How much HP to beat a 800rwhp 03 cobra?I know!!

[10sORBUST]

LMAO!!!!!!! Yup I have the answer to this one if you're interested. It takes 450rwhp C5 M6 FRC corvette thats what!!!!!!! All races on closed track!

At a local get together some new guys came out with some really nice cars! 06 black EVO, 98-00 Z28 w/100shot, 03 cobra with a 5.0cammer motor, twin T61 turbos, custom intake, stock gears, tubular kmember, dual cutouts, running C12 octane gas with boost 19lbs, Hoosier drag radials 17's. Plus a bazillion other mods. 3700lbs car
VS. My 450rwhp C5 FRC 6spd, Heads,cam,intake,4.10s with ET streets and skinnies. 3100lbs car
Basically this thread will show its not always who makes more power but a complete combination of, traction,driving,weight,power and where in the power band it makes that power.
The races:
1st race.
50mph roll 2nd gear both cars. We do the tap and go start with loud cars. (tap the gas hard leave off and you both take off at the same time hopefully). I tap the gas off then on and we're off, he delays on the hit but the instant torque vs the turbos comes to play i'm out by almost a car lenght already. I hit 3rd gear and I keep hearing those turbos screaming out the passenger window and I see the front end coming. I hit 4th as does he and I see him pull right up beside me almost ahead but we had to slow down... only got to about 105-110mph on that one. He would've pull right by me and kept going if we could've taken this one further.
2nd race
50mph roll I tap and go and pull nicely and nail a very clean 3rd gear and yup he missed 3rd its over
3rd race we get going at speed tap-GO and we're off I pull atleast a car on the hit again and hit a nice 3rd and still ahead as he hits 4th we start going around a very slight curve on the back stretch and his ass end kicks out around 110-115mph. Yes the car starts spinning and i was over 2 cars ahead on this one.

Now I do know that this car with plenty of traction and a longer run would absolutely anihilate my car. My prediction before the race was i would get out a car and he would make it even by top of 3rd and pull 2 cars in 4th. Well that didnt happen lucky me GOT IT ALL ON VIDEO TOO! DVD player though sorry guys. I told the guy turn down the boost, run the tires lower psi and heat them really well before we go out. I think this will give him a better chance. The car is just making to much power. At first when this all came about i told the guy dead stop or 1st gear roll praying on his traction limitations. If we get to teh point where he's walking all over me i'll throw that back in there.
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2000 Red FRC H/C/I Chrome Z06's 444rwhp/385rwtq - Best ET. 11.02@126.64mph

[ZO6 AL-X]

That sounds pretty sweet. Wish you had a video to post. Good driving.

[K M]

Good thing he probably can't get traction The driver mod is one of the most important.

[EBzo6]

I wonder how he would with better traction, that's a lot of power for anycar.

[Millenium Z06]

I have a friend with a stock motored TT 03 Cobra; has 3 adjustable boost/RWHP settings. Low Boost is 785 RWHP and it runs hi 10's at that setting. If that car really had 800rwhp or the guy new how to drive, u wouldn't have even gotten a car out before the turbos spooled up.
On high boost and MT drag radials and stock suspension save for urethane bushings, he ran a 9.83 at 145mph granny shifting in high boost mode (1200 rwhp). I have seen him race bikes and TB SS with a 200shot and they dont even get an inch out on him; esp if he use's his 2 step, instant boost.

[Yamr1789]

Oh cool

[Mach1usmc]

Originally Posted by K M

Good thing he probably can't get traction The driver mod is one of the most important.

Exactly- he beat the driver not the car. It usually takes a properly driven Cobra 80-100 RWHP to beat a Z. But anything can and does happen on the street- good kill OP

[Project666]

2 points to consider here:

1: all the hp in the world wont do you any good if you cant put it to the ground

2: if the driver is an idiot even if you CAN put it to the ground the underdog will win.... 90% of the problems w/ cars today is the nut that connects the wheel to the seat

[Flex182]

Looks like its back to the drawing board for the 03 muffstain.