Superformance & ERA owners I need your help!

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by lloyds1

Something tells me 677hp will be adaquate

Quite. But you know how with motorcycles the "danger period" for the rider is that window that occurs after the new rider is comfortable with the bike and starts to think that he knows what he's doing? Same thing with a Cobra. With that kind of horsepower you're just a toe-poke away from swapping ends. And the difference between really fast, controlled acceleration and having the rear bust loose on you is the width of an angel's stand of hair. You need to take a specialized driving course with your car, and if you don't want to do that, at a minimum take your Cobra out to somewhere where there is absolutely nothing to hit (I usually recommend the ball park lots that have no light poles). There you can safely experiment with "accidental loss of control," poorly timed braking, show-off stunts gone terribly awry, etc. A 90" wheel base car is just asking to come out from under you, even with 300 horsepower. You should take this advice sooner rather than later. BTW, this is one of only a handful of posts of mine where every single member on this forum will agree with me.

[lloyds1]

i agree. i have been racing cars and motorcyles for 15 years though, so i am pretty experienced. i have also owned a few other street cars with similar power (2 Porsche 930s, RUF RCT, T1 Z06) etc. That being said all of my race cars and street cars were better set up to handle the power. I will probably take it to VIR and mess around at a few track days to get a feel for how it handles (or doesn't). I also look forward to trying out bias ply vintage race tires for the first time too! I have to admit, it does intimidate me a little.

Originally Posted by patrickt

Quite. But you know how with motorcycles the "danger period" for the rider is that window that occurs after the new rider is comfortable with the bike and starts to think that he knows what he's doing? Same thing with a Cobra. With that kind of horsepower you're just a toe-poke away from swapping ends. And the difference between really fast, controlled acceleration and having the rear bust loose on you is the width of an angel's stand of hair. You need to take a specialized driving course with your car, and if you don't want to do that, at a minimum take your Cobra out to somewhere where there is absolutely nothing to hit (I usually recommend the ball park lots that have no light poles). There you can safely experiment with "accidental loss of control," poorly timed braking, show-off stunts gone terribly awry, etc. A 90" wheel base car is just asking to come out from under you, even with 300 horsepower. You should take this advice sooner rather than later. BTW, this is one of only a handful of posts of mine where every single member on this forum will agree with me.