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cj428mach

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Doesn't VMP prove this point though since they don't offer the 2.3 anymore? For the Cobra at least.

I think either way they'd offer the smaller blowers just because of price. Some people will want the upgraded blower, but not want to pay the big blower price.

Just my thoughts.

You must also remember vmp doesn't manufacture their own blowers so they have a lot more restrictions on their options/offerings. Eaton makes the rotor packs and Roush and now Magnusson makes the case. Does eaton even offer 2.3 rotors anymore? Are they harder to get/more expensive? Does the case manufacturer want to deal with making 2 smaller volumes of 2 separate cases? or just 1 larger volume of a single case?
 

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You must also remember vmp doesn't manufacture their own blowers so they have a lot more restrictions on their options/offerings. Eaton makes the rotor packs and Roush and now Magnusson makes the case. Does eaton even offer 2.3 rotors anymore? Are they harder to get/more expensive? Does the case manufacturer want to deal with making 2 smaller volumes of 2 separate cases? or just 1 larger volume of a single case?

True. But I'm guessing they do make the 2.3 rotors since VMP still offers the 2.3 for the GT500.
 

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True. But I'm guessing they do make the 2.3 rotors since VMP still offers the 2.3 for the GT500.

Eaton originally claimed they weren’t going to produce it anymore in favor of the newer 2.65 design... now I’m not so sure since there’s still 2.3’s in production on other platforms. I wish VMP would have tried to make a 2.3 TVS2 rotor pack which was the gap between the two that was geared towards being compound setup friendly.
 

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Gave the cobra a full detail. It was sitting in the garage for awhile while I was doing the 6r80 swap.


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Thanks I used Chemical guys stuff
I Started with clean slate
OG clay bar
Gloss works glaze
Jetseal sealant
Butter wet wax
It took forever


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Put on straight street tires, no R compound that is the difference lol. You are right though spun harder everything will feel stronger as it should making more power and especially more torque down low. I believe I was gaining 15-20rwhp/rwtq per 1* of timing when I first tested my combo. So from 18-22* is going to feel a lot different.

I don't get the lazy comment with a PD blower. Centri or turbo I can get on board with a car being "lazy".

I haven't had a 2.3 on my car, but driven friends cobras with them and I will take my similar boosted 3.4 over a 2.3.

I would not choose a 2.3L Whipple over a 2.9L in any capacity.

The sotp feeling is a crazy topic with these cars. I went through 6 different blower swaps on my car. Never had a tvs so I can't comment on that or compare it but I have been in every single power adder combo cobra you can think of. I know that a upper lower ported eaton at like 17-18lbs will feel just as snappy if not a bit snappier than lets say a twinscrew at 15-17lbs. even a 2.3L whipple. A 17lb 2.8 kb or a 17lb 3.4 whipple will feel a little lazy down low. Yea its still strong but it does not have that snap. so this is low boosted twinscrws.

Now, once you boost these big blowers to where they are supposed to be at, then its a different ball game. My 2.9 at 22lbs and then at 25lbs, was vicious. In 2nd gear at 4k rpm, the car would literally just jump forward like a motha ****a. My 2.3 whipple at 22lbs didnt even come close to the same hit. My 2.4 kb wasn't even that violent. The 2.9 at 25lbs made my ported eaton setup feel like a honda civic.
 

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maybe going from a twinscrew to a tvs you will notice a difference. How they push the air into the motor? like the difference between the roots and twinscrew. But going from a 2.3 tvs to a 2.6 tvs and you loose all this low end tq just increasing .3 Liters? I have no clue lol
 

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Whoa...please explain?? I have this problem!
I saw this part on my Mercedes when I did a repair on it a couple years ago. You can see in the picture below it slots onto the liner and then has a soft rubber part that gets tucked into the fender lip (not sure if that is the right team or not).

I thought I had to purchase the whole splash guard which was priced at a point I didn't want to take a chance on it. But I had to buy something else for the Mercedes and spotted this part on its own. Figured I'd give it a try. It is a fairly long peice so I just cut it to size for the Cobra.

Mercedes Fender Liner Seal - Genuine Mercedes 1078840198 | FCP Euro
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