Is the 2003-2004 Mustang Cobra the best straightline performance car ever?

[3000ways]

I'm simply amazed with the Mustang Cobra, the amount of power these cars put down stock, and the potential to make even more for so little is amazing. I have also searched other forums, such as Viper and LS1 forums, and all of them seem to have trouble with Cobras. In stock form for $30,000-$35,000 you get a car that puts out more horsepower stock than Z06, and in some cases even Vipers (Non SRT-10s). Despite it's weight, it still runs mid to high 12s with very good drivers, and with $2,000-$3,000 worth of performance mods, can make close to or surpass 500WHP (with pulleys and a good tune of course). My question is, do you think the 2003-2004 Mustang SVT Cobras are the best straightline performance vehicles for the price, EVER? Yes EVER? I know there are faster 1/4 mile vehicles stock, but they usually double the price of the Cobra, and the Cobra with a couple of the right mods could easily beat many of these cars in a straightline. I know there are faster cars stock, and I know there are quicker cars around a race track, but for it's price tag and potential, is the Cobra the best straightline car EVER? Before you answer think about what I'm saying, not everybody can afford $80,000 cars, the Cobra is affordable for most people and can touch 10s just as easy as those $80,000 cars, but you only spent $30,000 on the vehicle purchase. Also don't use a $2,000 CRX hatchback, yes it only cost you $2,000, but to run 10s your gonna have to spend a lot of dough, well over $20,000, the Cobra will cost you less than half of that to do the same. Remember I'm only asking the question for straightline performance.

[crayzayjay]

So let me get this straight, we're talking about the best handling car?

[Rakshas]

I believe the Hemi Darts are still the fastest straight line cars.

[M3FordBoy]

^Hemi Dart what about the Fairlane Thunderbolt they owned the track when they were first realesed. Then they changed the rules so Ford couldn't afford to use them.

And I think the Cobras are very good strait line car for the price and for little money you can go very fast. As for the best ever that is a very broad subject.

[kman10587]

I don't know enough about old muscle cars to answer this, but out of all the modern cars I've seen, I'd have to agree with you. The fact that for $40,000 (including cost of vehicle) you can have well over 500 reliable wheel horsepower is just insane.

[Sticky]

The Cobra is pretty amazing, and it's probably the best bang for the buck in recent years. And the Hemi Dart came stock with slicks, and I'm not sure if it was a street car...but it's still amazing.

[M3FordBoy]

Ya I would have to agree as far as modern cars it is the cheapest and fastest thing you can get as far as strait line.

[YukiHime]

Can a Cobra smoke my RX-7 in a straight line?

[syr74]

If you RX7 is stock, oh yeah, you could say that.

[Muscletang]

To put it real short, "yes."
If some people disagree with me though then I'll be nice and say it's in the top three.

[NightwolfB429stang]

yeah I'd have to agree, just incredible performance for your money. At least in recent history

[ls1mazda93rx7]

i wish gm would sell supercharged maros and vettes. (stock)well the sti wrx is same around 1/4 and is a better track car and there pretty close in price range. there both are forced induction cars thats why i compare(turbo-supercharged). The 4.6 dohc is a pretty good motor but id take a vette any day over a mustang.remember the first year of the mustang ford targeted women for sales, and it took alot of money and arm twisting to get shelby 2 work on them cars. after all these years it ended up an ok car after all.

[YukiHime]

Originally Posted by syr74

If you RX7 is stock, oh yeah, you could say that.

Are you serious? A Cobra can smoke a FD3S(5MT)?

[TatII]

your FD3S has only 255hp, a cobra has a underrated 390hp. your car puts down 230ish whp, the cobra puts down 350whp.

simple math, it does weight around 500lbs more then your FD, but the extra 120whp more then makes up for it.

[ls1mazda93rx7]

if u threw the same 4.6(SUPERCHARGED) in your rx7 or a cheap old fc for 1000.00 or so + cobra driveline, the cobra would never ever win. it would look like a log next 2 a speed boat. u could build a fc + corbra driveline for under 10k or so.