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Old 09-10-2003, 08:50 PM
Chuck Nickloy Chuck Nickloy is offline
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Default supercharger car???

Well, i guess it is still technically still a car, although it flys.
I have just spent the last weekend at heartland park track in Topeka Ka.

Driving KMP214X. Hybrid!! 289 FIA on 427sc chassis, Kirkham's latest chassis components. ( Lightweight Alum suspension everything). Then the boys in our shop installed the 4.6Dohc
Vortec J trim supercharged motor with TKO and 3.70: 1 rear gear.
It was an SVTOA event with instructors and non competing type event.

At the dyno we made just a tad short of 500 rear wheel hp, and I forget the torque but more than a bucket full. The car had michelin pilots front and rear, 265's front / 335's rear. It hooked, it cooked, it went zoom, zoom!!! The IRS handled everything just real fine. ( I had an Everett Morrison with a solid rear, Back bone hammer!! Changed it to a Jag. Cannot imagine a Cobra without an IRS, sorry) I have never driven this car on a track, or this track. I have only been on a track twice in my life. 1 min. 55 sec. on the 2.1 mile course if you know the track.

I have driven a few cobras to date. Big blocks, Small Blocks and a cobra gocart. This one is a WOW! It will go down the road at 1200 RPM in 5th smoothly, and probally be in the low 10's if not a high 9 in the quarter. ( with a knowledgeable driver )

2200 lb car. (4.5 hp / lb) only motor ever in the car so no befor and after, sorry.

Try one!! I'm now doing 2 more 4.6 motors with the blower and we have aquired an 871 for the rainy day big block

The Best
Chuck
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