03 Cobra...do I even stand a chance?
#1
03 Cobra...do I even stand a chance?
This guy down the street keeps buzzing my house...doing late night burnouts and being a real pest in his new 03 Cobra. It was getting to the point where I was just goning to beat his a** into the ground, but, the other day while I was outside changing oil on my car he stopped. Told him I didn't care for his late night drive by's and he was pretty cool about it (didn't know that I had kids in the house). Anyway we checked out each other's cars...his has no mods 4.6 blower, black and very nice! He dsaid he was looking forward to beating on some Camaro's and Vette's.....true Chevy hater. I told him that mine ran pretty good, but when he realized it was an LT1 and not a LS1 he pretty much blew me off. I have not been to track with my car but I have street raced it a lot (did I just say that ) and I've won some and lost some against LS1's. I want to put this guy in his place, but do I even stand a chance? And by the , YES I can drive.
#2
There's always a chance. A properly driven '03/'04 is a mid-12 second car, but you've got exhaust, a cam, bolt-ons and are those DR's in your sig? So you're probably already damn close to a 12-second car right now...and you're on a sticky tire.
Crack his @ss, that'll stop the late night shenanigans.
Just like any other car, some guys can drive an '03/'04 Cobra, some can't.
S.
Crack his @ss, that'll stop the late night shenanigans.
Just like any other car, some guys can drive an '03/'04 Cobra, some can't.
S.
#3
Originally posted by Snorman
There's always a chance. A properly driven '03/'04 is a mid-12 second car, but you've got exhaust, a cam, bolt-ons and are those DR's in your sig? So you're probably already damn close to a 12-second car right now...and you're on a sticky tire.
Crack his @ss, that'll stop the late night shenanigans.
Just like any other car, some guys can drive an '03/'04 Cobra, some can't.
S.
There's always a chance. A properly driven '03/'04 is a mid-12 second car, but you've got exhaust, a cam, bolt-ons and are those DR's in your sig? So you're probably already damn close to a 12-second car right now...and you're on a sticky tire.
Crack his @ss, that'll stop the late night shenanigans.
Just like any other car, some guys can drive an '03/'04 Cobra, some can't.
S.
#8
You almost always stand a chance.
The thing I don't really love about highway rolls is that there's no real test of driving skill. It's just about HP, gearing, and drag coefficient. Mostly car, not much driver. Cool for what it is, but it's all kind of slo-mo in a way.
If you have driving chops, pick a race that uses them. Your odds of beating an average driver in what "should-have-been" a faster car go waaaaay up if he actually has to get a great lauch and nail his shifts. Even if he's an auto, his shift points and accelerator control will need to be good. I say race from a dead stop, completely ignore the dude, and execute as flawlessly as possible, focused totally on your car. He can have a .5 second faster car and still blow it in a hurry if he can't really drive or even if he's just a tad too busy watchin' you.
The thing I don't really love about highway rolls is that there's no real test of driving skill. It's just about HP, gearing, and drag coefficient. Mostly car, not much driver. Cool for what it is, but it's all kind of slo-mo in a way.
If you have driving chops, pick a race that uses them. Your odds of beating an average driver in what "should-have-been" a faster car go waaaaay up if he actually has to get a great lauch and nail his shifts. Even if he's an auto, his shift points and accelerator control will need to be good. I say race from a dead stop, completely ignore the dude, and execute as flawlessly as possible, focused totally on your car. He can have a .5 second faster car and still blow it in a hurry if he can't really drive or even if he's just a tad too busy watchin' you.
#11
If you can hook i think you will be able to take him or it will be really close. Those cars have traction problems on the street with street tires. He probably just recently got the car since it isn't modded and he is probably still learning how to launch it. So that may help you out a lot.
#13
Assuming he really isnt that great of a driver and the average 03 runs 12.8-13.1, I'm sure you could edge him out for a win. It will definitely come down to the driving. That will decide the winner.
#15
Re: 03 Cobra...do I even stand a chance?
Originally posted by whatsup
This guy down the street keeps buzzing my house...doing late night burnouts and being a real pest in his new 03 Cobra. It was getting to the point where I was just goning to beat his a** into the ground, but, the other day while I was outside changing oil on my car he stopped. Told him I didn't care for his late night drive by's and he was pretty cool about it (didn't know that I had kids in the house). Anyway we checked out each other's cars...his has no mods 4.6 blower, black and very nice! He dsaid he was looking forward to beating on some Camaro's and Vette's.....true Chevy hater. I told him that mine ran pretty good, but when he realized it was an LT1 and not a LS1 he pretty much blew me off. I have not been to track with my car but I have street raced it a lot (did I just say that ) and I've won some and lost some against LS1's. I want to put this guy in his place, but do I even stand a chance? And by the , YES I can drive.
This guy down the street keeps buzzing my house...doing late night burnouts and being a real pest in his new 03 Cobra. It was getting to the point where I was just goning to beat his a** into the ground, but, the other day while I was outside changing oil on my car he stopped. Told him I didn't care for his late night drive by's and he was pretty cool about it (didn't know that I had kids in the house). Anyway we checked out each other's cars...his has no mods 4.6 blower, black and very nice! He dsaid he was looking forward to beating on some Camaro's and Vette's.....true Chevy hater. I told him that mine ran pretty good, but when he realized it was an LT1 and not a LS1 he pretty much blew me off. I have not been to track with my car but I have street raced it a lot (did I just say that ) and I've won some and lost some against LS1's. I want to put this guy in his place, but do I even stand a chance? And by the , YES I can drive.