The vert got the 14.5 PSI pulley put on and it made a best of 458rwhp and 471trq running lean. They had to back it up some. Getting some 50lb injectors in along with a boost pump and then we will go at it again and see what numbers we can get. (hopefully 500+) but at MV Performance this 2003 holds the hill as having the most power.

 

holy mother of grace....thats a set of *****

 

I doubt anyone cares that much...... we know they are fast.

Hey Monkie, wanna know what a viper with a Borla exhaust runs @ the rear wheels???? You care right????

 

Oh, oh..
I do, I do!

 

That looks good, and if it doesn't already have it, put on an exhaust, supposedly you can get 50+ rwhp from an aftermarket exhaust!! Then it would have the potential to go deep in the 11s!!!

 

blah blah blah. all i hear is ford......needed a blower to beat a SBC.

 

How much more boost is it getting? I see it being difficult from going from 390 flywheel (340 or so at wheels) to 458 at the wheels (~510 or so at the flywheel) just by doing that. I dont know much about forced induction myself, but I doubt it gains THAT much power from just that.

 

With just long tubes, and off road H-pipe, and a cat-back they got one to go from 365, to 420 rwhp!!! I guess the factory parts are restrictive! I can't wait till the aftermarket hits those cars!!! I guess Ford may have needed a Blower, but they were doing so well keeping up and beating SBCs in the 80s and early 90s, I don't know why they ever switched!

 

:hail:

 

Thats pretty damn good. I guess that is one of the better cars - like the one MM&FF ALWAYS seems to get.

I was at MIR on Sunday, attending an all Ford event. I was with my co-worker in the Outlaw class. His 92 LX went 8.23 with both head gaskets pushing water, leaving soft (old tires), and lifting at the 1200' area. All with just a 88mm turbo'd 306!

Anyway, while I was there, I watched an 03 Cobra run 11.5. He had the Lightning pulley, CAI, some "chip", H-pipe and cat-back, 4.10's and ET Streets. Powershifting and with a NICE launch! Only trapping 118MPH Quick for sure, but not as quick as everyone has been hoping for.

All that RWHP and only 118MPH? I've seen a bone stock Z06 trap 116. I heard rumors of a guy there on Friday night running 11.6@116/117 with just CAI and DR's in his 02 Z06.

And if that isn't enough... A few weeks ago Ford had a 03 Cobra shootout. I was told they had a few that were stock - couldn't break out of the 13's and only trapping 109-111MPH. What's up with that?

I'm tired of all this 03 Cobra stuff!

 

Couple of things:

The stock pulley is only a 6psi pulley.

The exhaust is VERY VERY VERY VERY restrictive because of the supercharger. Let me stress VERY.

The Cobra is 390 at the wheels, I believe. I remember MM&FF dynoing a stock one and it hit 386hp at the wheels, i believe.

 

i do agree that ford had to use forced induction to beat the chevy....the 02 cobra would get walked by a 02 ss...put a s/c on a 02 ss and watch him run away from the cobra....no offence to the 03 cobra its pretty fast but theres only some much u can do with a 4.6....put the same s/c on the 5.7 and pullie channge and watch what happens....hell take a z06 that makes 405 horse N/A and put a s/c on that...then talk how fast the 03 is lol...

 

i think that for 35k its a hell of a deal, a z06 cost 50+ and is only slightly if any faster, yea you can put a sc on a zo6 and kill the covra but put the extra 15gs you spent on the vette in the cobra and watch out....oh btw i really despize of ford, but damn

 

I agree with you here, it would be kinda hard for an invisible Cobra to beat ANY Camaro. Hehe, you mean 01 Cobra. And yes stock for stock I still agree with you there.

Anyways they dynoed my 99 Cobra today like it was when I took it to them (minus the supercharger) and it dynoed 300rwhp. Not bad, thats about where it should be. Hopefully I will get lucky and my car will respond just as well to the blower as it did with all the other little mods I did. *fingers crossed*

 

hey dumb ****, if you don't care then don't read it. problem solved.

 

I am so sick of people saying the LS1 with a blower will win! A 2001 Cobra with a blower will too!!! Do you understand they did not just slap a supercharger on it, like you say they should with an LS1!!! See if GM can make the LS1 handle it with a warrenty!!! I highly doubt it! Face it, they didn't need to supercharge it, they chose to, so they didn't have to charge the 45,000+ like the Vette! Noone has ever stopped GM from doinf it, and Ford is capable, look in the late 80's the Ford 302 was more powerful than the GM 305, and compared better to the GM 350, so you better say the modular 4.6 can't and not talk about all Ford engines!

 

hmmmm what is it 10:5 or more to the Fords "POS" 9:5 (99 model). Yea, lets slap on a 10# pulley on both and see which one last the longest on stock bottom end.

And I love how everyone is like "well if the LS1 had a blower..." STFU if the Modulars had 5.7L... I mean seriously when a 2003 blows your doors off are you going to bitch and moan about it having a blower and you don't? Damn, run what you brung.

 

i hate to do it but i kinda have to side with the ford guys on this, im a huge fan of the ls1 etc. i have been raised around chevys all my life and will always own an fbody but i too am tired of hearing people bitch about if gm put a sc on an ls1 it would kill the cobra... like i said be4 the cobras around 35gs and is close to the performance of an ls1 vette...i think ford is doing alot better with their marketing, and their "sports cars" at the moment...gm killed the only thing they had thats in the price range of a new cobra and may be able to compete with some light mods...umless gm does something quick they are gonna loose a lot of loyal performance enthused customers...

 

Rumor is the new engine is going to be a 5.0 DOHC and I seriously doubt after seeing how well they (SVT) did with supercharging the Cobra they will drop the blower. So if you ask me look for a DOHC 5.0 roots type engine in the new style Cobras. (prolly around 450hp)

 

Lets not forget that GM DID in fact use FI on cars, you guys remember them they were/ARE the baddest things on the street.

1986-87 Buick GN's and the 1989 Turbo T/A oh yea and they were ONLY V6's.

The Cobra is a purpose built car as is the LS1, oh yea and they cost practically the same!!! NOW THATS the REAL shame!!

 

And this applies to street racing how? All I see is yet another Monkie flamefest. Closed due to no racing content, keep the flame wars on non-tech websites guys.

 

lol

 

Way to revive it

 

There are some guys in here with serious ***** envy.

BTW, I don't think the GN has much on the Cobra. It's faster stock, and they're already in the 10s and its only been like 4 months since they were introduced. The GN is incredible for what and when it was, but it's had its day in the sun, just like the 5.0.

Chris

 

true, but you have to look at the time period when the GN was introduced. for its day, it was the fastest car on the street. it beat all fbodies and the corvette. the cobra, though its one hell of a deal, is not the fastest car on the street....

 

First off run what you brung and hope you brung enough. If people want to whine about "well if the LS1 had a supercharger blah blah blah" who cares. Ignore them. I own an LS1 and you won't see me whining cause my car doesn't have forced induction. I think the '03 cobras are great cars. But they are also alot of hype. Yes some of them run in the 12's stock even the mid 12's with some of the great drivers out there driving them. But your average joe is going to have a hard time launching an IRS car with that amount of power. But for the money the performance is there. I say good job to Ford for making the car what it is. And another thing when it comes to the cobra or the LS1 i'd rather have a GN or TTA. Because honestly that 3.8 V6 turbo will get you where you want to be alot cheaper than either the LS1 or '03 cobra. It's a shame I couldn't get enough money for one in a loan or else i'd be driving a 3.8 turbo car.

 

But I am really sick of Monkie. I am sick of all this Cobra crap too, cause if we really were that interested in it we could go to Mustang sites and do our own research. It seems to me that Monkie is only here to toot his own horn and that's it.

I'm tired of it.

posted by Monkie:
hey dumb ****, if you don't care then don't read it. problem solved.

Hey Monkie, if you don't like it than don't post stupid threads on our THIRD-GEN site. as far as I am concerned, this topic has nothing to do with racing and this is you favorite board to come to to try and toot your own horn. You give this site no positve feedback on any other board nor do you give constuctive criticism on third-gen cars. You are right though, I shouldn't even post if I don't care, Your threads plain suck anyway and are only posted so you can brag about Mustangs!!!!

 

This bickering gets tiring after awhile.