RustyBob,
Don't be too hard on the T. It was built to be a sleeper in the T comminity. The engine and trans are mounted so low in the frame that if the standard
oil pan was used it would have 3/4" ground clearance. As you know with cars as light as ours, 4" lower engine&trans can lower cg by over 2". The main reason I want to go the Cobra route is it is already proven at certain levels of performance and I'm the guinia pig testing the envelope on my "one off" T. I know that this isn't much of a yardstick compared to your rides, but the T out corners (in G's on my G-Tech) my old '86 Corvette. But with no roll cage, I think I'm done trying to push it any further. As far as straight line, with the smaller but higher hp 355, it turned a 10.8 at Sacramento Raceway for the one time thet let me run it on the "Run what you brung" night. I told them it was 660 lbs heavier than what it is and 80 hp less, they crunched those altered numbers and figured mid 12 and allowed me to run. After the run they gave me a copy of NHRA rules for 9.99 to 10.99 and I was told it would not be allowed again to run until it was compliant. With the 383 I gave up 66 hp and wth the new 5 speed have put on some weight. The G-Tech now reports a 11.4. Below, one of many dyno pulls getting things dialed in.
Also it is no trailer queen, check the bugs on the windscreen, I-5 Southbound heading for LA.
