MaTS1200

Some props from your old Cobra buddies. smile.gif

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157529

Originally posted by AustinL911:

I thought I heard you mention one time that you were going with the 'black supercharger?' Still doin that? smile.gif

Doh! Damn your memory. tongue.gif

Originally posted by Venomss:

Also, Matt, any hints on what'll be done to your car?

I'll probably put some pics. up before spring gets here but I'll keep it quiet until then.

Originally posted by The Vette:

You will lose... smile.gif

This is not the slow old 450RWHP car that you remember. smile.gif I'm sure yours has lots of new go fast goodies as well. It should be fun.

Looking good Sam. I can't wait to race your shiny Vette this spring.

Originally posted by Venomss:

How about an 03 Cobra with a big single turbo?

That would get the job done as well. Turbo V8 >*. smile.gif

Originally posted by Mowgli:

So anyway - all that stuff I used to argue on nere about Cobras being great n all. I take it all back I've joined the opposing team. I will give them all your secrets for a dolla.

Uh oh.. Now we'll be at the mercy of Honda Civics.

Originally posted by Mowgli:

And the suede seat inserts soaks up plenty of ass-sweat as you're white-knuckle sliding sideways down rt 117 in the snowy dark, cursing mother nature for her cruel sense of humor.

That would suck. I just bought an 05 MDX on Wednesday and it's made for crappy roads and I wasn't happy about the salt trucks having their way with it last night. I would still be cussing if they abused my new CTS-V.

Originally posted by Mowgli:

Shut up, you. Don't rain on my parade. tongue.gif

Congrats. I love the CTS-V's. They are a great combination of luxury and power.

Let's line em up.

I'm hoping that the new z06 will be the big single turbo Supra killer. With ported heads, cam and spray along with it's weight it should be interesting.

Originally posted by Venomss:

I respectfully disagree. Certainly, in straight-line performance, it wouldn't take much money for the 07 Cobra (given the specs we've been given) to compete, and beat out, the C6 Z06. Though, admittedly, you capitalized "perform," which makes me believe you were referring to more than just straight-line performance. There, I can agree, at least somewhat, though everytime someone uses the "but-it-can-go-around-corners-better-than-your-car" argument I can't help but think that same person thinks it's cooler for golfers to be good putters than to be long drivers. Sure, putting wins you money, but you are deemed far cooler for being able to drive it 300 yards plus.

 

Anyway, an easy way to end the argument, at least for me, is to say, "Uh, have you seen what the new Mustangs/Cobras look like?" I'd gladly pay $30,000 more just to not drive in something that looks like the new Mustangs.

I agree completly with Venomss. The new Cobra with some bolt-ons will have no trouble with a stock Z06 in a straight line, anyone who thinks otherwise is sadly mistaken. You need look no further than what the Kenne Bell Lightnings are doing to know this is true. They are running tens with upper 120 trap speeds and that's in a 4700lb truck with more restrictive heads than the new Cobra. The Z06 however will have no trouble beating on just about any car out there including the Cobra in any other form of racing and would be more than a match for the Cobra if it were spraying.

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Originally posted by Nitrousbird:

Then why does Ford need a blower, twice the number of valves, 4x the number of cams, and a physically LARGER motor to make less HP while drinking more fuel?? Is that better for you?

 

No one likes the displacement argument, it is

gay.

You have to remember guys that this is going to be an extremely detuned motor. That same motor with a smaller pulley and a chip will be putting down 6XX rwhp and close to 7XX RWTQ for very little $$.

Originally posted by Nitrousbird:

[qI read all of it too, but a lot of the problem cars were not heavily modded. A pulley change and intake/exhaust mods are pretty light IMO. A couple cars had KB's and such, but others were bone stock as well.

 

I am going to bet more towards the cooling issue than the oil issue. I wonder if the Lightnings and GT's (not the Mustangs) have the Teflon coatings, or if that is a Cobra-only thing.

A pulley change isn't that light of a mod. With the Eaton you are creating a lot of heat by overspinning it. Almost all the cases related to Kenne Bell's frying a piston were tune related or a hose flew off creating a very lean condition. The funny part about this is that it's only happened to about 5 or 6 guys out of the 10,000+ modified Cobras running around and now it's a full blown epidemic. You've got to love the internet.

It's all in the tune. You have to run them a little rich up top if your going to do some 160 mph blasts. These superchargers produce a lot of heat. From what I've seen and read on the subject it doesn't look like the Teflon is melting. It looks more like over expansion of the piston in the bore due to extreme heat. I run mine a little rich up top and my car has seen more top speed runs than I would like to admit. All runs were done on a closed course.

Much better than my "Buns of Steel" video. smile.gif

Originally posted by Mensan:

Problem one is ignorant hilljacks cheering.

 

Problem two is never seeing brakelights, and the guy was getting sideways almost from the start.

Exactly what I was thinking.

It won't be the GT engine. It's supposed to be the engine that was going into the Lightning. A three valve 5.4 with a twin screw.

The stock unit is actually quite efficient. I run a 2.81 pulley and I've done some long repeated highway pulls without feeling any loss of power. But as John pointed out, if you add an upper/lower combo heat could become a problem and you might want to upgrade.

The stock unit is actually quite efficient. I run a 2.81 pulley and I've done some long repeated highway pulls without feeling any loss of power. But as John pointed out, if you add an upper/lower combo heat could become a problem and you might want to upgrade.

Originally posted by Venomss:

I'm the one with the glasses. You're the one with the tie.

God we're a dumb looking bunch.

Originally posted by Regulate:

The track speaks for itself

 

Not to mention, I plan on running my DRs at 15psi on the street full-time this summer redface.gif

You do have impressive track times. Just don't go messing with Cobra's on the street.

Originally posted by Regulate:

Lemme mention, though....

 

Rolling up to the owner of a '03-04 Cobra who knows their car is faster than your run-of-the-mill Firebird and most anything else on the road and watching their faces when you walk them.

 

That's funny

I remember a certain Firebird getting beat by not 1 but two 03 Cobra's. A lot of HP not always such a good thing. tongue.gif