Dyno'd my Stock '03 Cobra - 386 RWHP

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I'm giddy...just got back from Autolink Motorworks today. They work on imports, but they were offering a special --$40 for 4 dyno pulls. So I said what the h***.

So there was my Cobra, in a garage full of imports and import owners. I felt very, very awkward. I was outnumbered but not outgunned.

The first pull got 383 rwhp. The dyno techs looked at each other and started giggling in disbelief. By now there was a small crowd of import owners gathering around the Cobra. The techs were saying to everyone, "it's stock and makes over 380 hp." Import owners were shaking their heads and laughing in disbelief, as if they were sniffing their own NOS.

Icing the blower got 386 rwhp. A dyno tech said "I have to buy an American car." (I think that was the ultimate compliment, especially coming from an import tuner).

Before dynoing my car, they were testing an Integra, with decals, wheels, and chrome oversized exhaust tip. I asked the dyno operator what kind of power it was making. He said "190 hp, not bad for a car that weighs only 2700 lbs." I was a nice guy and didn't say anything.

Overall, the guys at Autolink were really cool, even though they were import guys. I may need to take my LX there soon for a little testing...