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09-22-2015, 08:07 PM
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Location: PORT LAVACA,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BD 1445 Coyote TKO 600 3.91
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So what I see here is dudes in Cobras driving around looking for super bikes... Dudes with more money than common sense... dudes with a pecker syndrome....
I once met a guy who had a cigarette boat... it was in the shop every other month.. I was back at the shop to buy some oil... I asked the mechanic, why is that boat back? his response was because there is a boat out there in the area that is running 132mph....
500 600 or 700hp you cannot lay into the throttle and run the gears with your foot down... this is unusable power!!
but if floats your boat...... no pun intended |
09-22-2015, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BADSN8K
So what I see here is dudes in Cobras driving around looking for super bikes... Dudes with more money than common sense... dudes with a pecker syndrome....
I once met a guy who had a cigarette boat... it was in the shop every other month.. I was back at the shop to buy some oil... I asked the mechanic, why is that boat back? his response was because there is a boat out there in the area that is running 132mph....
500 600 or 700hp you cannot lay into the throttle and run the gears with your foot down... this is unusable power!!
but if floats your boat...... no pun intended |
Pot meet kettle?
Your comments are laughable considering the car you chose.  |
09-22-2015, 09:08 PM
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No pot no Kettle....
I could have added the Super Charger and been at 700+ hp
I CHOSE not to....
As a result I have a Measly 425HP at the real wheels....
and the reality is.... I still cannot Lay into the throttle in all gears..... so my point for 500 600 and 700 is well stated...
perhaps you have a leak in your trunk flowing into your cockpit....   |
09-23-2015, 12:05 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR
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Originally Posted by BADSN8K
As a result I have a Measly 425HP at the real wheels....
and the reality is.... I still cannot Lay into the throttle in all gears..... so my point for 500 600 and 700 is well stated...
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I don't mean to criticize, but just because you can't use 425 rwhp, doesn't make it true for others, it's all in the set up. |
09-23-2015, 02:32 AM
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390hp in a 428 is enough, especially cruising in the mountains where Lynn lives.
I had 680hp in a 2.000lbs Cobra. My next one will have 400hp in a 390 FE. Yes, I am getting old...
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09-23-2015, 03:21 AM
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Location: Adelaide,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AP 289FIA 'English' spec.
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Originally Posted by Dominik
390hp in a 428 is enough, especially cruising in the mountains where Lynn lives.
I had 680hp in a 2.000lbs Cobra. My next one will have 400hp in a 390 FE. Yes, I am getting old...
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No I don't think like that....it's maturity. Bragging rights are just that, no more. 400hp...and a mountain of torque, just like the original 427 and 428 Cobras. Hard to beat those original big blocks (unless it's a revvy small block!)
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09-23-2015, 05:47 AM
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I would shy away from branding someone else as immature or given to "bragging" just because their interpretation of the ultimate expression of this hobby differs from yours or mine.
Some folks think the quintessential tribute to the Cobra is replicating a leaf-sprung 289 works racer to exacting detail because after all - that's the car "that won it all" back in the day.
Others believe in building the lightest, fastest, most overpowered big block car - because hey - that's what the 427 Cobra represented and that's what inspired the Cobra mystique and the whole replica industry.
Some are into straight line drags and others like to carve tight corners in an autocross. Different approaches and set ups for each as well as everything in between. No right or wrong, just different tastes and choices. Personally, I enjoy seeing and hearing about all of them.
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09-23-2015, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Dominik
.....Yes, I am getting old...
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Originally Posted by xb-60
No I don't think like that....it's maturity....
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Originally Posted by Buzz
I would shy away from branding someone else as immature .......
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Buzz, I prefer to refer to myself as "mature", rather than "getting old" 
Not sure where "immature" came into it 
Cheers!
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09-23-2015, 06:37 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2932 with 438 Lykins Motorsports engine. Previous owner of FFR 5452.
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Back to the original subject.
My first Cobra had a nice warmed over 302 putting out about 375 hp. I could mash the throttle anytime and get immediate traction with nothing scary happening.
But it wasn't enough! Upgraded to 438 cubes putting out about 550 horsepower and now I have to limit my enthusiasm because if I go too far with the go pedal, all kinds of scary things can happen. Definitely taught me to drive by feel rather than just floor it and go.
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09-23-2015, 06:21 AM
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really??? TWIN TURBO lets look at that video........
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Originally Posted by twin turbo
I don't mean to criticize, but just because you can't use 425 rwhp, doesn't make it true for others, it's all in the set up.
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Here are your own words!!!! from your video!!!!! BTW nice run tho! 
"Tried out some new 2.73 rearend gears on a slippery track at the Medford cruise-in. I had to throttle in and out of it several times each pass but had a lot of fun"
YOU ARE ON A DRAG STRIP and you you have to throttle in and out.... either your reaction time is SO BAD or your wheels broke...... and with gearing that NO ONE is running in these cars.....
SO I still stand by my statement....... thus why these cars are one of the MOST DANGEROUS cars in the world! |
09-23-2015, 08:09 AM
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Just to clarify, that was a non-prepped track worse than most streets I drive on (I'm not joking), and close to 200 more rwhp than what you are running. Other Cobras that were there had trouble hooking 300 rwhp because the conditions were so poor.
I have found 550-600 rwhp to be the sweet spot for street driving and traction in my car depending upon road conditions and air temp. Fortunately, I can just turn a dial to adjust my power accordingly. Cheers. |
09-23-2015, 09:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by twin turbo
Just to clarify, that was a non-prepped track worse than most streets I drive on (I'm not joking), and close to 200 more rwhp than what you are running. Other Cobras that were there had trouble hooking 300 rwhp because the conditions were so poor.
I have found 550-600 rwhp to be the sweet spot for street driving and traction in my car depending upon road conditions and air temp. Fortunately, I can just turn a dial to adjust my power accordingly. Cheers.
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You can pedal it, let off early, have fun, and still run a couple seconds quicker than the guy who thinks you have too much power. His loss.  |
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