dovervold

So I'm with my rep last night in Sacramento last night. We are going to meet one of his contacts for dinner. Guy pulls up in a SWEET Factory Five Cobra. Built the car himself. 427 Dart block with AFR heads. Did 592 on the engine dyno.

We start talking cars, Corvettes, motors, ect... After dinner asks me if I want a ride. We jump on Interstate and he pullls hard through 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Sounded bad axx with side pipes, and pulled like a train. He said 2,100 pounds dry.

My cam/headers Z does 520 rwhp, and honestly, I thought my car feels faster. Am I crazy, or do you think I could hang with this Cobra?

Regardless, enjoyed my first ride in a Shelby Cobra!

Z06pete

Don't even try, You'll Lose!

3LZZ06

...you'll be in his rear view for sure.

You'd have anti up about another 250-300 rwhp to beat a car that's 1000+ lbs lighter.

LFZ

Those things built right...key words "built right" runs 10s all day long spinning down the local track here.

Mark2009

OMG

camirocz

Run him amd these guys will be shocked.

michaelinmech

The big question, from a standing start, is - does your car have traction control? If it does, it has a distinct advantage over the Cobra, which are notorious for having difficulty developing standing start traction. After that it's simple math. His 1,000 weight advantage, in 2 'equally' powerful cars, wins out.

all4bspinnin

i had the opportunity to drive one of these recently... it was a really fun car but miserable to drive. It was stupid loud and since im a taller guy, 6'2 it was really cramped. It did pull pretty well but not "that" much harder than the Z. That being said, im not sure the engine size.

Definitely a cool car and worth the drive.

erichg1000

who uses traction control?

michaelinmech

Traction Control/Launch Control . . . . favorites of NASA

erichg1000

Launch control... i mean offense, is for people who can't drive. you might as well get a GTR

MTPZ06

I've been thinking about having one of these for some time parked in the garage next to my C6Z...but the leg room is an issue for me as well.

Too-Fast

I would buy a ZR1 first.

Unreal

They are crappy to drive if you are over 5'2".

Friend built a cammed ls6 powered one. It was fun for the 1st 5 minutes then your legs cramp up.

Turbooo2u

I doubt it was 2100lbs.

GMuffley

You will lose--badly. He has more HP and 1000lbs. less.

Unreal

I agree. My friend's was 2300 with all aluminum LS6. Iron block would be ~100lb more.

GMuffley

Even at 2300-2400 lbs., Steve Wonder would have to be driving the Cobra for the Z to win.

briancb1

Just run him and see how you fair.

Do 55 to 150

marktsmith

Launch control is pretty cool. You might like to do an impressive smoke burning start, but after the smoke has cleared, you are behind where you could have been. Kinda like a road racer that thinks smooth can't be fast ??