New Shelby Cobras??

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Originally posted by PatBuckley


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I work for Subaru of America so I heartily agree with you - I just didn't want to seem to "obvious".

I have spent a fair amount of time in an STi - they are rockets!

One of our tuners did a baseline test on an STi engine (prior to installing their parts) and it put out 325 HP stock on an engine dyno.

Pat

I had a student at NHIS last Friday with an STi. Since he was a first timer, I drove for 3 mild laps. He later finished the session and 3 more. This car is well balanced, has phenominal brakes, handles great and has real power that hooks up. It is without doubt faster than my Cobra on the track.

My other comment follows up on that where if a new Cobra kit came out for $3000, that it would eat into other markets, rather than just the Cobra market. This has already happened with Factory Five. I'm one example of a buyer who was not single minded on a Cobra. My short list included a Z3, Miata, Corvette, Acura NSX, Ferrari 308, Mustang Cobra convertible and of course a Cobra kit. FFR's literature at the time even stated that guys looking for a used Vette were a typical customer. For under $30k with some searching, I could find any of the above listed cars, and built the FFR for far, far less. If I put if up for sale, would I get someone who's looking at ERA's and Superformances? No. But I might get someone who's looking at Spec Miatas.