What is the fastest you have gone in your cobra??

tazzracing1 · 04-10-2006, 09:54 PM

I was wondering how fast some of use have dared to go??

03slidewayzSVT · 04-10-2006, 10:49 PM

How about you TAZZ?????????????????????

SuperG · 04-11-2006, 07:25 AM

I got her up to 110...then the hood started warbling! I don't think those nostrils are too aerodynamic!

03 cobra toy · 04-11-2006, 02:23 PM

169 @ The Texas Mile

http://www.texasmile.com/

puzzle13 · 04-11-2006, 07:14 PM

135 in 4th and she was just getting started!

tazzracing1 · 04-11-2006, 07:24 PM

I went and buried the speedo the other day just to say I tried it and still had plenty left. I not sure after buring the needle. The road I was on is straight as an arrow and no side streets and out on the boondocks. I thought the car felt very stable still. I now I will not do it again once was enough just see what it would do.

InfamousSVT · 04-11-2006, 08:59 PM

I've been up to around 145, but that's a one time thing for me. I don't plan on doing any high speed runs like that on the highway anymore.

nckissfan · 04-11-2006, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InfamousSVT

I've been up to around 145, but that's a one time thing for me. I don't plan on doing any high speed runs like that on the highway anymore.

that's why you're always having that thing in the shop

Playtme · 04-11-2006, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tazzracing1

I went and buried the speedo the other day just to say I tried it and still had plenty left. I not sure after buring the needle. The road I was on is straight as an arrow and no side streets and out on the boondocks. I thought the car felt very stable still. I now I will not do it again once was enough just see what it would do.

That would surely have snapped that magnum drivers head from the other day! We were only doing about 110 then.

Joe

ausie · 04-12-2006, 07:24 AM

Considering the distance beyond 160 the indicator went my guess would be in the neighborhood of 175 and I had one more gear to use. I had no intentions of finding out how fast it would bo beyond that which was more than I expected. However, it was interesting to see that GTO dissapear in the distance behind me.

That would be a good guess of the speed but not something I will do any time soon.

EThorpe · 04-12-2006, 11:29 AM

Just over the 140 mark, I wanted to push it a little more, but it's just too damn scary without a rollcage and some better saftybelts.

97CasperCobra · 04-12-2006, 01:36 PM

a lil over the 140mph mark in Larry's(TwiceBitten) Cobra R.

....he TOLD me to do it.

tazzracing1 · 04-12-2006, 02:54 PM

SuperG I never had any movement in my 97 and had it to 130 a couple of times.

tazzracing1 · 04-12-2006, 03:08 PM

playtme

How was the vacation? I had to try it on the deserted road. Where we were at would have been a bad place,But it would have been good.

bolt-on · 04-15-2006, 11:45 AM

135 MPH at Road America. Fuel cut-off occurs at 7200 RPM according to my tachometer. With 3.73 rear gears and a T-45 transmission in 4th gear at 7000 RPM, 135 MPH is it. 5th gear is useless at that speed as the .67 ratio is a highway cruising gear. The car actually slows if you shift to 5th as the engine is not making enough power to overcome the loss in mechanical advantage. Thomas Moran was hitting 165 MPH

on the same straight in their heavily modified 99 Cobra equipped with a T-56 six speed transmission. The Ford GT's were running about 175 MPH just before the braking zone for Turn 1. Road America is 3.9 miles around with three very fast (triple digit) sections.

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04-10-2006, 09:54 PM	#1
tazzracing1 SCMC Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Paw Paw, michigan Posts: 904	What is the fastest you have gone in your cobra?? I was wondering how fast some of use have dared to go?? __________________ 2003 S/C Cobra(born 6/10/2002 #439 of 8394) 2.93 pulley/Cold air intake X-pipe with cats/Magnaflowcatback Strut tower bar and subframe connectors MGW shifter second to none/best of the best Billetflow pullies with snub pulley 1997 Cobra(retired) www.michiganmustang.com

04-10-2006, 10:49 PM	#2
03slidewayzSVT Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kannapolis, NC Posts: 475	How about you TAZZ????????????????????? __________________

04-11-2006, 07:25 AM	#3
SuperG Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,500	I got her up to 110...then the hood started warbling! I don't think those nostrils are too aerodynamic! __________________ Gary 1997 with Vortech V-2 SQ-trim 420 Hp/376 Tq at 5psi 2010 Shelby GT500 - Stock http://members.cardomain.com/supergr

04-11-2006, 02:23 PM	#4
03 cobra toy Track Dog... Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kingwood,Tx Posts: 2,015	169 @ The Texas Mile http://www.texasmile.com/ __________________ Track is Crack !! 03 Cobra Sold.... 13 GT500

04-11-2006, 07:14 PM	#5
puzzle13 SCMC Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 633	135 in 4th and she was just getting started!

04-11-2006, 07:24 PM	#6
tazzracing1 SCMC Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Paw Paw, michigan Posts: 904	I went and buried the speedo the other day just to say I tried it and still had plenty left. I not sure after buring the needle. The road I was on is straight as an arrow and no side streets and out on the boondocks. I thought the car felt very stable still. I now I will not do it again once was enough just see what it would do. __________________ 2003 S/C Cobra(born 6/10/2002 #439 of 8394) 2.93 pulley/Cold air intake X-pipe with cats/Magnaflowcatback Strut tower bar and subframe connectors MGW shifter second to none/best of the best Billetflow pullies with snub pulley 1997 Cobra(retired) www.michiganmustang.com

04-11-2006, 08:59 PM	#7
InfamousSVT Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Gastonia, NC Posts: 1,960	I've been up to around 145, but that's a one time thing for me. I don't plan on doing any high speed runs like that on the highway anymore. __________________ 1994 Black on Black SVT Coupe 2004 SVT Cobra Competition Orange - SOLD 1979 Ghia Coupe - SOLD 1994 Chevy S-10 - DailyDriver

04-12-2006, 07:24 AM	#10
ausie Don't let the dog drive Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kinston, NC Posts: 1,883	Considering the distance beyond 160 the indicator went my guess would be in the neighborhood of 175 and I had one more gear to use. I had no intentions of finding out how fast it would bo beyond that which was more than I expected. However, it was interesting to see that GTO dissapear in the distance behind me. That would be a good guess of the speed but not something I will do any time soon. __________________ 2004 SVT Cobra, Silver, February 2004 SVT Build # 2485 out of 3768 SLP Loudmouth Cat-back UPR double lock firewall adjuster UPR GMS extreme double hook quadrant Wheels: Ford SVT 10th anniv. wheels (track duty) SVE 10th anniv. style 17x9F, 10x10.5R BBS RK Plasma 18x8.5F, 18x10R (retired) (retired) 2001 black SVT Cobra, October 2001 missed but not forgotten

04-12-2006, 11:29 AM	#11
EThorpe Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 2	Just over the 140 mark, I wanted to push it a little more, but it's just too damn scary without a rollcage and some better saftybelts.

04-12-2006, 01:36 PM	#12
97CasperCobra GOT SVT?? Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 4,890	a lil over the 140mph mark in Larry's(TwiceBitten) Cobra R. ....he TOLD me to do it. __________________ 1997 Mustang Cobra Member: "Texas Demon Hell Snakes who eat small children" secret society

04-12-2006, 02:54 PM	#13
tazzracing1 SCMC Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Paw Paw, michigan Posts: 904	SuperG I never had any movement in my 97 and had it to 130 a couple of times. __________________ 2003 S/C Cobra(born 6/10/2002 #439 of 8394) 2.93 pulley/Cold air intake X-pipe with cats/Magnaflowcatback Strut tower bar and subframe connectors MGW shifter second to none/best of the best Billetflow pullies with snub pulley 1997 Cobra(retired) www.michiganmustang.com

04-12-2006, 03:08 PM	#14
tazzracing1 SCMC Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Paw Paw, michigan Posts: 904	playtme How was the vacation? I had to try it on the deserted road. Where we were at would have been a bad place,But it would have been good. __________________ 2003 S/C Cobra(born 6/10/2002 #439 of 8394) 2.93 pulley/Cold air intake X-pipe with cats/Magnaflowcatback Strut tower bar and subframe connectors MGW shifter second to none/best of the best Billetflow pullies with snub pulley 1997 Cobra(retired) www.michiganmustang.com

04-15-2006, 11:45 AM	#15
bolt-on WingNuts Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Cereal City, USA Posts: 273	135 MPH at Road America. Fuel cut-off occurs at 7200 RPM according to my tachometer. With 3.73 rear gears and a T-45 transmission in 4th gear at 7000 RPM, 135 MPH is it. 5th gear is useless at that speed as the .67 ratio is a highway cruising gear. The car actually slows if you shift to 5th as the engine is not making enough power to overcome the loss in mechanical advantage. Thomas Moran was hitting 165 MPH on the same straight in their heavily modified 99 Cobra equipped with a T-56 six speed transmission. The Ford GT's were running about 175 MPH just before the braking zone for Turn 1. Road America is 3.9 miles around with three very fast (triple digit) sections. __________________ Larry & Janice Bolton 1997 Crystal White Cobra Coupe (open-track ride) 1965 Tropical Turquoise Mustang 2+2 (cruise night car) 1997 Rio Red GT Convertible (MCA show pony) 2007 Vista Blue California Special (her summer daily driver)

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