[eschaider]

The traction-limited acceleration of a Cobra might well be improved with the use of modern, stickier tires. Without a traction issue or a reduced traction issue, the Cobrta’s performance would benefit significantly.

Essentially the same engine I use in my Cobra, in a 3,650 pound 2004 Mustang Cobra drag car, runs low eight / high seven second quarter mile times with A/C and Stereo. The same thing would be true if you used one of GM's Supercharged LS engines or Chrysler’s Hellcat/Demon engines in a Camaro or Charger body style. The acceleration feat/contest is simply a matter of hooking up the power. Even 60 years ago, at the 585 or whatever power level the engines actually produced, the acceleration contest was not a horsepower challenge, it was a traction contest — as it is today.