'03 SVT Cobra
06-26-2003, 09:20 AM
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'03 SVT Cobra
Heehehe, squared off against an older gentleman in a new SVT Cobra this morning on the way to work. Much to my suprise, I got the jump on him and was 1/2 car up by 60. I was saying to myself that I thought these cars were supposed to be fast??!!?? Then he decided that he had enough jacking around and apparently really got on it for the first time in our little grand prix....bye-bye Stang. He jumped ahead by car length super quick and shut it down. He gave me a thumbs up and we went on our way.....guess those SVT's are fast after all 
Not sure what the numbers are, but had he been trying the whole time, I would imagine that he would have had me for lunch.
Oh well....it's still just a Ford :P ....calm down, just messing
Not sure what the numbers are, but had he been trying the whole time, I would imagine that he would have had me for lunch.
Oh well....it's still just a Ford :P ....calm down, just messing
06-26-2003, 11:11 AM
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Did you guys see that video of the guy with an older Daytona Z Turbo (worked, supposed to run very low 13's) that came across an unsuspecting '03 Cobra owner on the highway?
Pretty funny video.... the Cobra pulls away from him all 3 times, yet he keeps insisting that it was because the guy in the Cobra had the jump.
I'll see if I can find the vid.
Pretty funny video.... the Cobra pulls away from him all 3 times, yet he keeps insisting that it was because the guy in the Cobra had the jump.
I'll see if I can find the vid.
06-26-2003, 11:21 AM
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Here's the video.... Actually, it wasn't a Daytona Z, it was a Shelby CSX Turbo.
Still funny to listen to the hicks in the Shelby cry...
http://web.rbnet.com/~mikeday/csxtvst3cobra.WMV
Still funny to listen to the hicks in the Shelby cry...
http://web.rbnet.com/~mikeday/csxtvst3cobra.WMV
06-26-2003, 01:09 PM
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Tom2 - hahahahaha! That was great, loved hearing the guys in the Shelby make excuses and get hammered every time! When the SVT wouldn't bite at first: Redneck 1 - "He knows dude, he knows"....Haha, classic
06-26-2003, 01:59 PM
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06-26-2003, 04:08 PM
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Originally posted by darrinb
het some headers and the stang wouldnt beat you as bad
het some headers and the stang wouldnt beat you as bad
lmao at your post
06-26-2003, 06:01 PM
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het some headers and the stang wouldnt beat you as bad
A Cobra runs high 12's STOCK. The only CL that could possibly compete is the Turbo CL
06-26-2003, 06:39 PM
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Nice death. 
Funny a yellow one pulled up to me on the way to the gym today. Even stock they sound sweet. I forgot to ask the guy however how the coverage on his Nav was.
Funny a yellow one pulled up to me on the way to the gym today. Even stock they sound sweet. I forgot to ask the guy however how the coverage on his Nav was.
06-26-2003, 08:10 PM
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They are quick, that's for sure. I raced one on in my Mustang and had him by a car length in 1st gear. However, he spun like crazy, and I have drag radials. After he got traction though he flew by like I was standing still.
The guy ended up having exhaust/pulley/cai, which puts then at about low 12's and almost 500hp. :o
The guy ended up having exhaust/pulley/cai, which puts then at about low 12's and almost 500hp. :o
06-27-2003, 11:13 PM
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Originally posted by Nashua_Night_Hawk
Better than high 12s... maybe as fast as Z06 at at 12.5s at 120 MPH!
Better than high 12s... maybe as fast as Z06 at at 12.5s at 120 MPH!
11s are cake with a few mods....pulley(s) and opening the exhaust.
06-29-2003, 01:04 AM
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The fastest I've personally seen for a stock 03 Cobra is 12.8 @ 110mph. However, it took the guy about 10 passes and many mid 13 runs to get a feel for the car.
06-29-2003, 02:17 PM
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Originally posted by darrinb
i dont think it can do 12.5 stock,
i aint trying to be a mag racer but in the motor trend a 03 cobra couldnt get ahead of a 6spd c5 vert!!!
i dont think it can do 12.5 stock,
i aint trying to be a mag racer but in the motor trend a 03 cobra couldnt get ahead of a 6spd c5 vert!!!
Corvettes don't suffer as much in convertible form, since they were designed with open-top motoring in mind.
06-29-2003, 02:19 PM
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Originally posted by jtkz13
The fastest I've personally seen for a stock 03 Cobra is 12.8 @ 110mph. However, it took the guy about 10 passes and many mid 13 runs to get a feel for the car.
The fastest I've personally seen for a stock 03 Cobra is 12.8 @ 110mph. However, it took the guy about 10 passes and many mid 13 runs to get a feel for the car.
06-29-2003, 05:50 PM
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Originally posted by Tom2
I watched Evan Smith (from MM&FF magazine) run a bone stock '03 Cobra for about 5 back-to-back passes at Englishtown. Every single run was in the mid-12's, with his best being 12.4
I watched Evan Smith (from MM&FF magazine) run a bone stock '03 Cobra for about 5 back-to-back passes at Englishtown. Every single run was in the mid-12's, with his best being 12.4
I don't doubt for a second that he pulled mid12's, but I'll bet he would do the same numbers with a 6 speed C% coupe, and low 12's with a Z06
07-08-2003, 04:03 PM
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Originally posted by Tom2
Actually, if you read that article, the Cobra was a convertible as well. And it's pretty well known that the covertible Mustangs are slower than the hardtops, due to the weight difference.
Corvettes don't suffer as much in convertible form, since they were designed with open-top motoring in mind.
Actually, if you read that article, the Cobra was a convertible as well. And it's pretty well known that the covertible Mustangs are slower than the hardtops, due to the weight difference.
Corvettes don't suffer as much in convertible form, since they were designed with open-top motoring in mind.
I LOOOOVE the way that Cobra sounds at idle, that low burble, then the ROAR as they storm their way up the tach...same with any C5 Vette, esp the Z06, but I would love to hear any one of those with an opened up exhaust, and screaming at about 5-6k. It would wake the damn neighbors up that's for sure. I dunno how people can hear one of those or the Viper motor and still like a little fart can on their 4 bangers.
07-13-2003, 03:55 PM
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All I have to say is the 03 Cobra is the best bang for the buck car on the market today. cheap mods = Huge HP & low ETs
They sound weak stock. Except for the blower whine. Exhaust is waaay too quiet. Same w/ the C5s. Silent. Put some LTs, O/R X-pipe and Magnaflow/Borla/JDM/QMP exhaust and they sound fuckin insane. Not to mention you gain like 80rwhp from a full exhaust!!!
They sound weak stock. Except for the blower whine. Exhaust is waaay too quiet. Same w/ the C5s. Silent. Put some LTs, O/R X-pipe and Magnaflow/Borla/JDM/QMP exhaust and they sound fuckin insane. Not to mention you gain like 80rwhp from a full exhaust!!!
07-14-2003, 12:12 PM
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Originally posted by 330RWHP
They sound weak stock. Except for the blower whine. Exhaust is waaay too quiet.
They sound weak stock. Except for the blower whine. Exhaust is waaay too quiet.
In other words, if you added the blower whine and the exhaust noise together, it would be over the limit.
That helps explain why an free-flowing aftermarket exhaust gives such big gains on an otherwise stock supercharged Cobra.
07-14-2003, 01:09 PM
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Originally posted by Tom2
In other words, if you added the blower whine and the exhaust noise together, it would be over the limit.
In other words, if you added the blower whine and the exhaust noise together, it would be over the limit.
07-14-2003, 06:31 PM
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Originally posted by 330RWHP
Makes sense to me....but how do Harleys pass?!?!
Makes sense to me....but how do Harleys pass?!?!
Plus, I don't know if motorcycles even have to meet the same noise standards as passenger cars.....
07-29-2003, 10:07 AM
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Originally posted by Tom2
Here's the video.... Actually, it wasn't a Daytona Z, it was a Shelby CSX Turbo.
Still funny to listen to the hicks in the Shelby cry...
http://web.rbnet.com/~mikeday/csxtvst3cobra.WMV
Here's the video.... Actually, it wasn't a Daytona Z, it was a Shelby CSX Turbo.
Still funny to listen to the hicks in the Shelby cry...
http://web.rbnet.com/~mikeday/csxtvst3cobra.WMV
Haha, how hard is it to count to 3?
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