Finally got to the drag strip - '03 Cobra swap

blue00gt · 05-09-2005, 07:21 PM

Went out to Sacramento Raceway for Mustang Madness to run my car for the first time after swapping an '03 Cobra motor and tranny into my '00 GT. Only bolt-ons are JBA shorties, Magnaflow catted X-pipe, and K&N CAI. I recently got an SCT Xcalibrator with a tune from Modular Depot to fix some issues I was having. I'm still running the 4.10 gears and solid axle out back. The tall 1st and 2nd in the T-56 work just fine with the 4.10s. On street tires my best run was 12.59@116 with a 1.99 60-ft time. I just babied it out of the hole from about 1500 rpm slipping the clutch a little and then hammered it when it got rolling. Surprisingly with this technique on the street tires the 60-fts were incredibly consistent - all between 1.99 and 2.05.
Looks like I need to beef up the rear end and put in a cage if I want to run some stickies. I'm expecting 11.7 or 11.8 with slicks and a good launch.
It was a fun day - I got 5 runs in (2 dial-in, 3 eliminations), and chalked up a win against a Pantera DeTomaso. The guy was dialed in at 15.00 (this was a real Pantera with pontential to run much faster) and he would just baby it to half-track and wheel race you to the finish line. I ran a 12.597 on a 12.60 dial-in and broke out but he saw me coming hard and got on it too much and I chased him off the big end and he ended up breaking out by .6 seconds so I got the win!

Dark_5.0 · 05-10-2005, 03:52 PM

Your car is SWEET!!!....I would hate to run into your sleeper on the street.

Nice trap speed.

84gt347 · 05-10-2005, 05:56 PM

i agree w/dark5.0. that gt makes a good disguise

blue00gt · 05-11-2005, 11:58 AM

I love telling people it's got a stock motor. Not really lying - it's a stock Cobra motor, just not the stock motor the car came with...

84gt347 · 05-11-2005, 02:38 PM

yea, nice, you little liar

Ackbar00 · 05-20-2005, 02:18 PM

Nice numbers!

blue00gt · 05-20-2005, 06:33 PM

Thanks, Ackbar. That'd be a fun race between the two of us if we didn't live so far apart. Looks like we trap about the same in the 1/4.

grey88gt · 05-20-2005, 10:11 PM

Nice numbers guy. There is a guy around here thats got a Pantera to . Ive never seen him as so much bark a tire lol let alone take it to the track for some real fun.

The Deuce · 05-26-2005, 03:39 PM

Nice numbers. I thought you had a steeda 5-link in there too.

A buddy of mine has the same motor swap, but a built 4r70w backing it and a full drag susp. That thing straight moves.

blue00gt · 05-27-2005, 12:18 PM

I've got the Maximum Motorsports heavy-duty torque arm and panhard setup. It hooks pretty good even with my roadrace setup and launches straight. Also makes the rear so nice and predictable when it does step out if you lay into it too much in the corners.

05-09-2005, 07:21 PM	#1
blue00gt Mustang Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: McKinney, TX Posts: 1,294	Finally got to the drag strip - '03 Cobra swap Went out to Sacramento Raceway for Mustang Madness to run my car for the first time after swapping an '03 Cobra motor and tranny into my '00 GT. Only bolt-ons are JBA shorties, Magnaflow catted X-pipe, and K&N CAI. I recently got an SCT Xcalibrator with a tune from Modular Depot to fix some issues I was having. I'm still running the 4.10 gears and solid axle out back. The tall 1st and 2nd in the T-56 work just fine with the 4.10s. On street tires my best run was 12.59@116 with a 1.99 60-ft time. I just babied it out of the hole from about 1500 rpm slipping the clutch a little and then hammered it when it got rolling. Surprisingly with this technique on the street tires the 60-fts were incredibly consistent - all between 1.99 and 2.05. Looks like I need to beef up the rear end and put in a cage if I want to run some stickies. I'm expecting 11.7 or 11.8 with slicks and a good launch. It was a fun day - I got 5 runs in (2 dial-in, 3 eliminations), and chalked up a win against a Pantera DeTomaso. The guy was dialed in at 15.00 (this was a real Pantera with pontential to run much faster) and he would just baby it to half-track and wheel race you to the finish line. I ran a 12.597 on a 12.60 dial-in and broke out but he saw me coming hard and got on it too much and I chased him off the big end and he ended up breaking out by .6 seconds so I got the win! __________________ Strike down the unroadworthy! 2000 GT Atl. Blue: '03 Cobra motor - 465rwhp/473rwtq, T-56 6-speed, full MM TA/PH & tubular K-member suspension, Saleen body, 17" Torq-Thrust II's, M/T ET Street radials, and lots more '94 Rio Red Cobra: All the bolt-ons, 3.73s

05-10-2005, 03:52 PM	#2
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	Re: Finally got to the drag strip - '03 Cobra swap Your car is SWEET!!!....I would hate to run into your sleeper on the street. Nice trap speed. __________________ 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

05-10-2005, 05:56 PM	#3
84gt347 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: sherwood Forest Posts: 291	Re: Finally got to the drag strip - '03 Cobra swap i agree w/dark5.0. that gt makes a good disguise __________________ 84 gt350 89 lx vert 92 lincoln lsc. All Forced ( one way or another)

05-11-2005, 11:58 AM	#4
blue00gt Mustang Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: McKinney, TX Posts: 1,294	Re: Finally got to the drag strip - '03 Cobra swap I love telling people it's got a stock motor. Not really lying - it's a stock Cobra motor, just not the stock motor the car came with... __________________ Strike down the unroadworthy! 2000 GT Atl. Blue: '03 Cobra motor - 465rwhp/473rwtq, T-56 6-speed, full MM TA/PH & tubular K-member suspension, Saleen body, 17" Torq-Thrust II's, M/T ET Street radials, and lots more '94 Rio Red Cobra: All the bolt-ons, 3.73s

05-11-2005, 02:38 PM	#5
84gt347 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: sherwood Forest Posts: 291	Re: Finally got to the drag strip - '03 Cobra swap yea, nice, you little liar __________________ 84 gt350 89 lx vert 92 lincoln lsc. All Forced ( one way or another)

05-20-2005, 02:18 PM	#6
Ackbar00 Rebel Fleet Commander Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Huber Heights, OH Posts: 1,003	Re: Finally got to the drag strip - '03 Cobra swap Nice numbers! __________________ 1993 Mustang GT, PTK w/ T-64 - My Cardomain Webpage 11.25@123.5 on only 8 psi. 10.84@121 on only 1 headgasket "The Truth is, Your the Weak, and I am the Tyranny of Evil Men!"

05-20-2005, 06:33 PM	#7
blue00gt Mustang Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: McKinney, TX Posts: 1,294	Re: Finally got to the drag strip - '03 Cobra swap Thanks, Ackbar. That'd be a fun race between the two of us if we didn't live so far apart. Looks like we trap about the same in the 1/4. __________________ Strike down the unroadworthy! 2000 GT Atl. Blue: '03 Cobra motor - 465rwhp/473rwtq, T-56 6-speed, full MM TA/PH & tubular K-member suspension, Saleen body, 17" Torq-Thrust II's, M/T ET Street radials, and lots more '94 Rio Red Cobra: All the bolt-ons, 3.73s

05-20-2005, 10:11 PM	#8
grey88gt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Skiatook, Oklahoma Posts: 193	Re: Finally got to the drag strip - '03 Cobra swap Nice numbers guy. There is a guy around here thats got a Pantera to . Ive never seen him as so much bark a tire lol let alone take it to the track for some real fun.

05-26-2005, 03:39 PM	#9
The Deuce Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,325	Re: Finally got to the drag strip - '03 Cobra swap Nice numbers. I thought you had a steeda 5-link in there too. A buddy of mine has the same motor swap, but a built 4r70w backing it and a full drag susp. That thing straight moves. __________________ 1997 Mustang GT "The Freak" - 13.80 @ 101.70, 2.07 60' 1995 Honda VFR750 - not much @ really fast (actual data pending.) 1964.5 Mustang 289 Rice Haters Club Member #13

05-27-2005, 12:18 PM	#10
blue00gt Mustang Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: McKinney, TX Posts: 1,294	Re: Finally got to the drag strip - '03 Cobra swap I've got the Maximum Motorsports heavy-duty torque arm and panhard setup. It hooks pretty good even with my roadrace setup and launches straight. Also makes the rear so nice and predictable when it does step out if you lay into it too much in the corners. __________________ Strike down the unroadworthy! 2000 GT Atl. Blue: '03 Cobra motor - 465rwhp/473rwtq, T-56 6-speed, full MM TA/PH & tubular K-member suspension, Saleen body, 17" Torq-Thrust II's, M/T ET Street radials, and lots more '94 Rio Red Cobra: All the bolt-ons, 3.73s

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