I lost to a 2002 Cobra...with a smile

stevstum · 09-13-2002, 01:32 PM

I love these cars!

I was coming home from work when at the first light going into Albany on 20 I see a 1999 to 2003 body style in my review mirror. I did not think anything of it till this guy was right on my tail. So, I floored it in 2nd at around 2k. I got about 2 cars ahead and he floored it and was coming around. I shifted in to third gear and he started pulling hard on me. He was right at my back door when we had to shut it down for cars in front of us at the next light. Man what a rush! I want a Cobra REALLY BAD

Dark_5.0 · 09-13-2002, 03:01 PM

It was an 99,01 0r 03 cobra they didnt make them in 00' or 02'.........

I like my car alot. But as fun as it is there is nothing like the low end grunt of a 5.0.

Later,

Rev · 09-13-2002, 03:10 PM

Yeah Dark-5.0, I agree. Even when my '66 was a stock 289/2bbl./single exhaust (when relatively new), it would spin the tires if I nailed it from a stop light. Get a similar '67 Camaro with a 327/2bbl./single exhaust and power glide to do that.

Rev

302 LX Eric · 09-13-2002, 03:20 PM

Yeah, those 4V motors really come alive in the upper rpms.

Dark 5.0 - what are you running in the 1/4 in your Cobra? (Sorry if you've told us before, but I can't remember.)

I raced an 01 Cobra last night with exhaust mods and gears. He went 14.19 @ 101.87 w/ a 2.107 60' Plenty on mph indicating a solid 13 sec car.

E

stevstum · 09-13-2002, 08:46 PM

Do you think I could have held him off with 3.73s in the back? I am running the stock 2.73s.

Dark_5.0 · 09-13-2002, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 302 LX Eric
Yeah, those 4V motors really come alive in the upper rpms.

Dark 5.0 - what are you running in the 1/4 in your Cobra? (Sorry if you've told us before, but I can't remember.)

I raced an 01 Cobra last night with exhaust mods and gears. He went 14.19 @ 101.87 w/ a 2.107 60' Plenty on mph indicating a solid 13 sec car.

E

My best run is a 13.79 @102 mph with a 2.24 60 ft @3000ft absolutely bone stock right down to the paper filter.

My average run is a 13.9 though, If I was at sea level I could pull a 13.4 bone stock no problem.

You have to spin out hard core off the line to keep the rpms high to get a descent run. I can cut 2.1 60fts but the engine is out of its power band and boggs alittle bit and I dont run as good.

On my 13.79 pass I spun to the 1/8 mile.

09-13-2002, 01:32 PM	#1
stevstum Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Salem, Or. USA Posts: 233	I lost to a 2002 Cobra...with a smile I love these cars! I was coming home from work when at the first light going into Albany on 20 I see a 1999 to 2003 body style in my review mirror. I did not think anything of it till this guy was right on my tail. So, I floored it in 2nd at around 2k. I got about 2 cars ahead and he floored it and was coming around. I shifted in to third gear and he started pulling hard on me. He was right at my back door when we had to shut it down for cars in front of us at the next light. Man what a rush! I want a Cobra REALLY BAD __________________ Steve Stumbaugh 89 LX 5.0 5sp, Removed air silencer Mac High Flow Air Filter Motorcraft 8mm wires Autolite platinum plugs Mac O/R h-pipe Flowmaster American Thunder 3:55 gears Accel Super Coil (42,000) 75 mm Mass Air Meter

09-13-2002, 03:01 PM	#2
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	It was an 99,01 0r 03 cobra they didnt make them in 00' or 02'......... I like my car alot. But as fun as it is there is nothing like the low end grunt of a 5.0. Later, __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

09-13-2002, 03:10 PM	#3
Rev Registered Member Join Date: Nov 1998 Location: Houston, Tx. Posts: 3,887	289 & 302 as well Yeah Dark-5.0, I agree. Even when my '66 was a stock 289/2bbl./single exhaust (when relatively new), it would spin the tires if I nailed it from a stop light. Get a similar '67 Camaro with a 327/2bbl./single exhaust and power glide to do that. Rev __________________ '66 Coupe, 306, 350-375 HP, C-4, 13.07 e.t., 104.8 mph, 1/4 mi. O.B.C. #2 '66 coupe

09-13-2002, 03:20 PM	#4
302 LX Eric or '331 LX Eric' Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 2,142	Yeah, those 4V motors really come alive in the upper rpms. Dark 5.0 - what are you running in the 1/4 in your Cobra? (Sorry if you've told us before, but I can't remember.) I raced an 01 Cobra last night with exhaust mods and gears. He went 14.19 @ 101.87 w/ a 2.107 60' Plenty on mph indicating a solid 13 sec car. E __________________ 1991 5.0 LX Coupe - 40,750 miles 331 cu. in. / Tremec 3550 / BFG Drag Radials 12.22 @ 114.31 mph - w/1.89 60'

09-13-2002, 08:46 PM	#5
stevstum Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Salem, Or. USA Posts: 233	Do you think I could have held him off with 3.73s in the back? I am running the stock 2.73s. __________________ Steve Stumbaugh 89 LX 5.0 5sp, Removed air silencer Mac High Flow Air Filter Motorcraft 8mm wires Autolite platinum plugs Mac O/R h-pipe Flowmaster American Thunder 3:55 gears Accel Super Coil (42,000) 75 mm Mass Air Meter

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