03/04 Cobra

:grinyes:

Had at least exhaust.
Plate read 'WHTWHNE'
I have a feeling it had more than exhaust, but I wasn't able to talk with him.
I went out to get some gas in the T/A. Won't have time tomorrow night after work and Wednesday afternoon I am racing it at the track. So, just took it down the street.

I was on a local 2 lane road (55 MPH) and I see the car. I go about 60 to catch him. Side by side for a while, then just as I step on it in 3rd gear, he does too.
From roughly 55-85 I put about 1 1/2 cars on him.

I had to get outta it as traffic was approaching.
We both take a left at the next light. I am behind him.
We get around the corner, and he goes WOT. Took him a second to do it, so I thought we were done playing and had already shifted into 2nd.
I just floor it....I had to short-shift 2nd gear to avoid hitting his bumper. 3rd was basicly the same.
We both slow up....and I head home.
Quick wave.
Fun!

Nice.

N/a kills the FI. Bonus points for that being in high elevation. Well done. :thumbsup:

i hate u soooooo much right now......good kill/fun! i here in the boring place that i am, have no fun, unless i go to the closed down middle school by the house and put up cones for my own little auto-x. no one wants to race anymore these days by me, unless u have a fart can.

I seriously saw this thread title, and who started it, and the first thought that went through my head was "poor cobra"

You didn't put the beating I expected on him, but nonetheless, very nice kill, especially considering the altitude! Congrats!

I seriously saw this thread title, and who started it, and the first thought that went through my head was "poor cobra"

You didn't put the beating I expected on him, but nonetheless, very nice kill, especially considering the altitude! Congrats!
I don't know what would have happened if we actually got to run a good distance.
I wish I knew what was done...Most of the Cobras around here at least have the pulley swap done.

Would have liked to have had some distance and been able to run him from a dig or a slower roll.

I don't know what would have happened if we actually got to run a good distance.
I wish I knew what was done...Most of the Cobras around here at least have the pulley swap done.

Would have liked to have had some distance and been able to run him from a dig or a slower roll.

Don't worry. A pulley swap Cobra, or even a ported Eaton one will not likely beat you, unless enhanced by spray.

At your current ratings, It'll likely take a KB or Whipple Cobra to walk you, considering the weight disadvantage Cobras have.

There is a local guy running very similiar trap times as me with a KB Cobra.
Mean car!

Good kill. I'm sure if you were able to get around him there'd be one irritated Cobra owner. Still though, the fact that bolt ons Cobra can tally up to 450whp, gives them half a chance. I can't say the same of the Ford GT500, because it doesn't seem all that much faster then the "Terminators".

Hoping to line up with a GT500 tomorrow night at Bandimere. :icon16:

Hoping to line up with a GT500 tomorrow night at Bandimere. :icon16:


We demand video :naughty:

sweet kill man, i love cobras they are mean cars, its nice to see something beating on them, and NA at that.

Good kill

i second that. DEMAND VIDEO. pretty please with sugar and a cherry on top.

Hoping to line up with a GT500 tomorrow night at Bandimere. :icon16:

stock GT500? ive heard they run mid to high 12's stock, you might get him.

I will take the video camera.
But I don't know if I will have anyone to tape for me.

stock GT500? ive heard they run mid to high 12's stock, you might get him.

Luos is running mid 12's at close to 7K Density Altitude. He'll wax a stock GT500 bad.

I will take the video camera.
But I don't know if I will have anyone to tape for me.

Don't be such a pussy. Do it youself. It's not like you need to shift or steer at high speeds or anything. :screwy:


:lol:

do what mushasi did and make a camera moun in the car. if all fails, just tape it to the side of the car where we will see the cobra. plenty of duct tape should do it....not.

ok, i'm outdated and old, whats a kb cobra and what are the specs?

ok, i'm outdated and old, whats a kb cobra and what are the specs?

KB = Kenne Bell Blower.

Hoping to line up with a GT500 tomorrow night at Bandimere. :icon16:
I'm hoping for the same thing when I go up to the Woodward Dream Cruise this weekend, should be a few rolling around. I'll make sure I have the DR's on just in case ;) I'm only running 10psi right now, but it should still be enough, especially with the stickies :iceslolan

Oh, and good kill on the Terminator! :bigthumb:

Well...never got lined up with the GT500.
Not like it would have been a race anyways....it was running low 14's. He couldn't hook.

Got a new personal best...12.324 at 115.55.
Weather conditions were HORRIBLE. DA was around 8500.
Finally got her outta the hole decent today though. 1.868 short time.
On the Nitto's, not the M/T's.

Well...never got lined up with the GT500.
Not like it would have been a race anyways....it was running low 14's. He couldn't hook.

Got a new personal best...12.324 at 115.55.
Weather conditions were HORRIBLE. DA was around 8500.
Finally got her outta the hole decent today though. 1.868 short time.
On the Nitto's, not the M/T's.


danngg

Nice 60' time Luos. Impressive. With the slicks i'm sure you can cut atleast a 1.7 sec. 60'. I bet that 12 bolt comes in handy.

Congrats on the new PB!

Damn, thats nice Luos... Congrats on the new personal best time...

Thanks guys!!!

Corrected for altitude (not DA) it is 11.42 at 124.5 MPH.
Not bad for a full weight car on Nittos.

I wished it wasn't so hot last night. Car actually kinda felt a little sluggish.

Thanks guys!!!

Corrected for altitude (not DA) it is 11.42 at 124.5 MPH.
Not bad for a full weight car on Nittos.

I wished it wasn't so hot last night. Car actually kinda felt a little sluggish.


Odd... you just now noticed your car was slow? I thought you knew?:screwy:


:wink:

Finally got her outta the hole decent today though. 1.868 short time.
On the Nitto's, not the M/T's.

so does that make you the opposite of musashi :confused:

so does that make you the opposite of musashi :confused:

Very much so. Anything below a 2.0 sec. 60' is usually good for a street car. Mushashi's best is a 2.2 I believe. Every tenth shaved off the 60' is a tenth and a half off the 1/4 mile.

Very much so. Anything below a 2.0 sec. 60' is usually good for a street car. Mushashi's best is a 2.2 I believe. Every tenth shaved off the 60' is a tenth and a half off the 1/4 mile.

yeah i was just trying to have a little fun at musashi's expense...

:icon16:

KB = Kenne Bell Blower.

yeah there's a lot of KB lightnings around here,, sick as hell.

btw nice kill and sick time man! me=extremely jealous

yeah there's a lot of KB lightnings around here,, sick as hell.

btw nice kill and sick time man! me=extremely jealous

Bah, you have an automatic. You can make Luos look stupid for the amount of money he put into his car. Buy some gears, CAI, Long Tube Headers, a cam, and a 3000+ stall converter w/ drag radials, and i'll guarantee you make Luos time look bad. That's why I hate automatic cars. It's soo easy, and the drivers claim it's their skill :p

Unless he starts looking at low 11's...he won't make me look bad.

We all know what kind of disadvantage I have here in Denver. Freaking density altitude for that 12.3 pass was 8500.
Adjust that to a DA of zero and I run 10.7 at 130.
If you would like, I can link you to the calculator and give you the weather conditions.

Get this....Even if I get a perfect DA here (5800) instead of the 8500, I correct to an 11.8 at 119.

KB = Kenne Bell Blower.

Question...is it pronounced like Ken or Kenny?

Unless he starts looking at low 11's...he won't make me look bad.

We all know what kind of disadvantage I have here in Denver. Freaking density altitude for that 12.3 pass was 8500.
Adjust that to a DA of zero and I run 10.7 at 130.
If you would like, I can link you to the calculator and give you the weather conditions.

Get this....Even if I get a perfect DA here (5800) instead of the 8500, I correct to an 11.8 at 119.

Yeah we have a track called Palmdale where I am at. It's at 2700ft. elevation, but has a Density Altitude typically in the 5-6K feet density altitude (It's hot as F, as it is in the desert ~ 110 degrees outside, much hotter on the track). I remember going there w/ my former Z28 and only running a 14.0 sec. 1/4 mile at 102mph. People laughed their heads off at my times, but I saw mustangs barely breaking into high 14's there (Cobras too). Most people don't know that altitude affects cars, so I gave up on arguing with them. That's why I go to sea level tracks. No reason to go to a track and run crappy times that everyone will make fun of, even if you are smoking Vipers at that same track. Go figure.

Unless he starts looking at low 11's...he won't make me look bad.

We all know what kind of disadvantage I have here in Denver. Freaking density altitude for that 12.3 pass was 8500.
Adjust that to a DA of zero and I run 10.7 at 130.
If you would like, I can link you to the calculator and give you the weather conditions.

Get this....Even if I get a perfect DA here (5800) instead of the 8500, I correct to an 11.8 at 119.

Yeah high DA sucks ass. I ran a best of 11.96 @118mph with my fist cam no heads stock cubes. BUT it was a just little over sea level. I think my car will be sold tomorrow though and a little FRC vette will be on the horizon. 490rwhp in a 3000lb race weight car....:grinyes:

nice......cant wait till I start smoking Force inducted v8s......but yeah those kenneth bell cobras can be monsters.....Ive seen one at the track not a KB cobra but a whipple running like mid 11s getting sideways in every gear....

Very much so. Anything below a 2.0 sec. 60' is usually good for a street car. Mushashi's best is a 2.2 I believe. Every tenth shaved off the 60' is a tenth and a half off the 1/4 mile.

its very hard to cut anything lower than 2.0 60ft on street tires.....unless AWD....

everyone kisses ur ass on these forums....


....this is why =P

very nice

right now i bet there is a guy in the mustang forum saying yea i got handed by what looked like a stock t.a., got to love the stock look...

Well...never got lined up with the GT500.
Not like it would have been a race anyways....it was running low 14's. He couldn't hook.

Got a new personal best...12.324 at 115.55.
Weather conditions were HORRIBLE. DA was around 8500.
Finally got her outta the hole decent today though. 1.868 short time.
On the Nitto's, not the M/T's.

Me either, only saw two at Woodward, and only one was cruising. I did however smoke a WS6 :wink: At a light I got some sarcastic comments about my truck, something to the effect of "Oooh, let's see what you can do supercharged Dakota boy". He got a good view of my tailgate, for a few seconds at least, after that it was too far away for him to see :iceslolan M&H's ftw :smokin:

Congrats on the new best, that's smokin' for your elevation. :bigthumb:

I seriously saw this thread title, and who started it, and the first thought that went through my head was "poor cobra"

I saw this thread title, and who started it, and immediately turned up the speakers on my computer anticipating another cool vid! :disappoin


I will take the video camera.
But I don't know if I will have anyone to tape for me.

Dashboard mount dude - shit I want to be able to flick a switch and see live streaming video of you driving around... I'll hack into onstar - lol - imagine driving around then hearing someone over the speaker go, "oh, oh - dude, Cobra 5 cars ahead to your right!!" :icon16:

stock GT500? ive heard they run mid to high 12's stock, you might get him.

really? i thought they ran mid 13's

8500 DA - New GT500 in the low 14's.

really? i thought they ran mid 13's

thats the regular GT...

Finally got some info on the Cobra tonight....

From the owner of a local dyno shop that happens to deal with mostly Terminators....
He is a young kid that we have done a few things for. He has all the typical bolt ons, including a smaller upper pulley, CAI, CB, ported blower, etc.etc.etc... He lays down about 500 HP to the tires....

You have a run in with him on the street or something? He is part of a "group" up north with alot of shit talkers....lol

Finally got some info on the Cobra tonight....

From the owner of a local dyno shop that happens to deal with mostly Terminators....

haha, beating a shit talker just makes a win that much more enjoyable doesn't it :iceslolan

He didn't really talk any to me...mostly because I think I surprised him by pulling away slowly. :lol:

you will walk on 99% of cars on the streets!!

I would love to see a vid of you versus a new Z06

I would love to see a vid of you versus a new Z06
From what I can tell by what they are running here...I will very slowly pull away from a stock one.