My buddy just got a 99 Cobra, 5 speed, We went on the highway last night went from a roll at 55. We where all over the road it was pretty wet still from rain. He started to pull on me a little but not as nearly as much as I thought he would....I just need to get my LS1 already so he shuts up about thinking he can beat me. We need to run it at the track, when it is dry....

 

Hmmm, shoulda beat him, the 99s are notorious for being slow.

 

Actually there was a recall on those cars to fix em. Most owners returned their cars to get the claimed 320hp.

If it was a fixed car it should have beat you. Good run none the less.

 

Those 99's after the fix running pretty hard, yea id imagine he'd pull you fairly easy high end. Yeap the LS1 should even things up...good runs

 

So we raced again today since it was not wet. The first run was at 50 to about 110 I had him by about a car and a half. The next one he got the jump on me and had me about 2 cars. Then the last one he took me again.

Just gives me more push to getting a M6 LS1...Then ill show him

 

they were close races for the most part. we probably shouldnt have raced when it was wet out cause he spun bad, but i left my traction control on for that reason, and i left it in 3rd i was afraid to go to 2, cause i coulda lost it. the 3 races we had today were good races except we ran out of room on the highway, stupid traffic. then this mercedes caught back up to us after the first run and he kept riding our bumpers then we raced again and left him in the dust. guess it couldnt keep up.
oh well, it was fun.

 

Ive seen a properly driven new edge cobra pull a auto LS1 ss pretty hard from a roll. Id imagine it wouldnt have much problem w/ a auto Lt1 w/ cai and light exhaust work.

 

Yea it should be faster than your auto. LT1. Plus you have 113K W/only a CAI. But think about it like this. His car is 6 years newer and your hangin close behind him. Not bad!

 

Or you can be smart, save *** loads of money and just toss on a set of headers.

 

WOW so you guys raced in the rain, while in traffic? Not smart guys. Next time save it for 2am on a dry road, street racing gets it bad rap from people doin stupid things like racing a on wet road in traffic.

You guys should both feel lucky that you guys didnt kill anybody.

 

No rain....Just a little "damp"....It was at 11pm no traffic....

The second time we raced it was dry and there was traffic.

 

the new generation mustang cobra or the 99-04 generation? if its not the newer generation cobra then i call that out. it would not walk a ss from a roll if they were both stock

 

He said New Edge Cobra, which means it's a 99 or 01 Cobra. A stock automatic 2.73 geared LS1 can be pretty pitiful from a roll - so bad in fact that a N/A Cobra could walk it.

 

Only if you find the 273 geared car at the wrond mph. Those gears shine up top, especially from a 70+ mph roll on

 

It was a 323 ss car and i was in the ss so call out whatever you want. 40 mph roll the new edge put 2 cars instantly on the ss and it stayed that way til shut down...autos arent good from roll. Then then went from a dig and it was neck and neck...both cars being stock. I personally made one pass in the SS first time driving the car ever and ran a 13.6 @ Englishtown. This was on a scorching summer day. The SS was easily capable of a 13.2-4 on a cool day. That just shows you how strong the new edge's run in the right hands.