[Jack21]

Hey V-8, we can bench race this stuff till we're blue in the face, but can't give recommendations that make sense until you tell us what you want to do with the car after it's built. Seriously.

What we have on the board now will get you out of the Earths' gravitation and into Lunar orbit in about 4 days, Mars orbit in about 6 months. Give or take. Life support systems, food, waste disposal, getting you back (If you want to come back. You might like it there and want to stay, raise a family.) I'm being somewhat facetious, and somewhat not.

A typical Cobra with fairly conservative underpinnings is already part rocket sled, and part roller coaster. For a street Cobra there isn't much left to the edge of the envelope. In the lower gears, traction is the biggest problem. What good is a 600 HP engine, if the wheels spin at 350? In the higher gears, what good is a 600 HP engine, if the tires spin and the rear comes around on you at 350? In the 120 - 130 MPH zone, you need to be spending your money on suspension and brakes. Above 130 MPH, the Cobra has the aerodynamics of a brick. And there are only 4 ea. 10-32 screws per side, on a brass frame keeping the windshield out of your face. There are limits to the envelope with a Cobra.

What do you want to do with your car?



For a race Cobra, the edge of the envelope is pushed by driver skill, not engine HP.