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Old 01-30-2002, 01:15 PM
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Wink Over 400 horsepower it gets tricky

In most light cobra replicas, anything over about 400 horsepower with street tires, average street suspension, and you cannot use all that power off the line or in a hard corner anyway. Many guys who race them have no more than that, and win races. So it depends on what you want, a drag and cruiser car? A road race type car? If you want a daily driver that has get up and go, 400 horses in a 428 should be plenty.
My West Coast is heavier than original style cobras, and needs more oomph, so I am going with 600 + ponies.
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