305 5spd beats a Cobra check it out!!!
05-13-2002, 12:12 AM
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a 96' to 98' Cobra hitting mid 13s!?!
riiiight. they tried to up the hp in 99 and failed, then got it right in 2001, thats why theyre faster than their slower 96'-98' counterparts. these newer Cobras go mid 13s, the older ones could only hit 13s with a very experienced driver. but most of their drivers are 17 and cant get out of the 14s. ask any Mustang owner worth his Ford emblem and theyll tell you the same thing
riiiight. they tried to up the hp in 99 and failed, then got it right in 2001, thats why theyre faster than their slower 96'-98' counterparts. these newer Cobras go mid 13s, the older ones could only hit 13s with a very experienced driver. but most of their drivers are 17 and cant get out of the 14s. ask any Mustang owner worth his Ford emblem and theyll tell you the same thing Last edited by tpivette89; 05-13-2002 at 06:23 AM.
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305's are great for chasing down 5.slows and the likes.But if you go against a strong 350 he's gonna eat your lunch.I'm not biased against 305's either.I've had about 10 of em.Last one Would walk all over buddies stang.
05-13-2002, 05:35 AM
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waiting on what? Proof that I own my car? LOL, mmk I dont think at 12:00 A.M. I'm gonna get proof for you. Keep waiting though I might.
waiting on what? Proof that I own my car? LOL, mmk I dont think at 12:00 A.M. I'm gonna get proof for you. Keep waiting though I might.
05-13-2002, 08:29 AM
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Originally posted by AGRESSIVE RACER
Here's my proof:
Here's my proof:
. BTW AR, nice new ride!
05-13-2002, 12:28 PM
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Originally posted by Monkie
Time is up buddy, you have no idea. In 96-98 the cobras had the 4.6L DOHC that put out 305hp. About 277rwhp. In 99 they had a mistake that the made 320hp but it never made that. Then they recalled all the Cobra's and if you cobra didn't make 280rwhp then they had to keep fixing it until it did. In 2001 it was the same car as in 99. So to answer what you said....no, you couldn't beat a 96-01 Cobra. Sorry, try again. They pull a mid 13 stock. And give it gears and it pulls a low 13.
Time is up buddy, you have no idea. In 96-98 the cobras had the 4.6L DOHC that put out 305hp. About 277rwhp. In 99 they had a mistake that the made 320hp but it never made that. Then they recalled all the Cobra's and if you cobra didn't make 280rwhp then they had to keep fixing it until it did. In 2001 it was the same car as in 99. So to answer what you said....no, you couldn't beat a 96-01 Cobra. Sorry, try again. They pull a mid 13 stock. And give it gears and it pulls a low 13.
Well, not everything you say is BS. Check out this article. The newest cobra makes 272rwhp, which as you said is up from the '96-98 cobras. They ARE good for mid 13's stock...if well driven. The problem comes in launching with thier IRS. Half shafts bust like toothpics. Most of the fast cobras have a regular 8.8" axle swapped in place of the IRS.
The reason these kill stories come up...is that the motor is very peaky. They are very difficult to launch well, even without the IRS screwing things up more. They need a very good driver to reach their top numbers, and on the street they have traction problems. Street racing is much different than racing at a prepped track.
As a side note, the '96-98 cobras are pretty slow by comparison. When the '98 was stock I raced a '97 cobra, with off road h-pipe, exhaust, centerforce, drag radials, and 4.30 gears. I won by over 4 lengths....because of the launch mostly. From a roll things were much more even.
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Okay Monkie, just a little test, what exactly did they "fix" on your car, what made it different from the 2001. And they did not keep "fixing" it until they saw 280 rwhp, they just fixed it and gave you embroidered seats! And the majority od 96-98 Cobras didn't go 13s and with his trap speed, he would walk on most stock Cobras, including yours when it was stock!
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Originally posted by 5.0mustang
Okay Monkie, just a little test, what exactly did they "fix" on your car, what made it different from the 2001. And they did not keep "fixing" it until they saw 280 rwhp, they just fixed it and gave you embroidered seats! And the majority od 96-98 Cobras didn't go 13s and with his trap speed, he would walk on most stock Cobras, including yours when it was stock!
Okay Monkie, just a little test, what exactly did they "fix" on your car, what made it different from the 2001. And they did not keep "fixing" it until they saw 280 rwhp, they just fixed it and gave you embroidered seats! And the majority od 96-98 Cobras didn't go 13s and with his trap speed, he would walk on most stock Cobras, including yours when it was stock!
And I don't care if he could walk over my Cobra when it was stock or not...ITS NOT STOCK NOW.
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Originally posted by CobraKiller
I like the new ride. Did you end up selling the GTA? That was a nice car too. BTW is that a 6 speed or auto?
I like the new ride. Did you end up selling the GTA? That was a nice car too. BTW is that a 6 speed or auto?
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So basically the 01s put down 270 rwhp and if you owned a 99 and it put down the same numbers they take it back, and MAKE it get more power! What do they do, once they open up the exhaust and do the intake, they can't give you more power magically!
And actually the lower intake, and maybe the upper, on the 2001 is manufactured by a different company because of this problem! It doesn't matter here, because if you really had a 1999 Cobra at 17 you wouldn't need to prove anything online, face it kid, the guys on the Mustang board don't like you, why should guys on an Fbody board!
And actually the lower intake, and maybe the upper, on the 2001 is manufactured by a different company because of this problem! It doesn't matter here, because if you really had a 1999 Cobra at 17 you wouldn't need to prove anything online, face it kid, the guys on the Mustang board don't like you, why should guys on an Fbody board!
05-14-2002, 09:47 PM
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Originally posted by 5.0mustang
face it kid, the guys on the Mustang board don't like you, why should guys on an Fbody board!
face it kid, the guys on the Mustang board don't like you, why should guys on an Fbody board!
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Originally posted by 5.0mustang
So basically the 01s put down 270 rwhp and if you owned a 99 and it put down the same numbers they take it back, and MAKE it get more power! What do they do, once they open up the exhaust and do the intake, they can't give you more power magically!
And actually the lower intake, and maybe the upper, on the 2001 is manufactured by a different company because of this problem! It doesn't matter here, because if you really had a 1999 Cobra at 17 you wouldn't need to prove anything online, face it kid, the guys on the Mustang board don't like you, why should guys on an Fbody board!
So basically the 01s put down 270 rwhp and if you owned a 99 and it put down the same numbers they take it back, and MAKE it get more power! What do they do, once they open up the exhaust and do the intake, they can't give you more power magically!
And actually the lower intake, and maybe the upper, on the 2001 is manufactured by a different company because of this problem! It doesn't matter here, because if you really had a 1999 Cobra at 17 you wouldn't need to prove anything online, face it kid, the guys on the Mustang board don't like you, why should guys on an Fbody board!
w/e, how is it over in jealousy land? 
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LOL:sillylol: :sillylol: :sillylol: :sillylol:
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Cant we all just get along
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05-15-2002, 06:19 AM
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i always thought the "fix" for the 99' Cobra was to sell the underrated turd to some unsuspecting 17 yr old kid, and buy a 01' +
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Originally posted by CobraKiller
The car looks real nice. I had checked out the pics on the website and some other pics you had posted. what have you got planned for it? You can have that thing beating your bro's car real easy.
The car looks real nice. I had checked out the pics on the website and some other pics you had posted. what have you got planned for it? You can have that thing beating your bro's car real easy.
All this stuff is in no particular order, I just wanna do one thing at a time a build everything the right way.:hail: 
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