08-21-2008, 09:21 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Gilroy,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: West Coast Cobra w/ Centrifugally Blown Big Block, Pickles, Onions, on a Sesame Seed Bun.
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Without making this sound like a "my penis is bigger" post, all I have to say is that in my 3000lb West Coast Cobra running Kumho V700 335's on the rear, 600rwhp is the most I can connect without getting sideways on the freeway starting at a 60mph roll. It's a big block/supercharger/efi combo, and the supercharger was pulled at an 80/30 ratio when I first tried to drive it. I've now pullyed it back to 80/40 and this traction problem still exists, so I run 19deg total advance to keep the power to a point where I can drive the car without breaking traction every time I feel the urge to step on the gas. Add 2deg of spark up top, and the tires do a pro-stock burnout starting at freeway speeds. So, if you have a lighter car and narrower tires with a less-sticky composition, you may want to give this a little thought unless you specifically are constructing a burnout/drifting machine. Yeah, it's cool to have a car that can do this sort of thing, but as far as I'm concerned, it lost its novelty and never improved my driving because I'm so nerve wracked to drive the thing that I find myself in "survival mode" instead of "drive mode" behind the wheel.
Byron
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