Too much power too quickly with 8 barrels !

[jhv48]

Some people aren't meant to drive these cars. Put a seat heater in the passenger seat and she'll never want to sit behind the wheel.
My wife drove my first cobra. It had a relatively mild 302 with about 350 horsepower. She handled it just fine. My current car has about 200 more horsepower and I offered her the drivers seat. She said "No thanks". She loves the car, but knows her limits. Now she only rides in the right seat. FYI, her daily driver is a 550 horsepower Shelby GT 500 mustang.
Go figure!

[CSX3183]

There is no such thing,, as too much power, too quickly

[fordracing65]

Originally Posted by CSX3183

There is no such thing,, as too much power, too quickly

For a non experienced driver there is. Ask him and his wife.

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by fordracing65

For a non experienced driver there is. Ask him and his wife.

Yeah, I was going to say that. My daughters have driven manual transmissions since their first cars, and in the snows of Colorado to boot, but both were scared sh**less of the Cobra and the one that drove the GT said it wasn't as bad as the cobra but still got the squirelly sensation.

Nannies definitely help all of the above.

[wkooiman]

There are 2 progressive linkages - LR and MR.

The LR linkage opens slower, and has a single flat arm on the driver's side pointing down.

The MR linkage has a curved arm pointing down, and a curved arm pointing up - for the spring.

The MR linkage opens faster, so you have to be more careful with the go-pedal.

If you have the MR linkage, switch to the LR linkage.