11-23-2016, 08:30 AM
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Blair Patrick will also tell you that an iron block will make more horsepower without the "fickle-ness" of an aluminum block. He's not a fan either.
In my mind the horsepower difference between the cast iron block and the aluminum block would almost make up for the weight difference in a straight line, 1/4 mile type deal. A 20-hp difference is a .1 ET difference in the 1/4.
There's not that many corner-carvers on here, so I don't know how justified the loss of weight is for most Cobra owners. I think, in my opinion, that to most buyers, "all-aluminum" is a buzz-word, just like "billet" or "roller" or "forged".
I wish Richard Hudgins was still active here. I'd like to have a true chassis guy's input on how much the weight difference affects the handling of a Cobra and at what point the "average" driver would be able to tell it.
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