[ByronRACE]

The beautiful part about a properly set up big block blown cobra is that the power output is completely adjustible and under your control. Correct, 1000hp is enough to kill you. So is 400. So is 200. The throttle is fully adjustible from fully closed to fully open, and the blower participation level is completely tunable by either restricting the inlet or changing the pulley ratios. My combo should make anywhere form around 500hp (no boost) to somewhere close to 1000hp (12-14lbs of boost). I suspect the latter will be used at the dyno and drags. Otherwise I'll run the bigger cogs. I've designed the system such that I can change the cog ratios in about 10 minutes. And as far as being a "waste of money"...isn't any cobra? We're not actually going to argue the practicality or thriftyness of buying a cobra are we? Cobras have nothing to do with NEED; it's all about WANT.

That said, if you've never driven a cobra, you should before making these decisions. A cobra with 500hp is a real handful, quite twitchy, and can get out of hand in a hurry. The 96" wheel base heavier models like my West Coast Cobra are a little more stable in that regard. I drove a 700hp west coast cobra and it was entirely manageable. A 3rd gear stomp on the freeway would yield a second or two of squirm, and then it would launch. The west coast cars can take 360 series rear tires (14" tire patch), so that helps.