Continuation of Thread: Drag race - Kirkham 65 side-oiler vs Ferrari 458 Italia

vector1 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-13-2011, 04:25 AM

good read! only thing better would be to put everybody who posted in the same room (including the lv girls!) and fastforward through 2 mos. of thread....

like the never consider losing attitude by blitzforce!

should get the license plate award "no fear"! and don't forget the ferrari kill silhouette for the side of the car!

congratulations on the race win and plundering of women (in my mind).....lol

RET_COP · #2 (**permalink**) 03-13-2011, 06:01 AM

I'm trying to figure HP for the cobra but its not adding up. I thought someone said 715 FWHP. Does anyone know what exhaust he was using? 133mph sounds like mid 500s RWHP.
Lou

undy · #3 (**permalink**) 03-13-2011, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by RET_COP

I'm trying to figure HP for the cobra but its not adding up. I thought someone said 715 FWHP. Does anyone know what exhaust he was using? 133mph sounds like mid 500s RWHP.
Lou

Most builders dyno their engines under "optimal" conditions which could virtually never be duplicated once the engine is in the Cobra. OEMs rate their engine in the cars, as installed, with a much more stringent SAE rating. You usually can peel off about 100 fwhp once the engine's in the car. It's all about sales hype and bragging rights.

Mdman352 · #4 (**permalink**) 03-13-2011, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by RET_COP

I'm trying to figure HP for the cobra but its not adding up. I thought someone said 715 FWHP. Does anyone know what exhaust he was using? 133mph sounds like mid 500s RWHP.
Lou

Online calculators and reality are seldom have the same results