Cobra Front to rear weight balance

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by AL427SBF

So you are saying Bob Bondaurant and the Shelby Racing Team, both don't know what they are talking about but you do? Is that it? LMAO! ----

A JBL and small block is a track day car-built for the purpose and not a reason for a superiority attitude. It's a stand-off scale Cobra. 3170's is a real '60's car with a highly developed chassis for track use. 3170's BB will eat your JBL-it's a specialized weapon also. Of course we don't know if you can get the same results as 3170 (the driver) can driving yours do we ace? Lose the ass-clown attitude and discuss without the mistaken belief that you're dispensing absolute fact. You're embarrassing Richard Hudgins-a class guy and fine engineer.

Originally Posted by Dimis

Perhaps you may be quoting others without fully understanding.
Ever thought that perhaps the only reason they downsize to a sb is because they find that the power (read torque) of the bb overwhelms the limited GRIP levels of the tyres & aero package of a cobra?
...and it is this balance they are referring to & not weight?

Dimis has it right. It's the balance of the package they've created for the spec. They could just as easily created a different spec to build the cars to-like 700HP FE's with full slicks and bronze bushings. But the two ideas of a spec car are to limit costs, and take the cars performance out of the variables to find the superior driver. Bondurant knows what he's doing but the cars were not spec'd that way because it's the ultimate track combination. Cost and politics to Ford and CS determined that choice.

You're using a wrong example to prattle a fool's argument that bears no relation to the subject discussed here.