[Dave Samson]

Bob,
I'm sure Northwest used to fly down here, I used to fly a lot between Germany , Sydney and L.A. back in the 70's and 80's, in fact L.A. was my 2nd home for many years.

Back to the drags...
My new clutch grabs quite hard on the street and the pressure plate exerts 4000 lbs pressure with a cable connection even though it doesn't feel like a truck.

I don't think I get any boost before launch but I will check again at the next traffic lights this afternoon. I do know that as soon as I launch, the boost is there. I suppose that a line locker to the front would help build boost before launch too.

I believe that my gear changes and street tyres (305x15 Euro T/A)are as bad as can be for drag racing. Those 2 factors alone are probably worth 1 second and lots of mph in the end.

Last year I replaced the T5 with a Tremec TKO and reduced the diff. from 3.08:1 to 3.45:1 , that alone was worth 0.5 secs.

It's frustrating to know that I line up with other Cobras who have 50 - 100 hp less than I do and still only run 12.5 as they do.