CSX4000 roller for $39.9K?

[BANDIT 1]

Mr. Real 1:

My Cobra won by about a car length against my modified 2001 Hayabusa (and my friends 2002 GSXR-1000) from 65 mph to 145 mph on the hiway (this was a 4 lane hiway at 2:30 in the morning with NO vehicles anywhere near us and we were seperated by 2 lanes in the middle, judge if you like...). From a standstill the Hayabusa beats my Cobra (with the Drag Radials) by a liitle less than a second.

Mr. Kirkham:

I don't want to get in any big (Evan-like) debates about the chassis differences with you because I realy respect you and your Kirkham Cobra. You have shown class every time I have seen you on Club Cobra.

What I have said is this, if someone comes on Club Cobra and asks about the difference in the Cobra maufacturer's I give information that they all have their place in the Cobra eco-system. Once I start saying that the Superformance Cobra WAS NOT designed to be a "exact copy" of the original Cobra and instead is a modern Cobra with different chassis design, etc... BAMMM all of a sudden i'm putting down the original Cobra's (according to some).

Are we all saying that it is impossible to make a 35 year old chassis better?

If the 427 FE engine is so much better than a 460 engine, why does it cost 3 times the money for the same horsepower? Have all the technological advances on the 385 series engine still not made a engine as good as a 30 year old 427 FE engine?

Is the Superformance Cobra's brake system not as good as the "original"?

Are the Olthoff's "racing" shocks, suspension pieces, etc... and the constant modifications still make the Superformance Cobra perform not as good as the "original"?

Can a "original-like" Kirkham Cobra with 15" tires and a 550 horsepower 427 FE engine (4-speed Top loader) outperform a Superformance Cobra with 17" tires and a 550 horsepower 351 "stroker" engine (Tremec TKO II 5-speed)?

What would you call a modern 550 horsepower 351 "stroker" engined, Tremec TKO II 5-speed, modern square tube frame, custom suspension, custom cooling system, modern braked Cobra with 17" tires? All I have called it is a "modern Cobra". It is obvious this car was not designed to be a exact "replica".

All I have said is for the same amount of money (because the aluminum body/FE engine is so expensive) you can build a faster Superformance Cobra than a Kirham or Shelby Cobra. Even the new CAV Shelby Cobra's will all have 427/428 engines in them.