Skymarshal said:
02yellowstang-
As good and responsible of a driver as you think you are, the statistics don't lie about kids and powerful cars. You stand an excellent chance of becoming a statistic. Let's be realistic here- an exuberant teen with a 600hp car is not going to keep it mellow during everyday driving!
Have you talked to your insurance agent yet? If he doesn't shoot you down entirely, he will likely price the policy so high that you won't be able to afford it.
You can also bet that the police will be all over a teen-driven Cobra that's being driven any faster than a grandma going to church.
All excellent points.
Even at 19 with zero points on my license my insurance on my '01 is rediculous, and I can not imagine what an '03 or '04 Cobra would cost.
As for being a responsible driver, the cliched line "lead me not to temptation" comes to mind. You may be able to keep it safe in a ~190hp v6, but if you are running a 500+ HP Cobra (or even 390hp,) I assure you from personal experience, you will find the temptation to drive like an ass extremely hard to resist.
Even if you don't do real stupid stuff, the lack of experience conbined with the huge jump in power can lead to some serious accidents.
One of my friends got a '99 Trans Am for his first car and put it into a tree going around a corner on a rainy day because he spun the tires switching gears and lost control. Another friend had a '98 Cobra and put it hard into a ditch.
I drive no more than 5 over anywhere but the highway, and still the cops around town stare me down like I am a criminal. I've been pulled over twice STRICLY because I have a fast car (once in my GT and once in my Cobra.) In my Cobra I was going 60 in a 55 and the cop pulled me over and said I was "going a little fast back there," and then badgered me to see if I was drinking.
I second the motion to stick with the V6 for a while and don't go straight from a 6 to a supercharged Cobra (Get a GT, it is a lot faster than a v6, yet not as rediculous as the '03/'04 Cobras and has great modding potential to boot.
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I myself went from a v6 to a GT to an '01 Cobra.
What I was wondering was what all will need to be done? How much every thing will cost? SHould I have the engine built or just by like a Mach 1 or Cobra engine? Finaly will it just be easier just buying a GT or Cobra?
if you could have done over and knew then what you did now, would have went with a different block size?
