How to get low 11’s with 97 COBRA?****************
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sawman70
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Any of the centrifugal or roots/screw blowers or even a turbo will do it. Get a good tune and you will loose no driveability. I would avoid Pro-Charger if factory dirveablity is what your after. If your looking to do it on all motor you'll need some steep gears and ferocious launches which will not bode well for highway driving or longevity.
sawman70
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Kenny Bells are pricey but worth it. With those slicks, battle boxes, control arms and sub-frame connectors will be needed to hold it together. I beleive the KB's are between $4,000.00 and $5,000.00.
If you wanted to stay n/a....gears (4.56's), DR's, FULL exhaust, FRPP valvetrain kit, p/p heads, short intake runner, chip/tune, pullies, intake/maf....that should get you around 360-370rwhp......that might only be good for low 12's though.
A very simple solution would be a powercooled vortech V1 kit @ 10psi, with a tune and full exhaust. That would get you near 500rwhp and would be right around $6000. Or you could opt for a cheaper non-cooled kit, and cheaper exhaust setup, and get forged pistons rods, to be safe.
Pretty much a simple vortech kit is the easiest and most efficient way to get into the 11's with your requirements at mind. Even a stock 96-98 Cobra with exhaust, DR's and vortech kit @8+psi should be good for 11's.
A very simple solution would be a powercooled vortech V1 kit @ 10psi, with a tune and full exhaust. That would get you near 500rwhp and would be right around $6000. Or you could opt for a cheaper non-cooled kit, and cheaper exhaust setup, and get forged pistons rods, to be safe.
Pretty much a simple vortech kit is the easiest and most efficient way to get into the 11's with your requirements at mind. Even a stock 96-98 Cobra with exhaust, DR's and vortech kit @8+psi should be good for 11's.
Just to let you know, if you throw on a blower, some very steep gears, and slicks on your car, you will snap your axles like they were toothpicks. So to answer your question, yes you do need to build your rear end. Look into some strange or moser 31 splines and diff. limited slip. Rembember......make the car bullit-proof first before you shoot it up and down the 1/4.
ChadS98GT
Founding Member
guy here did it in his procharged 97 cobra...good driving 4:10's exhaust and not sure what else and he ran mid 11's at over 2k elevation........car ran good....
he probably posts on stangnet and or corral under the name 1slosnake just PM him and I am sure he would love to tell you about that car.....
now he has an 03 cobra running 10's...
he probably posts on stangnet and or corral under the name 1slosnake just PM him and I am sure he would love to tell you about that car.....
now he has an 03 cobra running 10's...
