#1- Nope, my hood looks very similar to the two factory paxton cars though.
#2- Carb'ed and in the box, 1050 dominator, V-4/ J-trim Vortec
#3- Straight 9 inch locker w/goodies. Don't EVEN THINK about a indpendent rear in a comp car. More later if you want to talk about it. Hint: both the NHRA and the SCCA have "special concerns" about this issue right now.
#4- Comes out of a turn much harder but overall the handling is the same as a natural aspirated car.
#5- +/- 25% more or less, depends on the tune and my mood.
#6- re'dickulus both before and after. In any case most Cobras can't harness much over 450 horsepower without adding weight to the car, together with more expensive parts.
Note: Big block engines tend to have their torque curves extend out past the horsepower curves under boost. With most small blocks the torque numbers tend to trail the horsepower curves. Translation, broken parts and safety issues when pushing big blocks hard in a Cobra. Also positive displacement superchargers give you a touch better throttle response on the street, usually. (depends on tune and engine build though)
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