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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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You're killing me; now I have to convince the wife to let me get a Cobra to park alongside the GTS. Very impressive and at $35K you simply can't beat that kind of out-the-door performance.

Nice too see another serious performer join the USA lineup of sports cars!

maybe it'll make a good stepping stone car to the viper in a couple years.......

sucks for all the people that paid $50K for a cobra R
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Nice engine!

Have you dynoed the car (I imagine not based on your post), any mods at all? Filter? Anything?

TobyT, I seriously doubt the value of Vipers will go down any just because the Cobra performs well, 2 very different cars.

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Originally posted by TacDoc:
Supra,
I had removed the spare, the back seat cushions, hehe. The car was 3550 lbs on the scale.

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Sean

1996 Viper GTS: Hennessey headers, Borla exhaust, Roe hi-flow cats, Roe Racing VEC-1, Fidanza aluminum flywheel, K&N air filters, smooth tubes, short throw shifter, MGW gripper shift knob, 3.45 axle, heavy duty 1/2 shafts, chromed wheel rims, SS brake lines.
436 rwhp 484 rw ft-lbs torque Best 1/4 time: 12.25 @ 120.28 so far.

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The only Ford worth having is GT40

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Originally posted by Supra:

TobyT, I seriously doubt the value of Vipers will go down any just because the Cobra performs well, 2 very different cars.

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I agree but I guess what I was saying is that if performance #'s are coming out of cars such as these...demand for a used Viper may go down a bit for the people who are looking just for performance and not so much looks. If there are enough products that reduce the demand for another product..then the price comes down to balance the demand.

460 Hp seems a bit high vs the rated 390

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Originally posted by TobyT:
I agree but I guess what I was saying is that if performance #'s are coming out of cars such as these...demand for a used Viper may go down a bit for the people who are looking just for performance and not so much looks. If there are enough products that reduce the demand for another product..then the price comes down to balance the demand.

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That seems like a legitimate point - kinda like the Ferrari Testarossa, it may still have looks but its performance is poor compared to today's cars.

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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

TobyT, the HP #'s is what's required to get that kind of trapspeed out of a car weighing that much. Trust me I would love for the prices of Vipers to come down some as I want to get a GTS soon without having to sell my Supra

Motor City, probably a bit of both. I have run BPU Supras about 1 second and 7+ MPH faster than their owners could do on the same track the same night.

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Originally posted by TacDoc:
Supra,
Without me, 1/4 tank of gas.

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Originally posted by Motor City Mad Man:
Wow!!! My buddy ran against a 2003 Mustang Cobra at the track last night a few times and the best the guy in the new Cobra did was 13.3 @ 108. All you did was take out the seat cushions and spare? I don't know how the same car could run 1 second faster like that. Either you a a very good driver or the guy that ran against my buddy really sux.

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13.3???? I do that with my arms tied behind my back and going in reverse!

That guy is giving Cobra's a bad name! I really do hope Ford scraps the whole Mustang Cobra crap and builds a real Cobra from the ground up...A REAL SPORTS CAR with a big block!

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2003 Black/Black Mustang Cobra Coupe (Build Date: June 3rd!!)
2002 Ford Thunderbird Tbird Blue with blue and black interior. Premium with hardtop, loaded.
2001 Ford F-150 Supercrew Lariat
1997 GMC Jimmy (sold)
2000 Bonneville SSEi (sold)

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Originally posted by TacDoc:
Also, was your friends a hardtop or ragtop? How was his break in. I did mine meticulously over a two day period with absolutely no RPM's over 2500 for 1000 miles. Call me compulsive.

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The guy with the Mustang is not anyone I know. My buddy is the guy that raced against him. I guess it was a hardtop and had only 80 miles on it. Ouch, I would think he would want to break it in a little before he beat on it.

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Sean

1996 Viper GTS: Hennessey headers, Borla exhaust, Roe hi-flow cats, Roe Racing VEC-1, Fidanza aluminum flywheel, K&N air filters, smooth tubes, short throw shifter, MGW gripper shift knob, 3.45 axle, heavy duty 1/2 shafts, chromed wheel rims, SS brake lines.
436 rwhp 484 rw ft-lbs torque Best 1/4 time: 12.25 @ 120.28 so far.

And that's stock? Booya!!! hehehehe

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Originally posted by TacDoc:
Also, was your friends a hardtop or ragtop? How was his break in. I did mine meticulously over a two day period with absolutely no RPM's over 2500 for 1000 miles. Call me compulsive.

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Except for the Kuhmos I guess you could say I am stock.