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06-12-2008, 03:40 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Covington,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance # 532, 466 BB, 560HP
Posts: 3,027
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385 series, 466 CI. Dual 660's with mechanical secondaries and center squirters. Mechanical advance distributor.
Only checked it once out of curiousity as I really don't give a rip. 6.5MPH, but I must get at least 50 to 60 smiles per mile.
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06-12-2008, 05:26 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Mission Viejo,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Hi Tech 533
Posts: 65
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Tony - been thinking Drag Radials or BB's. Probably order the drag Radials Monday - trying to figure out front and back size. Want to use all room in back I have.
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06-12-2008, 05:56 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: peoria,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 1965 FFR MKII STROKER 514
Posts: 118
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06-12-2008, 06:25 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Tucson,
AZ
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 427" 351W
Posts: 562
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496" side oiler
I sold my car, but the 2 times I checked mileage for ha ha's I was getting 12 mpg around town with the TWM and 3.54 gears. Had my foot into it a lot too! I checked it twice because I was amazed at the mpg, although I really didn't care what the mileage was.
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06-12-2008, 07:38 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Prince Frederick,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427 S/C 427 FE S.O. 484 cu in
Posts: 952
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Red S/C
Tony - been thinking Drag Radials or BB's. Probably order the drag Radials Monday - trying to figure out front and back size. Want to use all room in back I have.
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The 5.0 Mustang guys run 9s on 10.5 inch drag radials all day long.
I just went to the drag strip a couple of weeks ago with the MACA boys and some seriously fast cars on little tires.
I just had my street tires on so all I did was baby her off the line.
12.06 @ 120mph 
A lot of guys drive with drag radials and don't have any problems.
I just ordered the BB for the look. On my second set of rims I am going to get a set of M/T Sportsman S/R radials for street running.
I am getting the BB's first and if like them fine on the street I will get a set of drag radials for the rear instead for the second set of wheels. |
06-15-2008, 09:54 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Santa Cruz,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2613 Titanium w/Black, Roush 402SR
Posts: 4,097
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I was curioius about my mileage, so I decided to check my freeway MPG this weekend. I've got a Roush 402SR with .082 OD and a 3.73 rear end. My average speed was ~70 with a few blasts above 80+. I ended up getting 14 MPG.
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Doug
No stop signs, speed limit - Nobody's gonna slow me down - Like a wheel, gonna spin it
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06-16-2008, 03:31 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cape Coral,
FL
Cobra Make, Engine: 2009 Solbra
Posts: 3,861
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you are useing the wrong engine
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Dan Wulff
I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy.
(No doubt, most will blame it on the donuts.)
You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me
Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
The original point and click interface was a Smith & Wesson.
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06-16-2008, 03:50 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Prince Frederick,
MD
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427 S/C 427 FE S.O. 484 cu in
Posts: 952
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I like the Mad Max scenario better.  |
06-16-2008, 04:43 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Houston,
TX
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance SP02228, ROUSH 402R w/custom DiVinci Performance Carb.
Posts: 440
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Decided to calculate my MPG this weekend, I have a Roush 402, TKO 500 with a DiVinci carb. I averaged around 14.25mpg with some spirited driving.
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06-16-2008, 08:44 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Santa Cruz,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2613 Titanium w/Black, Roush 402SR
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Emberglo66 - Seems like 14 mpg is the number for Roush 402's. Could probably squeeze a few more MPG with some tweaking, but I don't think we'd see any significant gains.
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Doug
No stop signs, speed limit - Nobody's gonna slow me down - Like a wheel, gonna spin it
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06-16-2008, 03:44 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Covington,
wa
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance # 532, 466 BB, 560HP
Posts: 3,027
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I also decided to check mine on Sunday. Went a little over 100 miles at a 70 MPH average. 12.0 MPG.
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06-16-2008, 04:32 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Southern Connecticut,
CT
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF - 351W, 944 non-turbo
Posts: 2,105
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Dan:
The "Air Car" sounds like a scam, I'll believe it when it goes on sale. Maybe it's time for the rest of us to re-connect the old vacuum advance.
Bob
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06-17-2008, 03:42 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Prince Frederick,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427 S/C 427 FE S.O. 484 cu in
Posts: 952
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Originally Posted by Bob In Ct
Dan:
The "Air Car" sounds like a scam, I'll believe it when it goes on sale. Maybe it's time for the rest of us to re-connect the old vacuum advance.Bob
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Us homophobes can't.  |
06-17-2008, 05:31 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cape Coral,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 2009 Solbra
Posts: 3,861
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More on the air cars
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Dan Wulff
I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy.
(No doubt, most will blame it on the donuts.)
You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me
Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
The original point and click interface was a Smith & Wesson.
Last edited by CobraDan; 06-17-2008 at 05:39 AM..
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06-17-2008, 05:34 AM
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Member of the north
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Join Date: May 2003
Cobra Make, Engine: A Cobra
Posts: 11,207
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18 on the HWY, if I put my foot into it, 4 miles to the gallon.
I was getting better before the Dyno, but I was down in HP.
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06-17-2008, 05:37 AM
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Member of the north
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Join Date: May 2003
Cobra Make, Engine: A Cobra
Posts: 11,207
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Air car not a scam as far as I can see.
Remember, this country ran people and materials on four cylinders for years in the form of steam. The idea is not new, but the distance I am sure is going to be different from a 100 ton+ locomotive and a 1700 pound car.
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06-17-2008, 09:56 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Post Falls,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Everett-Morrison
Posts: 111
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A lot of you guys say you couldn't care less about the price of gas. The way I see it, if you're getting 10 mpg @ 60mph that's about $5.00 for every 10 mins of drive time. That's definitely getting up there in costs, and how long before gas hits the $ 6.00+/gal. mark?
I know it's utterly disgusting for most Cobra owners out there to use a non-Ford engine, but I have always done my "thing", and that's why I decided to use a LS7 motor. Stock ZO6's easily are getting 28mpg , and with my .64 o/d and 3:55 gears, I'm hoping to get at least 25mpg and that's going to help take the sting out of the high price of fuel.
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06-17-2008, 09:58 AM
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Half-Ass Member
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 22,017
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Originally Posted by COBRA427
AI know it's utterly disgusting for most Cobra owners out there to use a non-Ford engine, but I have always done my "thing", and that's why I decided to use a LS7 motor. Stock ZO6's easily are getting 28mpg , and with my .64 o/d and 3:55 gears, I'm hoping to get at least 25mpg and that's going to help take the sting out of the high price of fuel.
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Yes, but FE's will still be snickering at you behind your back....  |
06-17-2008, 10:17 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Santa Cruz,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2613 Titanium w/Black, Roush 402SR
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Quote:
Originally Posted by COBRA427
That's definitely getting up there in costs, and how long before gas hits the $ 6.00+/gal. mark?
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Just a hunch, but I think we'll see $4.00 gas before we see $6.00 gas. Some say that the run up in oil prices is due to speculation. If that's the case (no one knows), the bubble will burst and we'll benefit from slightly lower gas prices.
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Doug
No stop signs, speed limit - Nobody's gonna slow me down - Like a wheel, gonna spin it
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06-17-2008, 11:22 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Sacramento, CA,
Posts: 636
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Got the Bug
Just a hunch, but I think we'll see $4.00 gas before we see $6.00 gas. Some say that the run up in oil prices is due to speculation. If that's the case (no one knows), the bubble will burst and we'll benefit from slightly lower gas prices. |
Premium gas in my area, Sacramento, CA, is $4.77 and I consider that price to be $5 I feel for those who have 3 ton truck/SUV's that get 14-19 mpg that those owners drive (commute) on a daily basis, now that is expensive. I choose when to drive my Cobra. If I had to drive my Cobra 100 miles daily to work at 10-12 mpg ($5 an hr as someone computed) that would put on strain on my budget.
But my Cobra is pure entertainment for me and I am worth $5/hr. (at least most of the time... ) |
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