2018 MUSTANG COBRA JET CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF RACING - QUICKEST MUSTANG YET

[MG0h3]

I think there are some real serious liabilities in selling an 8 sec caged race car for street/public road use. AFAIK it doesn't even have airbags, but it wouldn't need them for harnessed, helmeted driver. However that isn't very practical on the street and even a minor accident could prove fatal if your head collided with the roll bar. The CJ was purpose built with drag racing as it's sole focus.

Ok figured that was it.


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[ram150]

I have no problem rolling to the grocery store in an 8 sec caged CJ. Lol.

 

[03Sssnake]

I have no problem rolling to the grocery store in an 8 sec caged CJ. Lol.

I wouldn't mind either...I have thought about some creative ways to get the CJ a vin, tagged and 'legal'....In essence you would need to pull some Boyd Coddington shit and commit title fraud, use a VIN tag off another mustang etc..

 

[04MystiCobra]

Say what you want but that could be a good indicator of the GT500s potential.

 

[GotHemi?]

Bye bye demon.

Demon? There’s a thing called a Drag Pak, and fords got some catching up to do.

 

[P49Y-CY]

Demon? There’s a thing called a Drag Pak, and fords got some catching up to do.

That video just gave me wood

 

[GotHemi?]

That video just gave me wood

Nothing more arousing than seeing a camaro get drug...lol

 

[KingBlack]

The difference between this and the Demon, is this will deliver the time claimed by Ford. Can't say the same for the Demon! ha

LOL

no. the difference is that you can register, insure and drive the demon on the street

 

[svtfocus2cobra]

Demon? There’s a thing called a Drag Pak, and fords got some catching up to do.

What are they catching up to? This Cobra Jet ran a 7.54...

http://www.mustangandfords.com/news...ckest-cobra-jet-pass-running-7-54-at-185-mph/

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[_Snake_]

What are they catching up to? This Cobra Jet ran a 7.54...

http://www.mustangandfords.com/news...ckest-cobra-jet-pass-running-7-54-at-185-mph/

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Tasca’s car isn’t NHRA legal according to the article.

 

[GT Premi]

Demon? There’s a thing called a Drag Pak, and fords got some catching up to do.

I don't think Ford has any catching up to do. The Cobra Jet runs 8s straight from the factory. Sevens and lower are just a few tweaks away at the hands of the owners. Everybody knows or should know that Ford is super conservative with their tunes. That Challenger did sound good, though!

 

[GotHemi?]

Tasca’s car isn’t NHRA legal according to the article.

Bingo

I don't think Ford has any catching up to do. The Cobra Jet runs 8s straight from the factory. Sevens and lower are just a few tweaks away at the hands of the owners. Everybody knows or should know that Ford is super conservative with their tunes. That Challenger did sound good, though!

You’re talking about modifying the cars to the point where they are no longer compliant with the rules. If im not mistaken that challenger is the first and only car to run 7’s in stock eliminator. Which includes the copos and cobra jet.

http://www.nmcadigital.com/2017/10/...a-stock-eliminator-history-on-the-cusp-of-7s/

http://www.dragzine.com/news/geoff-turk-makes-history-first-stocker-sevens/

 

[svtfocus2cobra]

Tasca’s car isn’t NHRA legal according to the article.

Gotcha. I thought that these cars were running much faster than advertised anyways. I thought they underrated them from the factory and they were all realistically running low 8s to high 7s.

 

[tt335ci03cobra]

Challenger clearly cheated. It’s black. Absorbs more heat. Black cars are always fast. They generate an acceleration warp above 100mph where the heat leaving the surface mixes with the air the car is breaking causing a supercharging anti drag effect. Look it up, this is 10 year old news that’s been talked about hundreds of times on the internet.

Also, the mustang that ran 7.54 was clearly sand bagging. It’s a 5 second car, you can hear him peddling it at the launch

(Very insightful commentary, no bias.)

 

[AustinSN]

Demon? There’s a thing called a Drag Pak, and fords got some catching up to do.

FWIW, both the CJ and COPO have run 8.0 at 170. He just barely nosed them, which from what I read is the first time they have been on top after 9 years in it.

This new CJ will likely push that barrier further I imagine.

 

[hipofomoco]

Well to be fair, this isn't street legal......is it? ;-)

True but it is a production car

 

[hipofomoco]

no. the difference is that you can register, insure and drive the demon on the street

Yeah but at the end of the day, your still driving a dodge

 

[GNBRETT]

kind of a silly novelty imo. its one of them cars rich dudes buy to add to their collection. there won't be any hype with a car that can't be registered. shit, even street outlaw cars have Vin#'s....... and I'm betting this one isn't faster lol