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    Got called out by a turbo honda for my first pass of the year! 2004 cobra

    First pass of the year, ran against a gutted Turbo'd hatchback honda with b18 and slicks. I'll try and get the video up this weekend from my friends phone. Honda hatchback: Not sure of specifics on his car other than the B18 swap, turbo, gutted with slicks. My car: Longtubes, o/r x pipe...
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    Help on paint issue, can it be fixed?

    I have had my Cobra for just over a year, after a cold winter in NC i noticed some weird looking "cracks" in the paint in several locations on the car. What is this, what caused it, can it be fixed at all? Any help / advice is greatly appreciated! Second pic is blurry, didn't realize it this...
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    Clutch cable adjustment, help please!

    I hadn't drove my car in a few weeks and it was fine when i parked it. Got in it last saturday and couldn't get it in gear after cranking it up, and if i cranked it in gear it lurched forward. After some quick reading i "adjusted" the clutch cable by pulling up on the clutch pedal as hard as i...
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    will i regret stepping down from 4.10's to 3.73's?

    When i bought my cobra it had 4.10 gears installed. I've been thinking alot about stepping down to a 3.73 gear instead of the 4.10's. When i cross the 1/4 mile line at the strip i'm all but out of gear in 4th gear already.... and feel like when i bump up any higher in power i'll be shifting...
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    Belt Slipping / boost drop off?

    I noticed a few days ago it seemed like my belt was slipping, this morning on the way to work i confirmed something was a little different than before. When i go WOT starting at 2500 rpms boost goes to about 12 / 13 psi like it always has, then seems to drop off about 4000 rpms and just keeps...
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    Need new rotors / pads - will these do ok?

    With one cracked rotor, and one grooved rotor, its time for me to replace rotors and pads. Im on a budget of less than 350, here's what i'm looking at currently. Will they do good enough for someone who makes 2 to 3 trips to test and tune night a month? Rotors: Disc Brakes Australia | HD...
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    New Exhaust and Dyno tune this thursday!

    Getting new exhaust / tune on the car this Thursday! So lets play the guess the HP / TQ game!! And to make it interesting, for closest person to the correct numbers without going over, i'll make a 5$ gift donation to your pay-pal account :beer: Mods on car shown listed below: 2004 cobra...
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    What am I doing wrong?

    Will post the full info from time slip when i get home from work, but until then here is the info i can remember off of it: (i think these times are correct) 2.3 sec 60 ft time 13.3 sec qtr - 116.5 trap speed.... Is it just tires thats killing me from getting a good 60 ft time / ET? (current...
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    Fuel gauge problems?

    Ive used the search feature and didn't find any related threads on the first 5 pages (or maybe im just not good at the search feature... lol) I noticed this friday night - had appx 1/2 tank of gas - got in a few races, and on the way home noticed my tank was now showing 3/4 tank of gas. at...

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