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I almost had the chance to race a 03 cobra at the track. I've seen this guy at the track before, he runs 12.9 to low 13's stock, at the time should have been a neck and neck race with me. I was very impressed with this car.

Its kind of ironic, he put on a pulley and ran a 12.4 in his first run of the night. It was a crappy day to race as he broke his "Half Shaft". I broke my differential after getting my car back from the shop my first day out. A Nova (I think it was a nova) blew up its engine and some other car spilled coolant over the track. My differential issue set things back another 45 mintues or so as all the fluid spilled on the track.

As sort of an irony, we were both towed on the same truck back to the city.

I have to say the 03 cobra is very impressive.

David

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Yea, the new Cobra is impressive. I hate how all they have to do is change a pulley. [Razz]

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Posts: 18 | From: Sonoma State, CA, USA | Registered: Jul 2002  |  :
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I'd bring a multi-car carrier to Sears Point if I was a tow-truck driver too. [Big Grin]
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Put on a turbo. All you would have to do is turn a knob.
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quote:
Originally posted by trbo50:
Put on a turbo. All you would have to do is turn a knob.

YUP, just UP the boost!
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the fact that all you have to do to the cobra is change a pulley kind of takes all the fun out of it. No waiting and making the car, someone else already did it for you. Not to say i wouldnt trade my 97 gt for one in a second.
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quote:
Originally posted by gtstang97:
the fact that all you have to do to the cobra is change a pulley kind of takes all the fun out of it. No waiting and making the car, someone else already did it for you. Not to say i wouldnt trade my 97 gt for one in a second.

no, it just makes you extremely fast very easily, then you have more time to think of ways to go faster!
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quote:
Originally posted by HungryHippo:
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Originally posted by gtstang97:
the fact that all you have to do to the cobra is change a pulley kind of takes all the fun out of it. No waiting and making the car, someone else already did it for you. Not to say i wouldnt trade my 97 gt for one in a second.

no, it just makes you extremely fast very easily, then you have more time to think of ways to go faster!
with 3800 lbs to lug around your gonna need that time to think. I'm not nocking the car, fact is its a bad ass car in stock form.
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quote:
Originally posted by Displacement_Replacement:
I almost had the chance to race a 03 cobra at the track. I've seen this guy at the track before, he runs 12.9 to low 13's stock, at the time should have been a neck and neck race with me. I was very impressed with this car.

Its kind of ironic, he put on a pulley and ran a 12.4 in his first run of the night. It was a crappy day to race as he broke his "Half Shaft". I broke my differential after getting my car back from the shop my first day out. A Nova (I think it was a nova) blew up its engine and some other car spilled coolant over the track. My differential issue set things back another 45 mintues or so as all the fluid spilled on the track.

As sort of an irony, we were both towed on the same truck back to the city.

I have to say the 03 cobra is very impressive.

David

if it was silver with a black bra on the front then he has broken his half shafts twice now and still hasn't tried using slicks.
Posts: 2828 | From: West Bay, CA | Registered: Aug 2002  |  :
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quote:
Originally posted by trbo50:
Put on a turbo. All you would have to do is turn a knob.

Yeah,
Thats' all you did to get into the mid 7's, right?

[Razz]

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Posts: 2971 | From: NorCal | Registered: Sep 2001  |  :
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quote:
Originally posted by FasterDamnit:
quote:
Originally posted by trbo50:
Put on a turbo. All you would have to do is turn a knob.

Yeah,
Thats' all you did to get into the mid 7's, right?

[Razz]

Man, lets hope this secret doesn't get posted on corral.net, every internet racer from America to Canada will be posting about this trick [Big Grin]
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SPREAD THE WORD!!!!!!!
the secret to single didgit quarter miles has been released! turning knobs in a specail way will improve horsepower by 300% on a stock car!

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Posts: 4882 | From: eldorado hills | Registered: Sep 2001  |  :
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Damn, I gave out the secret. Should of have everyone sign a non disclosure. Back to the drawing board, gotta find myself a new TRICK!
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