10-21-2011, 08:23 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Adelaide,
SA
Cobra Make, Engine: AP 289FIA 'English' spec.
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I would be quite OK with spinning up a 289 or 302 faster and 'compromising' on torque. And if my proposed gearing doesn't work adequately - and I agree, it would be very much a compromise - then a diff change isn't the end of the world. The way I see it, there's so much more to a Cobra/replica ownership than just bare hp or torque numbers, or acceleration figures (or even max. rpm figures!). There is so much that has to be a compromise because the basics of these cars comes from a design rooted in the '50s and '60s. These are cars that don't have a roof even....the driver is so much more in contact with the noise, the smells, the feedback. To me, speccing an engine for torque on a Cobra replica is like speccing in power steering and air-cond. and a really quiet exhaust.
I'm on somewhat of a learning curve here and I am actually sponging up most of what I'm reading, and I appreciate all comments even if I don't automatically agree with everything presented.
Cheers!
Glen
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