New guy with some questions

[JayDog]

Guys,

Thanks for weighing in. I live in Dallas and 100+ days are the norm from June thru September. My Tiger was always running hot and the Holley was susceptible to vapor lock but probably needed a rebuild. My question about local support has to do more with finding a used car but still needing a local guy to help evaluate before I buy and then help me keep it in order once I purchase. Make sense?

[patrickt]

Never had a vapor lock issue even on 100 degree high humidity days -- I wouldn't worry about it. Since the best part of the driving season is pretty much over, I think you ought to wait until the spring and use the time between then and now to learn the zillion different things there are to learn about these cars. Somehow I read your first post to mean you were just going to have ERA build you a Cobra to your specs. Buying a used Cobra makes it a little trickier, but frankly it's probably a better idea money-wise.

[WarrenG]

Patrick, you're basing part of your reply based on living here in the Mid-Atlantic area. In Texas the good driving season is just beginning! Get it now!

[Dallas56]

JayDog, I am just four years older than you, am in Dallas and bought my first Cobra, an SPF with a Keith Craft engine, six months ago, so I am also new. Two thoughts. First, for maintenance in the Dallas area, C&S Performance in Plano. http://www.candsperformance.com/ Rob Camp in the principal, used to be in business with Keith Craft. Gary Morris and Michael Turner are very helpful. Second, the DFW owners group is very active, very welcoming to new guys like you and me, and very helpful. Go to the Texas Cobra Club forum on this site. The group gets together at least one a month for a lunch (cool months) or breakfast (warm months) around the monthly Cars and Coffee, first Saturday of every month. And there is lots of other stuff. John Shelton has organized a November 13 trip (which I cannot make) to the Great American Peanut Butter Festival in Grand Saline. Gary Tucker has organized an October 23-24 trip (which I can and will make) for a National (seems a bit ambitous) Championship Barbeque Cookoff and car show in Meridian. Larry Carlson

[RodKnock]

JayDog, if you find a reliable FI setup, whether it be TWM or Dynatek or what have you, then pass along to everyone here. I think the preponderance of evidence suggests that FI is PITA.

I'm sure you'll find a handful of folks here, most of them being geniuses or the 2nd coming of MacGuyver, who have run FI sucessfully and reliably. Most others have not.

Nearly everyone, with the possible exception of me , can work on a Holley, but try and find an expert on FI. They're out there somewhere, but very few and far between.

JMHO

BTW, ERA = Very Good Choice.

[JayDog]

Guys,

Thanks for all the input. I'll try to make some of the upcoming events.

Take care, Jay