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Jack Powell

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That was not my opinion, but my friends who doe not believe me that the 03-04 cobra or any mustangs not heavily modified ( he means no stock trim) can run in the 11's or better. I showed him so many peoples time on their sigs he wants to see a video and the time on the board at the end.
 
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Jack Powell said:
That was not my opinion, but my friends who doe not believe me that the 03-04 cobra or any mustangs not heavily modified ( he means no stock trim) can run in the 11's or better. I showed him so many peoples time on their sigs he wants to see a video and the time on the board at the end.
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Go over to SVTPerformance.com and check out their "Pics & Video Buffet".

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=149

You should be able to find what you need in there.

U.M.
 

DoubleONegative

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Bone not a chance

But you give an 03-04 Cobra a new pully, DRs, exhaust then you have a whole different beast
 

Vic_Ferrari

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ummmm.

Air filter, exhaust, chip, 2.8 upper pulley.
Stock tires.

11.79 @ 120
11.60 @ 122

Pretty slow, eh?
 

Bob Cosby

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LOL. How about a 99 Cobra, n/a, stock internals, nothing but bolt-ons and drag radials?

VIDEO

It's gone 11.60 on slicks, but I don't have the video (yet). If he/she/it still doesn't want to believe it, smile and go on down the road.
 
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Bob Cosby said:
LOL. How about a 99 Cobra, n/a, stock internals, nothing but bolt-ons and drag radials?

VIDEO

It's gone 11.60 on slicks, but I don't have the video (yet). If he/she/it still doesn't want to believe it, smile and go on down the road.
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Hi Bob,

I recently seen a picture of your 99 Cobra with the front end off the ground during a launch. That looks so awesome. (I copied that picture to my computer background.) I was wondering what it would take to be able to pull the front end off the ground of a 1996 Cobra. I currently have pullies, K&N, and some gears on the way. Thanks.
 
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N/A Cobra said:
Hi Bob,

I recently seen a picture of your 99 Cobra with the front end off the ground during a launch. That looks so awesome. (I copied that picture to my computer background.) I was wondering what it would take to be able to pull the front end off the ground of a 1996 Cobra. I currently have pullies, K&N, and some gears on the way. Thanks.
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SLICKS and a good suspension
 
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blk32V said:
SLICKS and a good suspension
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What kind of suspension upgrades are needed?
 
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fiveofanatic

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Bob's got a solid axle rear in his car, have you checked his suspension mods? I'd say copy that, then all you gotta work on is the driving!
 

Bob Cosby

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N/A Cobra said:
Hi Bob,

I recently seen a picture of your 99 Cobra with the front end off the ground during a launch. That looks so awesome. (I copied that picture to my computer background.) I was wondering what it would take to be able to pull the front end off the ground of a 1996 Cobra. I currently have pullies, K&N, and some gears on the way. Thanks.
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Howdy,

You're probably referring to this pic...



That picture is neat, but the car was twisting quite a bit due to low pressure in the passenger-side rear tire (I think the slick spun on the rim) and thus it isn't really what you want to do. At the time, I had a set of HPM double-adjustable upper and lower control arms in the solid axle, and the front sway bar was removed. Along with a set of 26x10 Hoosier slicks, that's it for the suspension. The 60 ft on that pass was only a 1.59, if memory serves.

I now have adjustable shocks/struts, and more street-friendly X2C control arms - and have gone 1.55 60 fts on a modest (6300 rpm) launch. No pics - though I should be getting a video soon.

Bob
 
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fiveofanatic

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6,300 rpm launch = "modest".
 

Bob Cosby

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FYI....a much better launch for ET.

http://home.comcast.net/~wicked46/cosby1162.wmv (about 3 mb)

Notice how there are no "bouncing" antics - the car squats a little, the front comes up (and stays there), and the car just goes down the track. 1.55 60 ft.
 
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