It's not so much the ET that gets me, its the mph that just seems out of line. I could see your Viper pulling off that time, but not your supposed "stock Cobra."

A few have even suggested that there might have been a pulley swap, hense the use of octane booster.

Did anyone else witness this here, or was there any video??

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Greg
96 RT/10 (K&N)
00 GTS (K&N carbon fiber airbox, smooth tubes, Borla 3" exhaust, revalved Konis, Eibach springs, adj endlinks, anti-toe brackets)
03 SRT-10 (ordered)
03 SVT COBRA Convertable
03 SVT COBRA Hardtop
The toy race is on, wife permitting

Nice run! Post pics please.

Promise no comments about the mess, I will shoot some shots of the garage this week and post.

TacDoc, have you run your GTS at the same track? what were your times? Just wondering if it's your good driving skills that netted you those times or if the Cobra is really as strong as a Viper? Also how does the Cobra feel driving around town? does it have the low end grunt like a Viper? I would think it does with that blower.

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Originally posted by TacDoc:
VPRVENM97,

Promise no comments about the mess, I will shoot some shots of the garage this week and post.

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You got it.
(Don't forget pics of your new lift)

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Dave 97GTS

He was purely stock with stock tires. He was trying really hard to beat me because I walked over and checked out his car and asked if he'd line up against me because I wanted a copy of his timeslips for future reference. (My copy is white and his copy is yellow) Sounds like it's a good thing that I did now that I see this post.

I saw the posted time slip and was wondering if anyone has been to a track (or this B&M Dragway track with no website) that only shows reaction, 60ft, and final time and speed. Also I guess no one wanted to race this guy even though it was 7:30pm on family night. Then to top it off the person had a 1.94 60ft and only ran a 12.3 even though the mph is 118mph. If you have traction to run a 1.9 60ft then you'd think that you'd hook in 2nd and 3rd and be able to run a respectable time for a 118mph run. I know the track exists but that just weird info. The person would have to be a really bad driver or something is screwy with the mph at the track.

Looking at my time slip with the 03 SVT Cobra I raced, I can say that it's possible to run the 12.3 but the 118mph is still out of hand. It's probably a bad trap speed calculator at a poorly kept small time track. A 12.3 at 111/112mph with autox tires and a 1.94 60ft would be just about right.

Here's the info from the guy I ran. His 60fts were poor because he was a little excited after I asked him to race me. You can tell he was too excited from his reaction times!

Reaction .319 .423
60ft 2.367 2.265
330ft 5.917 5.829
1/8th 8.807 8.710
1/8th mph 85.25 85.25
1000ft 11.273 11.167
1/4 et 13.360 13.241
1/4 mph 108.38 108.46

Since I autox I know that with the Kumho autox tires I can see a lower 60ft and possibly the 12.3sec. If you get them in the correct size they are almost as good as having slicks. The 115mph to 118mph is probably due to track error. The lights are probably closer together than what they have in their mph algorithm.

MES, I have not run my GTS there, just don't drag much, car is set up for road course and I am afraid of breaking something with the drag starts.

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Greg
96 RT/10 (K&N)
00 GTS (K&N carbon fiber airbox, smooth tubes, Borla 3" exhaust, revalved Konis, Eibach springs, adj endlinks, anti-toe brackets)
03 SRT-10 (ordered)
03 SVT COBRA Convertable
03 SVT COBRA Hardtop
The toy race is on, wife permitting

If the distance the lights are set at is not what they use in the calculation then the MPH they flash on the board will be incorrect.

Please post when you get the pulley installed. Hopefully you'll be in the 11's with pulley and the Kumho's.

I believe the time (which is really what matters at the drag strip). I just think the track is a little off on their MPH. It's nothing new. If you drag race enough you'll get accustomed to seeing false numbers even at good tracks. It's just a part of drag racing. I have timeslips with numbers wrong for whatever reason also. Sometimes it even happens when magazines test and in the article they'll say that they feel the trap speed is off.

Long time ago in my beater I remember 13.3's @ 99's mph and another day with no changes ran 13.3's at 106's. Next time 13.2's at 100's. Same track each time and same tires. Never hit 106's again without mods and but the time was 12.9's with 106's.

BTW you know this post got linked on EVERY web site that I go to, your famous

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Mike - 1997 GTS BTR Nitrous/propane , Belanger headers , RT cats, Corsa 3" cat back, smooth tubes, S&B filters, BTR Rollbar

My Viper website

Later
Randy

It is in July on the 27th, should be a few other 03 cobras there.

Later
Randy

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Originally posted by TacDoc:
I have had my '03 Cobras three days now. Dodge please take note. I think everyone has to consider the GT-40 a credible threat. The Cobra ragtop only has 28 miles on it so no real info. I had this week off and spent the last couple days driving constantly to hit the 1000 mile mark on the hardtop. Finally made it, changed the oil, and went to family night last night at the local strip . Took out all dead weight, except myself, and ran two passes. Launch at 2500rpm. My best of two was an R.T. of .487, E.T. was 12.3 @ 118.4. The car felt stronger than my RT/10 from the start, and above 3500 RPM it rivaled my GTS in pull feel. This was using the stock pulley.. I am being told if I add the Lightning pulley @ $25 I can expect 40 more HP. Sad thing is I drove both Cobra's off the lot for less than the invoice of my '00 GTS.

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Well, you're tweaking everyone over on F150online.com in the
Lightning Forum also.... I for one believe that FORD is making
headway again against all comers.

For example, I can spank most Corvette drivers and that's
driving my 5000 poubd brick. My '02 Lightning is the most
FUN I have had in 40 years. If you ever get over to Clay City,
we'll have a ball comparing rides.

You run in WV at the speedways? One of the fellas that runs
at Clay City came over from Charleston one weekend. We had 6
Bolts there turning in the 12's ....

As for the 118 ... Hell I am turning 106 in my TRUCK !!!
And I deliver the mulch faster than anyone else in the
neighborhood ... <grin>

WTG dude ... Bring 'em on Chebby!!!!

PS... if you Vette lovers figure a way to add 3000 pounds
to make it a fair race, let me know, OK?

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every year at BG in June. Great time and lots' of beer !!!