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Unit 5302 · 02-09-2002, 04:32 PM

Dark 5.0, although you have apparently witnessed the modifed cars at the track, most stay very near stock on the street. Not everybody likes to void the warranty on their $30,000 investment right after getting it. Still more don't just because their new $30k car can beat almost anything they run up against, while in stock form. Interesting that you left the 5.0 out of the cars to be respected. Don't kid yourself about the low production numbers on the Cobra. It would appear to me that the standard Cobra will have a supercharged 390hp engine, not a Cobra special. Your insistance that the Corvette and the Viper compete directly with the Mustang shows your lack of knowledge and ability to create a valid argument. Please allow me to explain this to you so that you may better understand. I'm talking about the guy who walks into purchase the car. Is a person who needs 4 seats going to look at the Mustang Cobra, or the Viper? They are completely different cars, and their target markets are much different. By the way, it wasn't worth my time to create some brutal comeback for you. I don't really like destroying good topics anyway

89 Cobra LX, your point is? Do you know anything about the 4.6L DOHC? Apparently not, or you'd know that the 4.6L equipped with a blower puts out more power than the LS1 equipped with a blower. Coulda, woulda, shoulda... If Dodge decided to step up to the plate, they could supercharge the Viper. Or if Toyota wanted to step up to the plate, they could turbocharge the Camry. Or maybe if Chevy wanted to step up, they could drop the Corvette altogether and replace it with a turbo V-8 Metro. Ford could step up to the plate and begin production of the 720hp GT-90 with it's 6.0L V-12. The Cobra's DOHC engine is more tame than you know. It's not even working to make it's 340hp (RWHP of 280, suggests it's really making 340). There is no need to consider your interjections as they are purely founded in fantasy. Ford has decided to bring forth this supercharged Cobra, GM has killed the model that they would counter the Cobra with. Honestly, I really doubt Ford isn't aiming the Cobra at the Corvette. More likely, they're just trying to keep it ahead of the Lightning. As far as the Cobra being faster than the Corvette, I'm pleased and very suprised to see that it will be.

02-09-2002, 04:32 PM	#17
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	Dark 5.0, although you have apparently witnessed the modifed cars at the track, most stay very near stock on the street. Not everybody likes to void the warranty on their $30,000 investment right after getting it. Still more don't just because their new $30k car can beat almost anything they run up against, while in stock form. Interesting that you left the 5.0 out of the cars to be respected. Don't kid yourself about the low production numbers on the Cobra. It would appear to me that the standard Cobra will have a supercharged 390hp engine, not a Cobra special. Your insistance that the Corvette and the Viper compete directly with the Mustang shows your lack of knowledge and ability to create a valid argument. Please allow me to explain this to you so that you may better understand. I'm talking about the guy who walks into purchase the car. Is a person who needs 4 seats going to look at the Mustang Cobra, or the Viper? They are completely different cars, and their target markets are much different. By the way, it wasn't worth my time to create some brutal comeback for you. I don't really like destroying good topics anyway 89 Cobra LX, your point is? Do you know anything about the 4.6L DOHC? Apparently not, or you'd know that the 4.6L equipped with a blower puts out more power than the LS1 equipped with a blower. Coulda, woulda, shoulda... If Dodge decided to step up to the plate, they could supercharge the Viper. Or if Toyota wanted to step up to the plate, they could turbocharge the Camry. Or maybe if Chevy wanted to step up, they could drop the Corvette altogether and replace it with a turbo V-8 Metro. Ford could step up to the plate and begin production of the 720hp GT-90 with it's 6.0L V-12. The Cobra's DOHC engine is more tame than you know. It's not even working to make it's 340hp (RWHP of 280, suggests it's really making 340). There is no need to consider your interjections as they are purely founded in fantasy. Ford has decided to bring forth this supercharged Cobra, GM has killed the model that they would counter the Cobra with. Honestly, I really doubt Ford isn't aiming the Cobra at the Corvette. More likely, they're just trying to keep it ahead of the Lightning. As far as the Cobra being faster than the Corvette, I'm pleased and very suprised to see that it will be.