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Never said they were a bad car. I doubt there are any BDR's competitively running a road course with an open diff, Gator included. I seriously doubt there are any BDR's running under 12 seconds in the 1/4 with an open diff and street tires (personally I run in the 11's, with street tires). Traction, across the board, for ALL Cobras is the number one limiting factor when it comes to performance, accelleration or cornering.

For the best performance it's just a no brainer, you need an LSD of some kind. If your mostly street driving, going in a straight line, not seriously running SCCA events, are happy with a mid 12 or low 13 second quarter mile time on street tires or willing to run slicks (I wouldn't on the street) then an open diff may work well for you.

While it may be safer in the short term, I question how safe it might be in the long term? When you get used to the car and start to push the envelope and the rear end steps out, will you know how to handle it? How will you learn? I think a good drifting session is a great way to figure that out. Do it on wet pavement, low speed, in a big parking lot, but do it BEFORE it happens on the street, with other cars all around you.