[lemons12]

Originally Posted by Smokin04

About not holding a candle to a modded ZO6...I've had a KB (for 50K+ miles)on my car with supporting mods and smashed many a modded ZO6 in a "normal" race. Now I will give credit to the ZO6, it is an AMAZING car to drive and truly a muscle car. I will also admit, until I went turbo, I couldn't hang with a ZO6 above 160 mph. That's where they really shine.

But, you guys are also talking near stock vehicles (pullied cobra/bolt-on GTO) which IMO the Cobra SHOULD win every time. I stress "should" due to the amount of variables that naturally occur when racing. Bar none, hands down, Dollar for Dollar, you can't beat a Cobra. GTO buys a built motor (5-6K), Cobra buys a blower and Fuel Sys. (5-6K) Cobra wins. GTO adds N20. Cobra adds N20. Cobra wins. GTO goes turbo. Cobra goes turbo. Cobra wins.

it takes much much much less mods on a zo6 to hang/beat a cobra... i have seen it many times.. you may beat one with a KB... but im telling you a ported blow pulley exhaust intake tuned cobra will be a hell of a race for a bolt zo6... and thats not something to say "cant hold a candle to"?

no, the GTO should win everytime... it is going to have the faster ET... which is what wins races, not trap... if it were trap, or a roll race.. then yes the cobra should win everytime.. but thats not the case..
dollar for dollar the cobra can beat easily... when you start talking money, you have to factor in the amount you paid for the car.. you cant start talking money and say well besides what i spent for the car..
ls1s lay a smack down on almost anything dollar for dollar... i dont even have 15k in my entire car.. and i promise you i can handle just about any ported/pullied cobra, and same with a KB or something, ill handle just about every one of them.. OF COURSE there is going to be "that one"..

o also... you say GTO buys a built motor... that puts it in the bottom 10s..
then you start factoring in other things...
thing there is... there is more built ls1s/ls2s running MUCH MUCH faster than cobras, with MUCH MUCH less put in them..

your being a little naive... the cobra is a HELL of a car... but your comparing it to cars that SHINE at the drag strip.. and honestly, cobras 90% of the time dont shine at the strip.. there was a pullied/exhaust cobra at the track last night and was running a 1 1/2 seconds slower than me and trapping 12mph slower than me... im just a measly H/C N/A car.. was also spinning/hitting rev limiter and no tune for my heads....... go figure? how could that be?