Should a modded EVO beat a Cobra from a roll?
Apr 17, 2004, 11:02 PM
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Should a modded EVO beat a Cobra from a roll?
He posted on Evolutionfourms.com but I cant link it because you have to register...so I'll quote him...
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OK...I have a Dynoflashed EVO with some goodies....produced about 300whp on a Dynapak Dyno.
I raced a Mustang Cobra from a second gear roll tonight....Not sure of the year of if he had any mods and don't think it was supercharged cuz I didnt hear it whine...
From a second gear roll, I pulled a half a car on him then fin 3rd he was almost a car length in front of me
I really thought I would blow him away!!! oh well, better luck next time I guess
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He said...
OK...I have a Dynoflashed EVO with some goodies....produced about 300whp on a Dynapak Dyno.
I raced a Mustang Cobra from a second gear roll tonight....Not sure of the year of if he had any mods and don't think it was supercharged cuz I didnt hear it whine...
From a second gear roll, I pulled a half a car on him then fin 3rd he was almost a car length in front of me
I really thought I would blow him away!!! oh well, better luck next time I guess
Does this sound right?
Apr 17, 2004, 11:23 PM
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I know a stock 03 supercharged Cobra will put down 330ish on a dyno-pack dyno with 91 octane. He might have had some mods on their too. If he did those things can be super fast with just the basic bolt-ons, i.e. pulley, exhaust, intake. You gotta remember too that V8's produce a very flat torque curve and alot lot of it. Good run though. From a stop I think you can beat him, but on a roll he's definitely got an advantage over your setup right now.
Apr 17, 2004, 11:33 PM
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Actually... the stock Cobras will put down around 350 WHP, and with intake + catback, 400 whp. the 03/04 cobras are VERY easy to mod, and can get 500 whp very easily.
If that was you, then you probably pulled at first BECAUSE you were in second. I was in third gear at approximatly 3800 rpm at 60 mph. I should have went to second gear... That would have put me in a better powerband. When you shifted, I was just at 6000 rpm and was pulling good. But there was traffic ahead so I never got a chance to shift to 4th. I was stock except for an Intake.
If that was you, then you probably pulled at first BECAUSE you were in second. I was in third gear at approximatly 3800 rpm at 60 mph. I should have went to second gear... That would have put me in a better powerband. When you shifted, I was just at 6000 rpm and was pulling good. But there was traffic ahead so I never got a chance to shift to 4th. I was stock except for an Intake.
Apr 17, 2004, 11:36 PM
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Originally posted by ilumo
Hey man... are you the blue evo that was on the Tappan zee bridge? If that was you, I was the cobra you raced. let me know.
Hey man... are you the blue evo that was on the Tappan zee bridge? If that was you, I was the cobra you raced. let me know.
No it wasnt me but I do have a Blue EVO
The race ws against a Black Mustang Cobra....Not sure what year though. I know the newer ones are Supercharged and have 390HP...but I dont think it ws a new one
Apr 17, 2004, 11:38 PM
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Even with 300whp the EVO should not beat a Cobra from a roll? even if it waf like the 320hp models?
Then again, with not knowing the mods it might of had...or at least HOPE it had
Then again, with not knowing the mods it might of had...or at least HOPE it had
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Apr 17, 2004, 11:46 PM
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ahhhh... if it was anything besides the 03 cobra, you should have beat it. A stock cobra anyway.... it's pretty hard to mod those N/A cobras. Stock they have like 280 whp, and even with intake exhaust mods, its only 310-320 or so. So with 300 hp, you should whoop him from a stop, and be pretty even in a roll. 1.6 60 ft times rule!
btw, did it look like this?
thats an 03
btw, did it look like this?
thats an 03
Apr 17, 2004, 11:52 PM
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Yea it did look like that...as far as I could tell...it was dark out. I do remember the COBRA lettering and the spoiler looking like that...
Funny though...2 Blue EVOs and 2 Black Cobras racing the same night in different states....I am in PA by the way
Funny though...2 Blue EVOs and 2 Black Cobras racing the same night in different states....I am in PA by the way
Apr 18, 2004, 12:01 AM
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Yeah those Cobra's are nice. I wouldn't underestimate them. That's why I'm going with a turbo kit in the future. But none the less, the Cobra might pull harder on a straight, but on a nice track the Evo would come out ahead with it's better grip around the turns. They are both fun cars. It just depends on what you like to do I guess.
Apr 18, 2004, 12:01 AM
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actually, I have a blue cobra, but it looks exactly like that, but just blue 
same exhaust. yea, I was looking to see who I raced... wish we would have had more room to open it up. That turbo spooled up pretty quick for him. I just saw a monster sized gauge in front of the streering wheel, and a big exhaust. I dont know what mods he might have had.
same exhaust. yea, I was looking to see who I raced... wish we would have had more room to open it up. That turbo spooled up pretty quick for him. I just saw a monster sized gauge in front of the streering wheel, and a big exhaust. I dont know what mods he might have had.
. I average 20 in the city and 27 on the highway.
Apr 18, 2004, 12:21 AM
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jeez... dont ask... I guess normally, if i were driving mildly, I would get 16/23, but lately, since I just got the exhaust installed... 
5/15?? hahabut yea, the EVOs are nice cars... I looked into getting one before the Cobra. Gotta love those Eclipse engines...
