Hi Guys
I'm seriously contemplating changing over from the Camaro camp and buying a SVT Cobra. I have previously had a 98 Z/28 and a 99 SS Conv. Camaro and I currently have a 1969 Camaro that is for sale. Well before I got into cars I got to borrow my brothers 1995 Cobra for a couple of months and loved it. That was back around 1998. To me the 95 Cobra (which was stock) seemed super fast, but now I'm reading they only run around 15.0 stock (my 99SS went 13.43@105.9 with headers and intake). I like the Camaro but it felt like a boat, the interior sucked, the clutch sucked and it was pretty unreliable. The LS1 motor was great, but that's about it.
What I'd like to know is what year Cobra I should be looking for to get somewhat near the SOTP acceleration of my Camaro. It dosen't have to be as fast, but close. I'm not going to mod the car much, if at all. I don't have the $$$ for a 03-04 Terminator. Do you think I'd be happy with a 96-01 32v Cobra? I really liked the feel and interior of the 95 Cobra, it felt like a lot smaller car then the LS1 Camaro. Heck, maybe I just need to go test drive a 95 Cobra, a 99 Cobra and a 03 Cobra and see for myself.
Last question: Are there any specific years I should avoid? With the LS1 Camaro's guys try to avoid the 98's and 99's which dyno low compared to 01-02's and have EGR.
I'm seriously contemplating changing over from the Camaro camp and buying a SVT Cobra. I have previously had a 98 Z/28 and a 99 SS Conv. Camaro and I currently have a 1969 Camaro that is for sale. Well before I got into cars I got to borrow my brothers 1995 Cobra for a couple of months and loved it. That was back around 1998. To me the 95 Cobra (which was stock) seemed super fast, but now I'm reading they only run around 15.0 stock (my 99SS went 13.43@105.9 with headers and intake). I like the Camaro but it felt like a boat, the interior sucked, the clutch sucked and it was pretty unreliable. The LS1 motor was great, but that's about it.
What I'd like to know is what year Cobra I should be looking for to get somewhat near the SOTP acceleration of my Camaro. It dosen't have to be as fast, but close. I'm not going to mod the car much, if at all. I don't have the $$$ for a 03-04 Terminator. Do you think I'd be happy with a 96-01 32v Cobra? I really liked the feel and interior of the 95 Cobra, it felt like a lot smaller car then the LS1 Camaro. Heck, maybe I just need to go test drive a 95 Cobra, a 99 Cobra and a 03 Cobra and see for myself.
Last question: Are there any specific years I should avoid? With the LS1 Camaro's guys try to avoid the 98's and 99's which dyno low compared to 01-02's and have EGR.