DAMN E55 vs. Cobra
04-15-2006, 07:04 PM
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DAMN E55 vs. Cobra
dont know if this is already posted but i didnt want to look through 5+ pages...but this freakin sick again sorry if its a duplicate post. i wish i could keep my TL for a few more years to buy the MB
http://www.goyk.com/video.asp?path=1454
http://www.goyk.com/video.asp?path=1454
04-15-2006, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by S A CHO
Id still take the Cobra
The E55 to other than car people it's a sleeper. People think "oh it's just a rich guy in a Mercedes."
The E55 you can haul your buddies and or friends around in it and still take it to the track on the weekend.
the Cobra forget about getting buddies in there unless they're 4 foot.
04-15-2006, 11:01 PM
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yea, id rather have a V6 auto mustang. has more heritage than the E55. that's important.
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04-16-2006, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Water-S
are you kidding?
The E55 to other than car people it's a sleeper. People think "oh it's just a rich guy in a Mercedes."
The E55 you can haul your buddies and or friends around in it and still take it to the track on the weekend.
the Cobra forget about getting buddies in there unless they're 4 foot.
The E55 to other than car people it's a sleeper. People think "oh it's just a rich guy in a Mercedes."
The E55 you can haul your buddies and or friends around in it and still take it to the track on the weekend.
the Cobra forget about getting buddies in there unless they're 4 foot.
04-16-2006, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by S A CHO
Id still take the Cobra
04-16-2006, 01:33 PM
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Give me the differrence in price from the E55 for mods to the Cobra...then lets race. That would leave me enough money to get an Acura is a daily driver too.
04-16-2006, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by SSMTL01
With that logic I guess you would take your SHO over a TL eh? 
04-16-2006, 07:08 PM
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there's no way a stock SHO will run a 14.5. a stock TL 6 speed out of showroom will run 14.5s maybe 14.4s all day long. yes the automatic transmission in the 2nd gen TLs sucked. but the current TLs and now current 6 speed will eat a stock SHO
04-16-2006, 07:32 PM
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That was uncalled for...
Originally Posted by Water-S
there's no way a stock SHO will run a 14.5. a stock TL 6 speed out of showroom will run 14.5s maybe 14.4s all day long. yes the automatic transmission in the 2nd gen TLs sucked. but the current TLs and now current 6 speed will eat a stock SHO
Stock SHOs run mid to high 14's and trap around 94-96 mp/h...
Sorry everybody for gunking up this thread, but it needed straigtening out...
04-16-2006, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by S A CHO
These cars are pretty fast, do NOT under estimate them... they easily have enough power to smoke the wheels in second on a good shift...
Stock SHOs run mid to high 14's and trap around 94-96 mp/h...
Sorry everybody for gunking up this thread, but it needed straigtening out...
Stock SHOs run mid to high 14's and trap around 94-96 mp/h...
Sorry everybody for gunking up this thread, but it needed straigtening out...
04-16-2006, 07:44 PM
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That was uncalled for...
Never said it couldnt, but Im just going by what I saw in the videos, the SHO didnt KILL the TL, but it looks that once it gets into the higher RPMs the SHO pulls a little more...
Agreed?
Agreed?
04-16-2006, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by S A CHO
These cars are pretty fast, do NOT under estimate them... they easily have enough power to smoke the wheels in second on a good shift...
Stock SHOs run mid to high 14's and trap around 94-96 mp/h...
Stock SHOs run mid to high 14's and trap around 94-96 mp/h...
1991 Ford Taurus SHO 7.7 16.2
1992 Ford Taurus SHO 7.5 15.4
1993 Ford Taurus SHO 7.5 17.0
1995 Ford Taurus SHO 7.7 15.8
Who is driving those stock SHO's that you've seen run high 14's, Mario Andretti? If you're talking about modded SHO's, then maybe I'll understand your point. There is no way that a glorified family sedan from the 1990's could beat a TL-S or 3rd generation TL in STOCK form. Not like numbers are everything but the numbers above give you an estimate of what your car could run. I know you have the older body, but the V8 Taurus SHO's from the 1990's were heavy pigs with a V8, that's all. And not for nothing, but if you'd take a Taurus SHO over a TL ''like you can,'' then you need to get your head examined.
04-16-2006, 09:10 PM
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That was uncalled for...
1.13.93@99.7 Mark Nunnally '89 (3.2, bolt-ons)
2.14.42@99.5 Ron/RJ-92 '92(3.2, cams)
3.14.42@98.86 FuzzyFish '89? (3.0 mostly stock, weight redux)
4. 14.52@96.7 Tim Tyner '95 (3.0, cams, bolt-ons)
5.14.56@96 Ryan Pasch '94(stock)
6.14.62@97.3 Beth/Bizzy '91(3.2, cams, bolt-ons)
7.14.63@93 mph qwik huh '92 (stock)
8.14.71@95.75 Adam Varney/ACV1081 '91 (3.2, bolt-ons)
9.14.74@96.10 Huntervf '89 (bolt-ons)
10.14.797@95.38 NJSHO '91(stock)
11.14.7?@94.1 Tyler G/SHOnuff93 (bolt ons)
That is the list of the 10 quickest cars on the SHO forum that are naturally aspirated... when they say bolt ons, its only K&N airfilters, high flow y-pipes, upgraded cat backs, all those COMBINED are good for 15 HP in total........
Why the fuck dont you guys beleive me? Cause its a god damned Taurus???
2.14.42@99.5 Ron/RJ-92 '92(3.2, cams)
3.14.42@98.86 FuzzyFish '89? (3.0 mostly stock, weight redux)
4. 14.52@96.7 Tim Tyner '95 (3.0, cams, bolt-ons)
5.14.56@96 Ryan Pasch '94(stock)
6.14.62@97.3 Beth/Bizzy '91(3.2, cams, bolt-ons)
7.14.63@93 mph qwik huh '92 (stock)
8.14.71@95.75 Adam Varney/ACV1081 '91 (3.2, bolt-ons)
9.14.74@96.10 Huntervf '89 (bolt-ons)
10.14.797@95.38 NJSHO '91(stock)
11.14.7?@94.1 Tyler G/SHOnuff93 (bolt ons)
That is the list of the 10 quickest cars on the SHO forum that are naturally aspirated... when they say bolt ons, its only K&N airfilters, high flow y-pipes, upgraded cat backs, all those COMBINED are good for 15 HP in total........
Why the fuck dont you guys beleive me? Cause its a god damned Taurus???
04-16-2006, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by S A CHO
1.13.93@99.7 Mark Nunnally '89 (3.2, bolt-ons)
2.14.42@99.5 Ron/RJ-92 '92(3.2, cams)
3.14.42@98.86 FuzzyFish '89? (3.0 mostly stock, weight redux)
4. 14.52@96.7 Tim Tyner '95 (3.0, cams, bolt-ons)
5.14.56@96 Ryan Pasch '94(stock)
6.14.62@97.3 Beth/Bizzy '91(3.2, cams, bolt-ons)
7.14.63@93 mph qwik huh '92 (stock)
8.14.71@95.75 Adam Varney/ACV1081 '91 (3.2, bolt-ons)
9.14.74@96.10 Huntervf '89 (bolt-ons)
10.14.797@95.38 NJSHO '91(stock)
11.14.7?@94.1 Tyler G/SHOnuff93 (bolt ons)
That is the list of the 10 quickest cars on the SHO forum that are naturally aspirated... when they say bolt ons, its only K&N airfilters, high flow y-pipes, upgraded cat backs, all those COMBINED are good for 15 HP in total........
Why the fuck dont you guys beleive me? Cause its a god damned Taurus???
2.14.42@99.5 Ron/RJ-92 '92(3.2, cams)
3.14.42@98.86 FuzzyFish '89? (3.0 mostly stock, weight redux)
4. 14.52@96.7 Tim Tyner '95 (3.0, cams, bolt-ons)
5.14.56@96 Ryan Pasch '94(stock)
6.14.62@97.3 Beth/Bizzy '91(3.2, cams, bolt-ons)
7.14.63@93 mph qwik huh '92 (stock)
8.14.71@95.75 Adam Varney/ACV1081 '91 (3.2, bolt-ons)
9.14.74@96.10 Huntervf '89 (bolt-ons)
10.14.797@95.38 NJSHO '91(stock)
11.14.7?@94.1 Tyler G/SHOnuff93 (bolt ons)
That is the list of the 10 quickest cars on the SHO forum that are naturally aspirated... when they say bolt ons, its only K&N airfilters, high flow y-pipes, upgraded cat backs, all those COMBINED are good for 15 HP in total........
Why the fuck dont you guys beleive me? Cause its a god damned Taurus???
04-17-2006, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by FastAcura
What I'm trying to figure out is how a E55 vs Cobra thread turned into a TL vs SHO discussion.
04-17-2006, 03:17 PM
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In general, the 'E55 vs Terminator' is an apples to orange comparison unless comparing supercharged V8s. 
That said, if I could comfortably afford an E55 AMG then a Cobra SVT probably wouldnt be much of a consideration.
That said, if I could comfortably afford an E55 AMG then a Cobra SVT probably wouldnt be much of a consideration.
04-17-2006, 05:54 PM
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That was uncalled for...
Originally Posted by stangg172004
it must be a canadian thing.... 
Nah, I dont think so, its just that Ive always liked the Cobras, more so over the E55, Call me crazy....
04-26-2006, 08:07 AM
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Well i would never consider any ford much less a taurus, although i may get beat...i would rather have a car that if i ever decide to trade-in i will at least get a decent price because lets face it. what is the actual demand for a taurus? That and the TL just has more of the "cool" factor