Well, there was a discussion a while back about the top speed of an 01 Cobra especially with 4.30 gears. I finally got a good day here in Germany to go out and have some fun. I borrowed a friends GPS and he filmed two runs with my camera. You cannot see the speed on the GPS in the vid but he calls out the speed. I also included a clip of me running an auto-x course over here. Now, here are the mods I have done to my car that will affect the speed I ran.
There are a lot of other chassis and suspension mods, like coilovers and subframe connectors. Now in the vid, you will see my shift light come on. I have it set to light up at 6200rpm. Let me know what you guys think.
what speed did you hit? I'm at work and don't want to watch a video
____________________________________ "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear" - Ambrose Redmoon
455HP, 465TQ 14* timing, 12.5 PSI on a Mustang Dyno. Tuned by Jon Lund at Evolution Performance Proud Member of the Mid-Atlantic Cobra Association
Nice vid man...great run! 01 Cobra's will do the 160 on the speedo plus some!!
Now we need a top speed run with an F/I Cobra....
____________________________________ 2001 True Blue Cobra---1 of 229 made!!! #1836 of 3867 --- Born on date.....6-22-01 Mods/Upgrades: Motive 4.30's, MMFLSC, BF IRS Brace, NAZ-ty P/P lower intake, SCT X-Cal II -- w/pre-loaded tunes from Don@LaSota Racing
MRT SS Catted H pipe, SLP SS catback with MAC Mufflers, Energy Suspension poly motor/transmission mounts, JLT CAI
MGW Orange Shifter, Eibach Pro-Kit Springs, Bilstein shocks/struts, Steeda X2 ball joints, JLT Pre-filters, Prothane end links
18x9/10 Chrome Saleens - 265/35 Toyo T1R's front, 285/35 Michelin Pilot Sports A/S rear, Goodridge SS brake lines, Hawk HPS front & rear pads, more to come!!!!
Awaiting install - Someday '09 MM C/C plates, Spec Stage 1 Clutch Kit, 04 Alum Flywheel!!!
2006 Super Black Nissan Altima 2.5L S - - w/Special Edition Package - - my DD...
Definition of a "COBRA" - - "A VENOMOUS SNAKE THAT IS NATIVE TO OWNING YOUR ASS ON ANY ROAD......"
A few people before said that an 01 Cobra could not top out the speedo with 4.30's installed. Next year I plan on doing a repeat but I will have a lot more done to the motor. Heads/cams/exhaust, better tune, and a few other things. Thinking of stepping down to 4.10's just for the auto-x. I hit the rev limiter a few times so hoping it might help.
Figured I could chime in, hopefully we'll be doing my run soon, expected to see more challenges on here that's why I logged on, his car really impressed me. You should hear the tranny whine at that speed, it's freaking crazy. Fastest I've been as a passenger, but I've been over here 3+ years, and I've owned a few crotch rockets over here and my car's pretty quick. Hopefully, he'll be announcing my speed like that soon
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02 GT Vert
04 Cobra IRS, Torsen T2R, 4:30's, MM Coilover's on Bilsteins, Saleen Extreme Body kit, Vortech VQ-2, FR500 exhaust, Viper Spec T-56, etc....
Good video! I rember running in Germany not so long ago! I loved to rip the Albino on A5 from D-Statd to H-Burg doing 175+ MPH on the Big Bore. Nothing like that!
How does the car feel at that speed? I hate how cars start feeling light and squirly past 120, it's one reason I'd opt for the '00R front splitter and wing since they are actually functional pieces!
____________________________________ TRUE BLUE '01 Cobra!!!
How does the car feel at that speed? I hate how cars start feeling light and squirly past 120, it's one reason I'd opt for the '00R front splitter and wing since they are actually functional pieces!
i've had mine ~160 and it didn't feel squirrelly until around 140...
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Hamilton
2001 Performance Red Cobra (#2)...2712 of 3867 Born August 3, 2001
-Solid Axle w/ 4.10's, JLT RAI, Tune, MGW Shifter, SSV Mod, Accel Pedal Mod, Mac O/R H pipe, Borla SS Catback, Nitto DR's, 03 Cobra AL Flywheel
-Coming attractions: Control Arms
2002 Black Grand Prix GT...OK shift kit and 12" brakes
Formerly
-2001 Performance Red Cobra (#1)
-1999 Electric Green Cobra
-1995 White GT
I will tell you right now with the suspension/chassis mods I have done, which is not a lot really, make my car feel great at that speed. The car does not feel light at all. It feels very solid and planted to the asphalt. I do have a plan for the underside of my car that will help a bit aerodynamically. I am going to fabricate an underpan that mounts between the lower radiator support and the k-member. Essentially it will block all that area off. I am also contemplating getting a '00R splitter. Not sure if I really need it but I am getting a real good deal on one. I just wish it was stiffer, especially at the higher speeds.
I had my 03 up to about 145/150 and it felt light to me...(100% stock)
Months earlier I had my 95GT with the speedo peged out and tach still climbing and it was stuck to the road like glue, but I had tokiko shocks/struts, GW rear lower control arms, GW front A-arm pushings, springs, poly bushings all around....
____________________________________ As she lay there dozing next to me, one voice inside my head kept saying, "Relax... you are not the first doctor to sleep with one of his patients, " but another kept reminding me, "Howard, you are a veterinarian."
2001 Mineral Gray Cobra~
MGW Shifter
JLT CAI
Aluminum Driveshaft
SLP Loudmouth II Cat-back
Hypercoated FR500s (18x9 and 18x10 DD)
265 and 295/35-18s
Damn man I hit 150 and it wasnt going anywhere after that. With the mods below. No gears either. It was about 11 pm at night. Still trying to figure out what could have gone wrong. Next time im in Europe I am supposed to go visit Germany. I will be giving you a call ;)
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2001 Laser Red Cobra
Installed: Dynomax mufflers, JLT CAI, Eibach sportlines, MM Full length Subframe connectors and Steeda CC plates
Waiting for install: Rear diff mount bushings (all three), Shorty headers.
Previous Car: 1994 5.0 Mustang
GT-40p heads, full exhaust, CAI, UD pullies, 14* Timing, Shocks/Struts, pro 5.0 shifter and a 65 MM TB
2001 True Blue Cobra---1 of 229 made!!! 
Mods/Upgrades: Motive 4.30's, MMFLSC, BF IRS Brace, NAZ-ty P/P lower intake, SCT X-Cal II -- w/pre-loaded tunes from Don@LaSota Racing
MM C/C plates, Spec Stage 1 Clutch Kit, 04 Alum Flywheel!!!
...thats way faster then a super charger vegetable....
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