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Originally posted by steelcomp


750 hp isn't that big a deal any more, and that's more hp than ANY car is going to put through street tires. So is 650, for that matter.

Measley 550 hp small block? Now there's a statement! There isn't a pair of Vipers on any given day that you can't beat with 550 hp in a 2700 LB car. (The rare Hennesey might give you a run for your money)
Corvette? Come on! You'd eat one ALIVE with a 550 hp small block (untill you got to a corner). Cobras aren't drag cars, they're road cars, or at least that's their heritage.
If you're talking top speed, well I think you're in the wrong car for that anyway. Especially on the street.


Thanks

At a 70 mph starting speed on the hiway a 750 horsepower big block Cobra should have no problem with putting the power to the ground.

I won a race against my friends Suzuki GSXR1000 and my friend riding my 2001 modified Hayabusa (Suzuki GSX-1300R) from 70 mph - 150 mph. Haven't seen many small block Cobra's taking it to any busa's on the hiway.

I have also done over 170 mph (per the speedo) and can say that while other cars (like a ZO6 Vette or Viper) can do that also, they sure don't get there as fast as I did (try a couple of car lengths back...).

I drove the Cobra atleast 4 - 6 times a week and would go "hunting prey" every Friday and Saturday night.

Kieth Craft:

Most 460 (or bigger) engines in Cobra's are Ford crate engine's or custom Ford stroker's that if they have any "stock" part it is the block. With the modern Ford Racing block, Super Cobra Jet heads, Edelbrock heads (my 520 c.i. engine had Edelbrock heads), etc... on these engine's, doesn't the 460's have most of the issues you have listed corrected?