#47 Ford Mustang Cobra Drag Car

[Hotfingrs]

It takes 980 horse at the wheels to push a 3200 lb car to a 8.64 quarter. 1/4 Mile ET Calculator

I'm not buying any of it, especially when they say it takes 100 horse to drive the Whipple. I believe the 1/4 times, just not the 575 horse claims.

Performance Specs:

575 Horsepower; 500 horsepower at the rear wheels
Quarter-mile time: 8 seconds (est.)
0-60 MPH: 1.52 seconds (est.)
0-100 MPH: 3.26 seconds (est)
Technical Specs:

5.0L TiVCT V8 engine with 2.9L Whipple Supercharger
100HP to spin supercharger
Specially calibrated 3 speed race transmission with SFI approved housing
Race-spec roll cage with Recaro Racing Seats
Parachute mount on rear- used for parachute to slow car from speeds of 150 MPH+

[505stang]

These cars do run high 8 second quarter mile times as they have done it at Gateway Raceway, I race 49 Anglia with an aluminum sbf at NHRA events and have been amazed with the technology in those cars. As for the money it does take a lot to do it, we have over $50,000 just in the engine in our Anglia alone, the asking price really is not that bad for a race car as it would take alot to build one, trust me my car owners have spent at least that on the Anglia to produce the numbers that mustang does.

[Cashburn]

Originally Posted by 505stang

These cars do run high 8 second quarter mile times as they have done it at Gateway Raceway, I race 49 Anglia with an aluminum sbf at NHRA events and have been amazed with the technology in those cars. As for the money it does take a lot to do it, we have over $50,000 just in the engine in our Anglia alone, the asking price really is not that bad for a race car as it would take alot to build one, trust me my car owners have spent at least that on the Anglia to produce the numbers that mustang does.

Nice to read a post from experience.

Don't know who is making up the 575HP number, hahahaha...

[DAVID GAGNARD]

A buddy of mine has one of the Cobra Jet Mustangs, the second year they built them, 4.6L and his is showroom stock and he runs mid 9's all day every day....!!!!!!!!

With some up grades,he can be in the 8.90 range....back then they were going for the sticker price of around 70 grand!!!!!!!

David

[eschaider]

Originally Posted by DAVID GAGNARD

A buddy of mine has one of the Cobra Jet Mustangs, the second year they built them, 4.6L and his is showroom stock and he runs mid 9's all day every day....!!!!!!!!

With some up grades,he can be in the 8.90 range....back then they were going for the sticker price of around 70 grand!!!!!!!

David

But not at 500 RWHP ...


Ed

[DAVID GAGNARD]

Originally Posted by eschaider

But not at 500 RWHP ...


Ed

I don't know what the "advertised" HP is/was on these cars,don't really care.......
A lot of engineering and testing was put into these cars before production and I can tell you the HP,gearing, and suspension set-up all works together like it should....they hook up off the line and one can use whatever HP the engine puts out.....

The Ford engineers did one heck of a job when they built these cars, the ET's prove that......

David