03-23-2005, 04:44 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Beaumaris, Victoria,
Vic
Cobra Make, Engine: RMC. 306 Windsor, TFS Track Heat heads, X303 cam, TFS Upper & lower manifold. Accufab t/b, 24 lb inj's, Autronic ECU. Tremec 5 speed,
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EPA - problem solved
Wonderful summary Bernie. Thanks. Perhaps the next Cobra donor car should be a Toyota Prius!
Seriously however, we are stuck with the regulations as they stand unless we go the Hot Rod route or revert to Club Plates. Whilst wearing these would remove the freedom to go for a drive whenever one felt like it, it would force us to be more liberal in the delivery of (state) Club events as an excuse to drive our cars.
Without putting too fine a point on it, the lack of freedom of Club Plates is still better than having our Cobra's banned from the road as we're seeing. Used to be that a loud exhaust was the key to being hauled in; Now it will be the type of vehicle we drive.
The bulk of Cobras in Australia fall into the being first registered in 1995 - 2005 and it will be interesting to see just how hard it will be to get any of our non complying cars back to the EPA requirements for that year. I'd suggest that a dead stock Ford AU EFI V8 would fail without some very lean tuning. How about a Gen 111?
For those of you heading for the Shelby festival, have a great time and a happy Easter for all.
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