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Old 02-25-2010, 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by mrmustang View Post
That is in a purpose built car going entirely straight. Again there is nothing in the world that handles like a Cobra, nothing. Before you get in over your head, once again be sure to take a ride in a Cobra with 375 gross HP (capable of 12.8 second, 115mph 1/4 blasts on 17" Z rated street tires on a hot humid day). 500HP in a Cobra, you could never put that much power to the pavement and still drive the car on the street. My own 427 Tunnelport motor before we dropped the compression from 12:8:1 to 9:8:1 (so I could use pump gas) had almost 590HP, sure, I drove it on the street, but even with 20+ years of various race experience, it was a handfull. Even now the car has over 400HP and almost 500ft/lbs of torque, easier to drive, but can still do whatever I ask of it and then some......Again, think about it........


Bill S.
This is the part I'm interested in...just exactly how does a Cobra handle?
Seems like most people are pointing to it being very squirrelly, especially with a short wheel base high hp/trq.
How forgiving or unforgiving is this car?
When you say nothing handles like a Cobra, is this in the positive or the negative?
I don't do straights as much as I like to do curves...hence my questions about handling.
You have some very valid and important points to consider, and 500 ponies on a light carriage can be a handful.
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