only health issue would be lack of blood to the grey matter,since every time I climb behind the wheel the blood rushes to the pelvic area.

Leecbr · #19 (**permalink**) 11-04-2010, 03:30 PM

I think I would be worried about the outside air quality. Like inversion, city pollution, or large diesel pickups with there tail pipes next to me. My guess, any health threat sitting in a cobra for under 5 thousand miles a year would be minimal.

michel schryer · #20 (**permalink**) 11-04-2010, 08:36 PM

I hope you're not a smoker ??

Quote:

Originally Posted by pusherfans

someone told me that it is unhealthy to drive in a car with side pipes next to your head, because you could get lung cancer from the fumes.

I can understand some carbon monoxide concerns (try to keep air moving) and hearing loss (wear ear plugs), but is cancer a realistic possibility?

I'm no doctor. . .

thanks