How much faster is...

[tdo]

a stock Terminator hardtop over a stock Terminator convertible?

All I have ever seen are numbers for the hardtop.

Thanks!!

 

[Trick Pony]

The difference is just in the weight so shouldn't be more than a tenth or two.

 

[99SVTcobraVERT]

depends on if the top is down when they run.... noticeable difference in accel with top down vs top up at highway speeds. less rear seat acts like a chute.

 

[03yellow]

Cobra Coupe 3665 lbs at 390hp = 12.29 1/4 mile at 109.00mph
Cobra Vert 3780 lbs at 390hp = 12.42 1/4 mile at 107.88 mph

 

[mkscobra01]

Cobra Coupe 3665 lbs at 390hp = 12.29 1/4 mile at 109.00mph
Cobra Vert 3780 lbs at 390hp = 12.42 1/4 mile at 107.88 mph

lol, wish it were that easy, huh?oke:

 

[RedfireVenom]

I have a convertible and ran an 11.70 with just 2.76 upper and regular bolt-ons. I've seen coupes with similar mods to mine running slower times. Personally I think a lot of the 115 lbs is in the rear where the convertible top motor is and I believe it actually helps to have it back there. When I had the stock tires, I noticed that I had almost no wheel hop when the top was down, i.e. more weight in the rear. 115lbs really isn't that much. That's the difference between a fat driver and a skinny driver. I weigh around 260 so if you put me in a coupe and get someone who ways 145 to drive my car, the weight would be the same.

 

[03SBSVT]

best times MM&FF got were 12.4 with a coupe and 12.9 with a vert (to my knowledge atleast) so I'd just say 4 tenths +/-

 

[fr03cobra]

I've always wondered what I would run.lol

 

[RedfireVenom]

**Note to self: Need to lose 70 lbs to get into the low elevens.**

 

[C55AMG]

i think its more than just the weight, i think the coupe's chassis is more stiff than the vert's, but i dont know how much if any it'll have on the 1/4 mile:shrug:

 

[C55AMG]

oh Nice numbers RedfireVenom, you got like 30 more hp and 55 tq with basically the same engine mods...

makes me wanna get a port or something!:idea:

 

[tdo]

Interesting input, thanks guys.

 

[03yellow]

Its just a formula used to give a baseline effects on weight vs Hp in the 1/4 mile. Of course there are other factors.

+.13 in the 1/4 mile for adding 115lbs seems about right.

At least it was better info than he was getting.

lol, wish it were that easy, huh?oke:

 

[03yellow]

According to the formula 70lbs would get you less than a tenth in the 1/4.

The rest would be up to the driver!!!:loser:

**Note to self: Need to lose 70 lbs to get into the low elevens.**

 

[B-O-B'03]

Cobra Coupe 3665 lbs at 390hp = 12.29 1/4 mile at 109.00mph
Cobra Vert 3780 lbs at 390hp = 12.42 1/4 mile at 107.88 mph

Man, I wish... my one and only time down the track was 13.61 @ 103.26 with a 2.47 60 foot.

They shut down racing, for 3 hours, while the track ambulance took some guy that had a heart attack to the hospital, I got one run in @ midnight and the track closed @ 12:30. :fm:

Practice, practice, practice.

-Brian

 

[mkscobra01]

Its just a formula used to give a baseline effects on weight vs Hp in the 1/4 mile. Of course there are other factors.

+.13 in the 1/4 mile for adding 115lbs seems about right.

At least it was better info than he was getting.

I know. Just joshing ya. :beer:

 

[03yellow]

Cheers:beer:

I know. Just joshing ya. :beer:

 

[RedfireVenom]

i think its more than just the weight, i think the coupe's chassis is more stiff than the vert's, but i dont know how much if any it'll have on the 1/4 mile:shrug:

Mine isn't ported. Just got a really strong running car. I dynoed it on a mustang dyno and on a dynojet and got pretty much the same numbers. Have the dynocharts and most importantly, the time slips to prove it. :rockon:

 

[CobraBob]

Mine isn't ported. Just got a really strong running car. I dynoed it on a mustang dyno and on a dynojet and got pretty much the same numbers. Have the dynocharts and most importantly, the time slips to prove it. :rockon:

I see it's tuned by Rick. If my memory is right, your numbers are about the same as Linn's coupe back when she was racing. Nice!! :rockon: