04 Mustang Cobras at the drags

Went to the drags yesterday. There were two 04 Cobras there and I tried to
keep an eye on them. I was disappointed to see them stuck in the high 13's.
What are regular guys turning with stock Cobras? I'm sure the magazines are
getting good numbers. I talked to one of the guys and he said he was getting
bad wheel hop??

Al

driving skill plays a big part in getting these big mothas down the track

the best 1/4 i could turn was a 13.4 at 112 in my cai/catback 03 vert on the
f1's. 2.2 60-ft

i got a set of bfg dr's last month and i am looking forward to trying it
with those. yes tires make a big difference in wheelhop

from my trap speed i can see that the car could be alot quicker so i'm
pretty happy with that. but this is my daily driver so i am a little leary
of going balls to the wall with this car.

from what i see and hear powershifting helps. also i think alot of guys dip
into the 12's on the stock f1's in coupes with low 60-fts


Big Al wrote in message ...
>Went to the drags yesterday. There were two 04 Cobras there and I tried to
>keep an eye on them. I was disappointed to see them stuck in the high 13's.
>What are regular guys turning with stock Cobras? I'm sure the magazines are
>getting good numbers. I talked to one of the guys and he said he was
getting
>bad wheel hop??
>
>Al
>
>

>Big Al wrote:

> Went to the drags yesterday. There were two 04 Cobras there and I
tried
> to keep an eye on them. I was disappointed to see them stuck in the
high
> 13's. What are regular guys turning with stock Cobras? I'm sure the
> magazines are getting good numbers. I talked to one of the guys and
he
> said he was getting bad wheel hop??

Al,

One question. What trap speeds were these Cobras turning?

I ask because if they weren't turning traps of at least 108 mph, I say
kick those grannies out of the driver's seat.
Patrick
'93 Cobra
'83 LTD

> wrote in message
oups.com...
> >Big Al wrote:
>
>> Went to the drags yesterday. There were two 04 Cobras there and I
> tried
>> to keep an eye on them. I was disappointed to see them stuck in the
> high
>> 13's. What are regular guys turning with stock Cobras? I'm sure the
>> magazines are getting good numbers. I talked to one of the guys and
> he
>> said he was getting bad wheel hop??
>
> Al,
>
> One question. What trap speeds were these Cobras turning?
>
> I ask because if they weren't turning traps of at least 108 mph, I say
> kick those grannies out of the driver's seat.
> Patrick
> '93 Cobra
> '83 LTD
>

Sorry I did not pay attention to the trap speeds. Worse yet, I never see
them at the strip, so I doubt I'll get another chance.

Al

> wrote in message
oups.com...
> >Big Al wrote:
>
>> Went to the drags yesterday. There were two 04 Cobras there and I
> tried
>> to keep an eye on them. I was disappointed to see them stuck in the
> high
>> 13's. What are regular guys turning with stock Cobras? I'm sure the
>> magazines are getting good numbers. I talked to one of the guys and
> he
>> said he was getting bad wheel hop??
>
> Al,
>
> One question. What trap speeds were these Cobras turning?
>
> I ask because if they weren't turning traps of at least 108 mph, I say
> kick those grannies out of the driver's seat.
> Patrick

Patrick,

Here's something interesting. On one of my time runs there was a stok late
Corvette in the other lane. No idea if it was a 6 speed or automatic, but it
was not a Z06. Unless they are available with removable tops now. Here is
what he ran: (I put what my junker did on the right

Corvette My car
RT .321 .003
60' 2.090 1.727
330 5.738 4.931
1/8 8.633 7.664
MPH 84.92 89.95
1000 11.116 10.035
1/4 13.235 12.061
MPH 106.93 110.71

I beat him by over a second, and only 4 MPH. Look at the 1/8 ET & MPH,
almost the same split.

Al

On 12/14/2004 11:00 AM, Big Al wrote:

> Here's something interesting. On one of my time runs there was a stok late
> Corvette in the other lane. No idea if it was a 6 speed or automatic, but it
> was not a Z06. Unless they are available with removable tops now. Here is
> what he ran: (I put what my junker did on the right
>
> Corvette My car
> RT .321 .003
> 60' 2.090 1.727
> 330 5.738 4.931
> 1/8 8.633 7.664
> MPH 84.92 89.95
> 1000 11.116 10.035
> 1/4 13.235 12.061
> MPH 106.93 110.71
>
> I beat him by over a second, and only 4 MPH. Look at the 1/8 ET & MPH,
> almost the same split.


Some junker!


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Big Al wrote:

> Patrick,

> Here's something interesting. On one of my time runs there was a stok
late
> Corvette in the other lane. No idea if it was a 6 speed or automatic,
but it
> was not a Z06. Unless they are available with removable tops now.
Here is
> what he ran: (I put what my junker did on the right

> Corvette My car
> RT .321 .003
> 60' 2.090 1.727
> 330 5.738 4.931
> 1/8 8.633 7.664
> MPH 84.92 89.95
> 1000 11.116 10.035
> 1/4 13.235 12.061
> MPH 106.93 110.71

> I beat him by over a second, and only 4 MPH. Look at the 1/8 ET &
MPH,
> almost the same split.

He had a regular-Joe reaction time.

His 60-foot time is just average for a late-model Vette on regular
street tires.

His e.t is good, but his mph is a little low. My guess is he backed
off at the end.

You cut an awesome light.

You're running slicks/stickies.

Your car has been lightened and the motor is tweaked.

Summary:

Average driver with a factory-stock car loses to a very good driver
who's driving a modified car...

Patrick
'93 Cobra
'83 LTD

Hmm...

My '97 Cobra, stock save for the Tri-Ax and a pair of Nitto Drag Radials,
ran 13.8 @ 100.7MPH with a 2.0 60-ft in 90+ degree heat. Don't know what
the track altitude is - Pittsburgh Raceway in New Alexandria (near
Pittsburgh - also formerly called Keystone Raceway). This was at a test +
tune night. No powershifting (transmission won't let me), just a redline
run with quick but still lift-throttle clutch-in shifting. I left 1st at
6800 RPM, 2nd at about the same (plus or minus 100), and held on through
third.

Keep in mind, I'm down 85+ horsepower (rated 305) from the '03-04 guys.
Either they were having severe traction problems or they just didn't know
how to drive.

JS

"Chris Shea" > wrote in message
...
> driving skill plays a big part in getting these big mothas down the track
>
> the best 1/4 i could turn was a 13.4 at 112 in my cai/catback 03 vert on
> the
> f1's. 2.2 60-ft
>
> i got a set of bfg dr's last month and i am looking forward to trying it
> with those. yes tires make a big difference in wheelhop
>
> from my trap speed i can see that the car could be alot quicker so i'm
> pretty happy with that. but this is my daily driver so i am a little
> leary
> of going balls to the wall with this car.
>
> from what i see and hear powershifting helps. also i think alot of guys
> dip
> into the 12's on the stock f1's in coupes with low 60-fts
>
>
> Big Al wrote in message ...
>>Went to the drags yesterday. There were two 04 Cobras there and I tried to
>>keep an eye on them. I was disappointed to see them stuck in the high
>>13's.
>>What are regular guys turning with stock Cobras? I'm sure the magazines
>>are
>>getting good numbers. I talked to one of the guys and he said he was
> getting
>>bad wheel hop??
>>
>>Al
>>
>>
>
>

>bras at the drags
>From: "JS"
>Date: 12/15/04 12:53 AM Eastern Standard Time
>Message-id: <5jQvd.10280$sU4.4866@trndny01>
>
>Hmm...
>
>

JS, i went there a few times this year, what days do you go on when the track
is in season? Its only about 35 minutes from my house... Nice place to test yor
car out.. im going to try my GT there this upcoming year... Maybe ill see you
there... What color cobra do you have?