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From: Orange
Okay, I pulled the "Hot Rod" issue (May 2004). I was off by about a second on each car. The 03 Cobra "with nuthin' but Bassani exhaust and a smaller blower pulley" ran 11.40 at 119 mph. The 02 Z06 with the Magnuson blower ran 11.61 at 121 mph.
I'm not familiar with Magnuson blowers, so maybe they are just poor quality, but that Cobra beat him with very few dollar amounts invested.
I'm not familiar with Magnuson blowers, so maybe they are just poor quality, but that Cobra beat him with very few dollar amounts invested.
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73fastbackv10
first of all you said "A new Cobra with a pulley and a Bassani exhaust goes 12.5. It does it with less displacement, and far lower cost." while this may be true i dont agree that it could beat a blown z06. thats all i was trying to say. and if you want to do comparisons like these throw a lingenfelter twin turbo kit on a z06 and put it against the gt and let me know what happens because the zo6 would still be half the price. lots of money left make it better. sorry for the misunderstanding.
first of all you said "A new Cobra with a pulley and a Bassani exhaust goes 12.5. It does it with less displacement, and far lower cost." while this may be true i dont agree that it could beat a blown z06. thats all i was trying to say. and if you want to do comparisons like these throw a lingenfelter twin turbo kit on a z06 and put it against the gt and let me know what happens because the zo6 would still be half the price. lots of money left make it better. sorry for the misunderstanding.
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[QUOTE=73Fastbackv10]There is no possible way a Camaro SS could beat a Cobra. Stock Camaro SS is 5.2 seconds to 60. Stock 03 Cobra is 4.6 to 60.
Yeah an '03 Cobra but not the '02. You can't compare an '02 SS to an '03 Cobra. Ford was not arrogant enough to put the power to the Cobra while the Camaro still exhisted. Ford engineers knew that the GM parts bin was extensive and hypothetically an '03 Camaro SS would have even more N/A hp to combat the '03 Cobra. That is not fact, but as history shows the SS was always a step ahead in power compared to the Cobra Mustang. Right or Wrong?? But compare the '02 Cobra and SS and the victor was the SS. End of story.
Yeah an '03 Cobra but not the '02. You can't compare an '02 SS to an '03 Cobra. Ford was not arrogant enough to put the power to the Cobra while the Camaro still exhisted. Ford engineers knew that the GM parts bin was extensive and hypothetically an '03 Camaro SS would have even more N/A hp to combat the '03 Cobra. That is not fact, but as history shows the SS was always a step ahead in power compared to the Cobra Mustang. Right or Wrong?? But compare the '02 Cobra and SS and the victor was the SS. End of story.
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Originally Posted by 73Fastbackv10
Put your Z06 against Ford's 2 seater performance car, the GT, and get your booty handed to you.
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I heard that the z06 might be scrapped for 05 and return in 06 with like you say around 500 horses. not too sure but who is?
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A lot of the technology used in the next generation Z06 was first tested by the Corvette Le Mans Team (which finished 1-2 at Le Mans). Everything from the carbon fiber hood and rear spoiler to the next powerplant and transmission was brutally tested this year. They may still build '05 Z's and market them as '04 carryovers until the C6 Z is built. GM in my opinion is obligated to build this car. It is the GM flagship and an American icon. They wont let it fall into dismay by trailing the GT or Viper for that matter.
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So I'll try to get this slightly back on topic. Anybody have info on the Silverado VHO? Supposed to be a 2wd SS. Pretty much looks like a stock 1500 ext. cab w/ some 20's on it. Can't find any solid info, just saw a commercial for it. The little I did find was just chat on another message board. I'm positive it was VHO.
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From: Hamilton, ohio
all the corvett anymore is a luxury sports car. and i stress luxury. the car is so priced out of site your average person cant buy one unlike a mustang GT, aven if it is a couple years old. the vett is not longer anymore what it was supposed to be.