will i beat these?

[cobra44life]

i have a 1996 Cobra with my mods listed below and i was wondering if i would be able to beat these three cars:

- 2004 BMW Z4 (stock)
- 2003 Lexus IS300 with a chip and exhaust
- 2001 Camaro SS (stock)

 

[FindemorGrindem]

Not familiar with the imports but you will definitely need "gears" added to your mod list to pull the SS.

 

[WyoTechMSA]

Ive taken a Z4 in my dad's car which has only exhaust and 3:73s. I dont know about the IS300, and I bet you could give the SS a good run.

 

[cobra44life]

anyone else have any thoughts?

 

[Larry is a great guy]

my buddy and i were racing and he has an 01 cobra with minimal mods. IS300 pulled up and he smacked the crap out of it

 

[SVTclutch]

the is300 probably had a turbo

 

[CY98Cobra]

Why would you think it had a turbo if a basically stock 01 "smacked the crap out of it."

 

[95cobby]

I think he's saying that his buddy "smacked the crap out of" the IS300.

 

[Stang_robert]

i think he probably thought he said it the other way around....with the cobra getting "smacked the crap out of"....at least thats what i read at first

 

[sLOWDOHC]

theres way too much thinking going on...he needs to clarify. :shrug:

Ive heard the is300s are pretty slow, but dont know first hand.

BTW, these posts arent fun, race and find out...

 

[SVT Lurch]

Z4 shouldn't be a problem without SERIOUS mods.
IS shouldn't be a problem (unless it has a turbo, there's one with 600+ rw in Dallas). I drove a friend's, they're quick little cars, but not Cobra quick.
SS if it's a 6 spd and he's a bad drive you might have a chance, but you probably need gears.

 

[Tabres]

If the SS is an auto people always say to go from a very slow roll, like 15mph. That way they're in second and would have to downshift while you're still in first and you'll get the jump.


I've always kind of thought of that as cheating though....

 

[helluvasnake]

What about a 95 cobra with full exhaust, CAI, 3:73 gears and pulleys? Will it take an 01 ss auto? Have a neighbor with a big head.

 

[CY98Cobra]

What about a 95 cobra with full exhaust, CAI, 3:73 gears and pulleys? Will it take an 01 ss auto? Have a neighbor with a big head.

Not unless he can't drive his way out of a paper bag. Do a H/C/I swap and show him what a pushrod Ford can do.

 

[helluvasnake]

Well don't think he CAN drive, I wasn't far behind in my or h-pipe 95 gt. maybe i will get him from a stop light to stoplight?

 

[CobraBallz97]

SS if it's a 6 spd and he's a bad drive you might have a chance, but you probably need gears.

Would 3.73's be enough or would 4.10's or 4.30's be necessary?

 

[crystal_SVT]

What about a 95 cobra with full exhaust, CAI, 3:73 gears and pulleys? Will it take an 01 ss auto? Have a neighbor with a big head.

u could take that auto SS or give him a real good run if u can drive good, my cousin has 94 cobra with about the same mods as u an he runs 13.4's an he can usaully take stock ls1's.

 

[SVT Lurch]

If the SS is an auto people always say to go from a very slow roll, like 15mph. That way they're in second and would have to downshift while you're still in first and you'll get the jump.


I've always kind of thought of that as cheating though....

It depends on the driver of the LS1. Most of the ones I know, manually shift the car, so they'd be in first also. If they have a stall, wave bye bye to the stock or stockish Mustangs

 

[FindemorGrindem]

ok a 95 or 94 cobra wouldn't be close with the mods listed, in the 5 ohs you have to do head/cam/intake to make them killers without that and just pipes/cai and mods listed you wouldn't come close to the 300/300 the 96 puts out. If the SS is auto you will probably be neck and neck with stock gears. I raced a 01 SS 6 speed w/ 4.10's in my 98 cobra and I pulled him by 2 car lengths to somewhere over 100 (I was paying more attention to the road than the speedo.)

 

[QU!CK]

IS300's are dogs, they came from the factory with the straight 6 N/A Supra engine putting out 215hp and 218tq....I think 0-60mph is around low-mid 7's so you shouldn't have any problem at all beating one.......unless it's turbo'd then it could be a different story, but any other "bolt-on's" are meaningless as far as power goes.


-J