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Rick's description of the launch as a squat and squirt motion was very accurate. With the torque of a big block and the low car weight many people would be happily surprised with the launch. Because the Cobray is over 1000 pounds lighter than a stock 68 to 82 Corvette the handling is greatly improved.
In most cases if wheel hop is encountered on our car the shocks need to be firmer and /or the RPM lowered. The driver can feel the car squat and begin it's launch but you can throw that run away if you roll power on so fast it blows the tires off the car. Aftermarket companies like VBP now have a Dual Mount Rear Suspension set up that helps to tame the torque. With big HP/torque numbers you can boil the tires at will but it will tell you it is coming if you listen. If not hang on.
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