On my way home tonight, I finally got to line up against my first 03 Cobra in the SS. I fully expected him to beat me, but much to my surprise, I won. We took off from the light and I had bad jumpy leg jitters I was so excited, so I spun like a SOB with my bald tires half way through second. I guess he was nervous too because he spun just as bad. After we hooked the race was pretty much dead even, I pulled about a 3/4 a car. I had to cut over where the lane merged so we shut it down at the top of third. He follwed me onto the on ramp and we punched it in second from a roll. I did even better and put about a car on him. However I chock that up to my slick shifting skills and shift light. We stopped at a light and the guy was pretty cool. Turns out we both had cold air and a cat back, even mods, even cars. Pretty sweet. He mentioned wanting to do a blower pulley swap, and I thought about how much I would get killed then. lol Damn those cobras are sick. That is the first equal modded Mustang that has ever given me a run. I want one.

 

I've only lined up against one, but we couldn't do anything cause there was a cop sitting two cars back. Funny thing was, the guy couldn't figure out what the noise was that my car was making. I'd have killed em. Oh well. Nice going.

 

must.....get....'charger.......soooooooooon




Good kill!

 

Speaking of Chargers. That is the first time I ever got near an 03 on the road (I saw a ton at Fun Ford Weekend but they were modded to the hilt), it has the loudest damn supercharger I have ever heard. Bone stock blower and it drowned out his considerably loud cat back. I don't like the sound it makes, but like the job it does for the car.

 

You should hear my V1. I'm definately going to send it back to Vortech when the motor comes out, hopefully in 50k miles or so. I'm crossing my fingers anyway.

 

very few mods those cobras are up to the 460 to 500hp mark! i wish i would get one. I would rather have ur car tho and mod it some more

 

Picking up my new used LT1 block on the 28th of this month. Then the fun starts. I'm shooting for 600 to the tires on pump gas when the 383 gets built. Picking up my Little M block... when I finish paying for it (foundation for my twin turbo GTA, I want to see if I can make one pass before I get thrown out of the track).

 

It shouldnt have been even, w/ those mods and good driving he should have pulled u nicely, watch out after he gets a pulley

 

Yea he should have pulled you, but nice kill. I was in a buddies 01 SS six speed, he had a lid, exhaust work and free mods, we raced a bone stock 03 cobra from a slower roll, it was even until fourth and then the cobra started pulling.

 

What do 03's trap stock? My car with 2,000 miles went 13.2@108mph bone stock with a 2.4 60', well I had the bottom of my airbox cut out. With the few new mods, I am hoping it traps around 110, and if the automotive gods smile down on me, maybe even 111. My car was pretty strong stock, I pull a few of my friends LS1's with equal mods.

 

BS...

 

cobras trap around 113-114 stock...best 1/4 mile time to date ive heard was a 12.4 stock

 

Good kill.

 

Dude motor trend usually gets some of the better quarter mile times on any stock car, they couldn't even get in the 12s with the 03 cobra.Neither could hot rod or car and driver. I believe the only magazine who did break 12s was Muscle mustangs and fast fords,and it was a 12.9. And you know they always lie about their crap hell they said the new mach 1 run a 13.3 They have a hard enough time busting a 13.8 stock. Just venting about the facts that I have seen in some of the most popular car magazines. I personal have not seen a cobra trap above 109 (one that is stock). And I go to the memphis motorsports park all the time in Memphis Tennesse. I mean cobras are cool especially the 03 but, hell its extremly possible for a ls1 with the same mods as a 03 cobra to bust his azz. In motor tend a stock convertibe C5 beat a stock 03 cobra(convertible). GM high tech ran a 12.9 in a 01 ss camaro(six-speed) with 90 degree weather on back to back passes, and ya it was stock all the way down to the ac delco filter. Just had to give some ACCURATE INFORMATION

 

SS(WHITEY)- If you want to magazine race then we can refer to the times that Motor Trend got for the LS1 F-bod. They ran a 13.8 in a SS. Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords ran a BONE stock 03 Cobra to the tune of 12.42 at 114mph.

It is hard to say stock times because of how much practice it takes to launch a car with IRS. Most stock mustangs and newbie drivers are in the mid 13s with their 03 Cobras. Once they get some practice launching they usually dip to the 12.80 range.

With just cold air and a cat-back the 03 Cobra you were running was probably over 400rwhp. I saw a 03 Cobra with just cold air and a cat-back dyno 422rwhp. I was amazed.

If you see him again. Tell him to forget the pulley swap and get a kb. Run it at about 18 lbs of boost on pump gas and make 610-630rwhp on the street.