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Tracking an 03-04 Cobra
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<blockquote data-quote="TroyV" data-source="post: 11263939" data-attributes="member: 28469"><p>I tracked my 03 for four years putting roughly 1k track miles on the car per year. As a casual HPDE car the 03-04 cars are okay, but, assuming the car is stock with perhaps a pulley, you need to follow the rules. You cannot push the car for more than 5-6 laps at a time without things getting too hot. This is pretty much so in any weather. My personal rule was four laps hot, then one to two laps cold. I followed that rule and was fine until one day when I was chasing another car around and pushed the car really hard for 6-7 laps. Then came in and was selected first group for the Time Trial session. The car didn’t really have any time to cool off, and I pushed the car extra hard for 3 more laps and I lifted a head in the process. It was almost worth it, as I scored second in class and 10th over all at the event, which considering the array of hardware stacked against me in the TT, was an accomplishment. I got the car home and had to replace the head gaskets.</p><p></p><p>The moral of the story is. Unless you plan to mod the car like some of the more experienced folks have on here, do your best to keep the car on street rubber and as close to stock power as possible. Spend your money and effort on going to events and keeping your brakes in tip top shape. Take it into account that if you push the car very hard for an extended period of time, that the car will respond poorly to it……especially high gear/high load situations…</p><p></p><p>Best of luck, and above all else…..have fun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TroyV, post: 11263939, member: 28469"] I tracked my 03 for four years putting roughly 1k track miles on the car per year. As a casual HPDE car the 03-04 cars are okay, but, assuming the car is stock with perhaps a pulley, you need to follow the rules. You cannot push the car for more than 5-6 laps at a time without things getting too hot. This is pretty much so in any weather. My personal rule was four laps hot, then one to two laps cold. I followed that rule and was fine until one day when I was chasing another car around and pushed the car really hard for 6-7 laps. Then came in and was selected first group for the Time Trial session. The car didn’t really have any time to cool off, and I pushed the car extra hard for 3 more laps and I lifted a head in the process. It was almost worth it, as I scored second in class and 10th over all at the event, which considering the array of hardware stacked against me in the TT, was an accomplishment. I got the car home and had to replace the head gaskets. The moral of the story is. Unless you plan to mod the car like some of the more experienced folks have on here, do your best to keep the car on street rubber and as close to stock power as possible. Spend your money and effort on going to events and keeping your brakes in tip top shape. Take it into account that if you push the car very hard for an extended period of time, that the car will respond poorly to it……especially high gear/high load situations… Best of luck, and above all else…..have fun. [/QUOTE]
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