04-04-2009, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by AlmostThere
Bill
Thanks again for all the info....I will try to find someone with a backdraft cobra in LA and see if they can give me a ride. I definitely agree on the horsepower...in fact if I wanted like 600 or 700hp I would probably go with some rediculous big block set up....I definitely will love anywhere between 400-500hp and no more
As I said it will be somewhat of a daily driver. Again...thank you for your time
Max
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I think your 400-500hp figure is still too high for a daily driver Cobra. Again forget the basic number as you are thinking 4,000_lb car when you are in something 1,400lbs lighter. 300-350 is plenty of power for a daily driver Cobra while still being able to blast the quarter mile at 12.5 seconds at 115+mph and have 0-60 times less than 5 seconds (traction is the key here).........Plenty of naturally aspirated small blocks can push this easily, all while running pump gas.......As for the BB and 700-800hp thing, it is less expensive for you to make that type of HP with a small block in the long run, but you'll have to forget running any type of pump gas available in your state...........
Bill S.
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