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10-08-2015, 11:06 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Sydney,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Puckett 250 GTO - LS1
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Originally Posted by xb-60
Hey Peter,
1965 World Sportscar Championship, GT Manufacturers, 'open' category (over 2000cm³) ....Shelby 90.0 points, Ferrari 71.3 points
Well I thought it was a big deal that Shelby whipped Enzo's pants, so my dad bought me that little green Cobra in my avatar...
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Oh, you were referring to 1965 when Ferrari didn't run a 'Works' GT team and Ford just managed to beat some untalented playboy privateers in 4 year old Ferraris.
Why would your father buy you a roadster when it is the Daytona that just scraped in.
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Hey Peter,
Probabilmente conosco quelle persone in Calabria  |
Is that why your family left? |
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10-08-2015, 11:17 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: munno para west,
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Cobra Make, Engine: absolute pace chassis #50 L98 & 6 speed auto
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just sat and watched the whole thing gee jonsey looks slim there but i guess i was as well in 1985 .....short stroke small bore high reving engines with hight boost what could go wrong...i read a book by one of the drivers from the turbo era and he said many drivers were **** scared to drive the cars with power that come on like a light switch ..
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a cobra is a passion anything else is just a car
i dont care what the question is .. The answer is more power!!!
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10-08-2015, 11:24 PM
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Oh, you were referring to 1965 when Ferrari didn't run a 'Works' GT team and Ford just managed to beat some untalented playboy privateers in 4 year old Ferraris.
Why would your father buy you a roadster when it is the Daytona that just scraped in.
Is that why your family left?
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fate attenzione Glen sa gardners mercato da virgina
caio
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a cobra is a passion anything else is just a car
i dont care what the question is .. The answer is more power!!!
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10-08-2015, 11:51 PM
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Location: Mildura,
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR Coupe, 416ci of LS goodness
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Was 1965 the year when Enzo F had a dummy spit and took his bat and ball home when he was found he could no longer manipulate the FIA for his benefit?
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10-09-2015, 12:22 AM
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Location: Sunbury,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Rat Rod Racer, LS1 & T56
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I believe Ferrari pulled the plug and there were only privateer cars running against the Daytona Cobras.
I think that was also around the time when they dropped the capacity limit to 3.0L unless they had enough production cars for homologation. I think that's the loophole the GT40 got through with it's 7.0L 427 motor.
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10-09-2015, 04:00 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX3117 427FE
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Ford small blocks performed pretty well in the latest Engine Masters Challenge. Cleveland first. Windsor second.
Ford Sweeps HOT ROD
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10-09-2015, 06:18 AM
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Location: airlie beach / mackay,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Some kind of FORD thingy, with several pis tins, twin chain driven SUs feeding a Y block, apparently.
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Originally Posted by 750hp
Ford small blocks performed pretty well in the latest Engine Masters Challenge. Cleveland first. Windsor second.
Ford Sweeps HOT ROD |
Chev,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nowhere
Just couldnt help myself. |
10-09-2015, 05:26 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Pace 427
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I give all engines credit where credits due! As long as it's naturally aspirated!!!  (a sniff of nitrous is OK though  )
I hope my little sausage gives the GM crew a run at the nats when it gets down there. |
10-09-2015, 06:57 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Python ford 302 ho, 4 speed toploader, jag irs 3.54
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Originally Posted by Dimis
From time to time I like getting stuck into those tofu eating, man-scaping, infidels who stick Chevys in their Cobras... 
But, but, but... Darn it... Stuff like this doesn't help...
http://youtu.be/VsmbbuSq9m0
OK, in a fleeting moment of weakness, this blue jedi wants to congratulate the LS brigade on their choice (despite it being the dark side. You've done well, but you already knew that
Pls feel free to celebrate by posting your pics.
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Saw this little picture of an engine swap on facebook 
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10-09-2015, 09:23 PM
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Location: Perth,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Pace Alumina 427 #69
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Oh LS motors sound like such dawg Shizen.......
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10-09-2015, 10:39 PM
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Location: airlie beach / mackay,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Some kind of FORD thingy, with several pis tins, twin chain driven SUs feeding a Y block, apparently.
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Saw this little picture of an engine swap on facebook
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A few years ago the holden dealers had skip bins full of them. |
10-09-2015, 10:57 PM
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I actually like all kinds of engines. I reckon one of the better sounding engines in a Cobra was Leroy's LS1 Harrison with its cross ram EFI and live side pipes.
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10-09-2015, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by albanycobra
Oh LS motors sound like such dawg Shizen.......
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Just like a Daschund with a bad case of diarrhoea.......
Oops. |
10-10-2015, 06:28 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: AP 289FIA 'English' spec.
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Saw this little picture of an engine swap on facebook
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....I don't recognize it. What engine is it?
Cheers,
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10-11-2015, 03:41 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Some polish thing... With some old engine
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At least they chose the correct bin. 
Made from Coke cans, it can go back to being Coke cans. |
10-11-2015, 05:24 AM
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Location: Louisville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: I'm Cobra-less!
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The LS family is a solid platform.
But it should be, since they copied a lot of traits from the Ford Cleveland head. |
10-11-2015, 05:51 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR Coupe, 416ci of LS goodness
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Yep, you got us there.
Both the LS and the Cleveland have valves, rockers and both are held to the blocks with bolts.
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10-11-2015, 06:17 AM
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Yeah, I hope you're not a professional comedian....
However, you may want to do a little research before you pass it off as a quip...
Considering the LS was a "clean-sheet" design, it's funny that GM used a lot of SBF/Cleveland engine traits....simliar deck heights, same intake port CSA between LS7 and 351C-4V head, similar valve sizes, etc. The head actually is so close that it will bolt right to a Cleveland or Windsor block without issue.
The LS also shares a skirted block, like a Modular Ford or a Ford FE. I guess GM was getting the hint.  |
10-11-2015, 06:39 AM
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It's a shame that ford didn't use all their own design cues then isn't it?
And you can catch my live show right here every Monday Thursday and Friday night
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10-11-2015, 06:57 AM
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Well, unless I'm missing something, ford did use them for 40 some years....what's not clear about that? Long enough for GM to say, "hmm, we need something different, let's copy some stuff."
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