Hot hot is hot?

[xb-60]

Chupee,
Not all - but almost all - new members here on ClubCobra ease into it and get the feel of the forum.
A small number jump in with six-guns blazing. Often results in them shooting themselves in the feet.
Some advice.... ease off a little and settle in

Cheers!
Glen

[Chupee]

Originally Posted by Alfa02

@chupee, I have to agree with most of the rest here, I truly believe you have a chip on your shoulder, whether before the first post or after, (Remember) you came to us. You asked a question and we answered it. DONE. As far as the Puntz, on the video, if he couldn't drive it safety, he should have never taken it out!!! But like most of the FREELOADER'S, he would never pass that chance up, to drive a car he could never afford!! TommyRot.

Pretty funny.....

[twobjshelbys]

Very nice!!!

[Alfa02]

I can't believe it's only been 3-days since Chupee started this post, and all along he had already brought a Vette I hope you and your Vette live long, and an Award winner at that !!, you must be so proud of someone else's work Writing a check is pretty tough work by itself. Now back to important things like Cobras.

[Chupee]

Originally Posted by Alfa02

I can't believe it's only been 3-days since Chupee started this post, and all along he had already brought a Vette I hope you and your Vette live long, and an Award winner at that !!, you must be so proud of someone else's work Writing a check is pretty tough work by itself. Now back to important things like Cobras.

Wow, Alfa man has decided in his distorted little mind I can only have 1 car at a time, and that I can not enjoy anything that I didn't toil over myself!

Hmmmm. So Mr. Alfa feels I should have rebuilt the Vette and of course my house and probably done my own dental work if I was up to his level of worthiness!

In case you just arrived to the civilized world my friend, the rules are as follows:

When I bust my ass through hard work to gather units of pleasure known as currency, I can spend those anyway I choose.

Your post makes you appear like a jealous 14 years old! (I'm being kind) Look in the mirror sir and try and raise your bar of respect for other adults and hard-working business owners.

In spite of your petty post, I will say I just returned from an awesome afternoon at the SUPERFORANCE showroom in Irvine! Had a great visit and learned a lot about the brand.

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by Chupee

Wow, Alfa man has decided in his distorted little mind I can only have 1 car at a time, and that I can not enjoy anything that I didn't toil over myself!

Hmmmm. So Mr. Alfa feels I should have rebuilt the Vette and of course my house and probably done my own dental work if I was up to his level of worthiness!

In case you just arrived to the civilized world my friend, the rules are as follows:

When I bust my ass through hard work to gather units of pleasure known as currency, I can spend those anyway I choose.

Your post makes you appear like a jealous 14 years old! (I'm being kind) Look in the mirror sir and try and raise your bar of respect for other adults and hard-working business owners.

In spite of your petty post, I will say I just returned from an awesome afternoon at the SUPERFORANCE showroom in Irvine! Had a great visit and learned a lot about the brand.

You might want to try to stop coming across as a 14 year old know it all. At least in your next 10 posts or so at least pretending you're learning something. We're just trying to help.

Superformance makes a good car. You get what you pay for

[sunman]

Statler and Waldorf!
You guys are doin Statler and Waldorf, it took me a while to catch on
Funny stuff

I love my C4 Indy paid cash. It’s great to just drive a cherry car

[xb-60]

Chupee,
Hasn't it occurred to you yet that you are on the wrong forum?

[Chupee]

Originally Posted by xb-60

Chupee,
Hasn't it occurred to you yet that you are on the wrong forum?

This is the forum for people interested in COBRAS correct?

thx for the help.....

[xb-60]

Correct

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by Chupee

This is the forum for people interested in COBRAS correct?

thx for the help.....

More of my sound advice, if you have not done so, I highly recommend that you get yourself in the passenger seat of a Cobra for a 20 mile ride before you decide to buy. Again, I say this not as an attack, but more of my guidance, as a Cobra is unlike anything else you have ever driven/owned. I know of a few NASCAR drivers who have been taken out, then chose to not purchase one as it was not as they expected. A few other pro SCCA racers who have gone out on "parade laps" thinking they understood the handling of a Cobra, who after being taken around at 1/2 the speed they are used to, have also decide to not purchase one, as it was not as they expected it to be. It's not a blow to their ego, just a reality check before they spent their hard earned money.

Now, with that said, quite a few have decided to ultimately purchase one, out of those, less than 25% actually drive the cars on the track, the rest savor the pride of ownership and take them out locally, never turning more than 4,000rpms as they travel from their homes to shows and ice-cream shops in their local area. Regardless of how they are driven, as soon as you sit in the car and turn the key, it will try it's best to kill you. Most get what I'm saying, sadly a few who believe they knew better are no longer with us..

I'll leave this at that and wish you the best of luck with whatever you decide to do with your hard earned money.

Bill S.

[Chupee]

Originally Posted by mrmustang

More of my sound advice, if you have not done so, I highly recommend that you get yourself in the passenger seat of a Cobra for a 20 mile ride before you decide to buy. Again, I say this not as an attack, but more of my guidance, as a Cobra is unlike anything else you have ever driven/owned. I know of a few NASCAR drivers who have been taken out, then chose to not purchase one as it was not as they expected. A few other pro SCCA racers who have gone out on "parade laps" thinking they understood the handling of a Cobra, who after being taken around at 1/2 the speed they are used to, have also decide to not purchase one, as it was not as they expected it to be. It's not a blow to their ego, just a reality check before they spent their hard earned money.

Now, with that said, quite a few have decided to ultimately purchase one, out of those, less than 25% actually drive the cars on the track, the rest savor the pride of ownership and take them out locally, never turning more than 4,000rpms as they travel from their homes to shows and ice-cream shops in their local area. Regardless of how they are driven, as soon as you sit in the car and turn the key, it will try it's best to kill you. Most get what I'm saying, sadly a few who believe they knew better are no longer with us..

I'll leave this at that and wish you the best of luck with whatever you decide to do with your hard earned money.

Bill S.

I appreciate those words and take them seriously.

Thx

[Alfa02]

Chupee, you just don't get us, and maybe never will. Our club members have bent over backward to be kind to newbie's, you're not the first or be the last. If you go back and read what we tried to pass along (before you started the name calling) was just the info. you asked for. (We're very sorry you don't like all the driving in socks posts, we'll try to do better for you next time) We suggested buying a Corvette (partly in jest, but the other part) was with a Cobra, you have to work on them, and for most of us, that just another great part of owning them. You may (and many other's) think of our cars like a vette, just get in and drive, they're not. they need to be maintained (Sometimes by their owners). We all like your Vette, and thank you for posting that, but like YOU said this site is about Cobras Right? If you, did it to impress us, you sadly missed your mark. You're dealing with older (Mostly) retired gentlemen, that also have a few coins left to buy our toys. If you want to be a club member fine, but try to revolve around with us, trying to revolve around you isn't working out so far. I believe there's no sense to respond to any more of your insults. Merry Christmas to you & yours. TommyRot.

[cycleguy55]

Originally Posted by Alfa02

You're dealing with older (Mostly) retired gentlemen, that also have a few coins left to buy our toys. If you want to be a club member fine, but try to revolve around with us, trying to revolve around you isn't working out so far. I believe there's no sense to respond to any more of your insults. Merry Christmas to you & yours. TommyRot.

Absolutely correct. As I've added life experience to my years and grey to my hair I've also noticed my personal level of IDGAF has gone up immeasurably.

For purposes of greater clarity, I do care about things, but I care about things that matter to me and my family. I care about doing the right things and correcting the record as and when appropriate. That includes calling out errors, bulls**t, and misguided individuals - whether they got there on their own or through the help of others.

While doing the above I certainly care a lot less about doing things to mollify or coddle the sensitive egos of others, though I always try to make it about the issue - not the person.

[Dinahmohumm]

I love driving my BMW 2002 tii barefoot. Not sure if this helps. ;-)

[Jamo]

Originally Posted by Dinahmohumm

I love driving my BMW 2002 tii barefoot. Not sure if this helps. ;-)

I'm leaving this rather asinine post in only because to remove it would cause the post that follows to become not relevant. Though asinine, it is rather harmless, but Mr.Mustang has nothing better to do than bother me with a notification that the sky is falling because this might indicate the shoeless bimmer driver is some kind of troll or spammer...or god knows a bat from China or some rabid horny raping monkey spreading pox.


But...lets see what happens with post no. 2 from the shoeless wonder.

[saki302]

My old ffr had such a tight pedal spacing, I had to wear wrestling shows to drive it.

With my spf, I can wear all but my wide front yard slippers to drive it.
Never had a heat issue, though I suspect it's a non-issue with side pipes.

[Road Snake]

yes let it die

[Austin_Snake]

I've used this successfully on several of my cars to manage heat. On the Cobra the outside of the footboxes are covered with the Tunnel Shield material. Actually a lot of areas are covered including the inside of the Transmission tunnel.

https://www.designengineering.com/pr...ds-reflectors/

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by Austin_Snake

I've used this successfully on several of my cars to manage heat. On the Cobra the outside of the footboxes are covered with the Tunnel Shield material. Actually a lot of areas are covered including the inside of the Transmission tunnel.

https://www.designengineering.com/pr...ds-reflectors/

I have several packs of this (actually linked to it in an earlier post), along with a new carpet set for my 289 FIA, eventually I'll get around to pulling the interior out and getting it properly sealed...Maybe when the temp in my garage falls below 80 degrees in a few months.


Bill S.