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horsepower
How much are most people running? I am deciding on an engine and am not sure how much power to put in given how light it is and have the car still be able to hook up.
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Any decent V8 should be plenty of power to overpower the wheels.
My suggestion: Don't shoot for any specific HP. Choose an engine family, and build it to do what you want it to do. If you build it for too much HP, you get all of the hassles that go with it - louder, reliability issues, sensitive to timing/gas, etc. If this is a parade car/garage queen, so what? If you intend to drive it, turn it down to 8. You will enjoy the car more. The camshaft is the heart of the engine. Of all the engines I have had, I enjoyed the CompCams 282S the most. It has a small lope, plus the solid lifter sound. It makes big power, but it still works well on the street. I recently tried a 294S, and it felt like a race car. If it were a race car, so what, but this was in a car I intend on driving a lot. |
500. All Cobras have 500hp.
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500hp seems like to much power for a car this light. I feel like you wouldn't even be able to push the gas pedal down all the way in the first few gears :/
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Doesn't matter, has to be 500. :cool:
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Thank you for wasting everyone's time with your useless posting.
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It's really no trouble at all, but in my defense I had no idea you were such a humourless turd. Now you can resume your thread where you will get all the same answers that have been posted here 1,000 times and was easily covered in a simple search.
Cheers. ;) |
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I have about 700. Its purpose is to get me close enough to know how much nitrous I'll need. My money is on needing a 200 shot. :JEKYLHYDE
Edit: I have a daily driver. I want a car so over the top dangerous that simply inserting the key into my garage door causes an adrenaline rush. |
When I was first shopping for a cobra I rode in a Antique's and Collectibles car that had a 351 Windsor in it with 375 horsepower and it had plenty of power to do what ever you wanted Of course that did not stop me from purchasingn ERA with about 500 hp ;)
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I have a Roush small block (342) that was dyno'd at 450 hp. The car is very easy to drive in traffic and has no overheating issues. However, when you step on the loud peddle, be sure you're aiming where you want to go. Would I like to have more power----yes. Would it be wise to have more power-----no. For my needs and capabilities, 450 is more than adequate. As followup to a previous post------I wouldn't necessarily focus on how much power to shoot for, but instead on the engine type and reliability. Believe me, any competent v8 will give you enough power, but over time you'll want more!!
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I hear Foreigners song today about Reving it on the Redline and they mention 400 horses under the hood and that song is older. Its amazing to me the crazy amount of HP being produced today. My ERA puts out over 510 and it seems just right. I too have not yet hit the bottom of the pedal. I keep getting a little closer though. Its shear adrenaline rushing...
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Enders, I responded in the other thread and I'll repeat here what I've said. It seems you're over your head a bit with this Cobra lust.
From your questions and responses, I would suggest you consider installing a 302 with around 275-325 hp until you get the hang of controlling that in a light, short wheel base car like a Cobra. By time you get the hang of that, you may have learned enough about engines and driving a Cobra that a specific horsepower isn't any more than a bragging contest. By then you'll know what you can/can't control and bump up from there. Lots of guys can easily kill themselves with 300 hp, while others are perfectly able and experienced enough with these cars to handle 500+ horsepower. I don't think you are in the latter group, IMHO. Bob |
600 hp from a KC all aluminum 482' side-oiler and... a set of M/T drag radials to use every last tasty drop of it too!!
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If you are worried about too much power its probably the wrong car for you. It's built to have an insane power to weight ratio. It's dangerous, cause it's supposed to be.
Maybe a jag is more your speed? |
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I think some are missing the point, ender2664 is probably happy with his pecker size so no need to compensate with unusable HP :)
Joe |
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Decide what you want to do with your car and get the power that will do what you want the car to do. For street driving 300 hp is way more than enough. Spend a bit of time with the search feature and you will get the answers to nearly every question you could think to ask about these cars. And hopefully you aren't easily offended. There are a few guys here who like to tease a bit. ;) |
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