Best overall SBF combo for a street/strip Cobra

[Streetwize]

My definition of Tractible is I guess Nostalgic...I had a 340 69 Dart in the early 80's that weighed about 2850 Pounds that I built a 11.5:1 W2 headed motor with a SBC grind oval track solid roller 4 speed combo that was just (again to me) "PERFECT" .

I could hook on skinny early 80's street tires while most big blocks were either bogging or blowing off the tires. 11.60's at 115mph in a car I drove to work in New Jersey traffic all week and racing on weekends was pretty damn respectable. I put a 250 shot on it but never sprayed it before somebody made me an offer on it I couldn't pass up.



Tractible means (easy to drive) on street tires. And in a cobra I mean balanced in the corners with roll on power and lots of RPM capability. I picked a power level I like...say 525-ish....Like my 427 now. Only this time i'd rather have that power spread over 7500 RPM with a close ratio than over ~5500 with a wider ratio.

It's really that simple. Again , that's just me, your mileage may vary.

Everybody's different. for me Cobras are better for brief bursts of acceleration and enjoyment than for any kind of sustained high-speed driving....

but if a cobra had true active suspension with a flick of a switch, a 750 ish HP motor might really be fun. And yes, you can drive that powerful of a motor on the street in a light car, I just don't want or need that much but more power to those who do.

To set a Cobra up to Handle in a balanced (optimum Sports car handling) way it's nearly impossible to launch it (in terms of the lowest possible 60' ET) straight (lift both front wheels more or less equally) at full power at anywhere near it's optimum potential, and to set it up where it would go down the quarter mile the fastest (Stiffen the Right rear and loosening the front sway bar) upsets the optimum handling.