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09-05-2011, 08:36 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Dadeville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Sold my EM.
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140 on the speedo on the front straight at Roebling Road. I'm guessing it could have reached 150 if the straight were a lot longer, but the "thrust required" was rapidly approaching the "thrust available" at 140.
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Cheetah tribute completed 2021 (TommysCars.Weebly.com)
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"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." - Hanlon's Razor
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11-03-2011, 02:55 PM
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Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Paris, France. City of wine and food,
Fra
Cobra Make, Engine: Paint:Metalflakes Royal and Abalone stripes registered in France in 1973. Engine: Ford Shelby aluminium block, 482; two 4-barrels 600cfm Holley; Edelbrock Performer Aluminium heads,,fluid damper,4-speeds Aluminium Toploader (short), 2.88rear
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On the eastern part of Germany, on a highway (autobahn) with very light traffic, I drove between 125mph and 160 mph during half an hour, telling myself: "on this portion of the road, I shall not let the spedometer go under 125." This was the end of a long day (I had been on the road during 10 hours) , the sunset was beautiful but I put my headlight on so that drivers on the right lane could spot me more easily because the only thing I was sorrying a bit was a car switching from his right lane to my left lane without warning.
This was great but the fuel gauge decreased quickly.
I have a 2.88 rear end and a big block 482cu.in.
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11-03-2011, 07:47 PM
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Proud Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: North of Baltimore,
MD
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 2121
Posts: 137
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Montreal Canada, November 1997, Pirelli sponsored event on a private test track, Pro driver at the wheel, Ferrari F40 on race slicks, exiting banked curve, full throttle in 5th gear, RPMs climbing quickly, 186mph before he had to let off because... It was beginning to snow!
I'll never forget that experience!
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11-04-2011, 06:28 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: VALLEY FORGE,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SUPERFORMANCE w DOUG MEYER ENGINE
Posts: 1,958
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Excellente' 
That could be some kind of record....? 
Quote:
Originally Posted by BOURRET
On the eastern part of Germany, on a highway (autobahn) with very light traffic, I drove between 125mph and 160 mph during half an hour, telling myself: "on this portion of the road, I shall not let the spedometer go under 125." This was the end of a long day (I had been on the road during 10 hours) , the sunset was beautiful but I put my headlight on so that drivers on the right lane could spot me more easily because the only thing I was sorrying a bit was a car switching from his right lane to my left lane without warning.
This was great but the fuel gauge decreased quickly.
I have a 2.88 rear end and a big block 482cu.in.
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11-04-2011, 06:39 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Broken Arrow. OK ( South Tulsa), USA,
OK
Cobra Make, Engine: 66 COBRA FE 427 /4SP. (HCS Coupe w/ 408 Stroker and TKO 600 -sold)
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I have told this before but I hit 159 at Texas Motor Speedway several years ago in my Cobra coming out of Nascar turn 4.....I had replaced my rev limiter from a 6200 chip to 7000 RPM chip. As I crossed the start finish line my enigine went completely silent after a shutter and a bang. I pushed in the clutch and all I could hear was the wind. I would never do that again because of the cost to repair 427 FE. Now I keep my 6000 Rev limiter ship in place and seldom bump up against it (unless I need to clean the dirt off my tires in the country).
Clois
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11-04-2011, 11:24 AM
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Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Paris, France. City of wine and food,
Fra
Cobra Make, Engine: Paint:Metalflakes Royal and Abalone stripes registered in France in 1973. Engine: Ford Shelby aluminium block, 482; two 4-barrels 600cfm Holley; Edelbrock Performer Aluminium heads,,fluid damper,4-speeds Aluminium Toploader (short), 2.88rear
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Clois Harlan
I have told this before but I hit 159 at Texas Motor Speedway several years ago in my Cobra coming out of Nascar turn 4.....I had replaced my rev limiter from a 6200 chip to 7000 RPM chip. As I crossed the start finish line my enigine went completely silent after a shutter and a bang. I pushed in the clutch and all I could hear was the wind. I would never do that again because of the cost to repair 427 FE. Now I keep my 6000 Rev limiter ship in place and seldom bump up against it (unless I need to clean the dirt off my tires in the country).
Clois
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Reving a FE too high can be costly. I had a bad experience with that in 2009 at the dragstrip. The cost in dollars was almost equal to the number of RPM.
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11-05-2011, 08:39 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Weatherford,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 427 S/C
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1091 knots over the ground in an F-18A+ at altitude (14,000ft). That is 1254.6 MPH and about 1.75 times the speed of sound.
670 knots (770 MPH) at the Naval Air Station, FT Worth airshow in 2006 at 100 feet altitude. About 5 MPH of breaking the sound barrier over the crowd.
Cars?....about 147 on the main drag in front of the Cecil Field Naval Air station in Jacksonville , FL in my then new 1994 Corvette.
Cobra?...I don't know yet...should be on the road in Feb.
GRUFF
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11-06-2011, 10:19 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Northville,
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GRUF78
1091 knots over the ground in an F-18A+ at altitude (14,000ft). That is 1254.6 MPH and about 1.75 times the speed of sound.
670 knots (770 MPH) at the Naval Air Station, FT Worth airshow in 2006 at 100 feet altitude. About 5 MPH of breaking the sound barrier over the crowd.
Cars?....about 147 on the main drag in front of the Cecil Field Naval Air station in Jacksonville , FL in my then new 1994 Corvette.
Cobra?...I don't know yet...should be on the road in Feb.
GRUFF
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Gruff, you are insane. Dont let me down when you come in later this month.. I'm holding my breath I don't wanna see you in some Cesna
Will be interesting to see what the 427 will do. I think I mentioned earlier in this thread, I did 160 in a 427 we built around MIS in the early 2000's. I'm sure that didn't have 3/4's of the motor your car will have in it. |
11-06-2011, 11:56 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Rocky Hill,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham, 482 Shelby / TKO 600
Posts: 64
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Car 07 Corvette Z06 181mph
Bike 2001 GSXR-1000 188mph
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11-07-2011, 09:59 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Weatherford,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 427 S/C
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Gents,
Not me with the SR-71. Only 3 were flying after 1989, all flown by "other" agencies.
Mike,
No big deal....I know my self preservation instinct has ramped up in the past few years....maybe no more 147 MPH public street runs anytime soon....
GRUFF
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