04YellowGT

Yea I wasn't a fan of the 05+ either. When I saw what they did to the GT500 looks and performance wise I fell in love. I have an EVO stg2 kit waiting to go on it this summer to up the performance a little.

Your Cobra is badass man. You on SVTP?

My 89 is just a 4cly. Im in the process of prepping it for paint right now. It should be in primer in the next two weeks.

I haven't decided what I want to do with it yet. I'm in the process of picking up a TC 2.3L for it out of an 87 T-Bird for now. I a few years I'll throw a V8 in it or I might throw the new Ecoboost motor Ford is coming out with. I think 300hp and 35-40mpg would be sweet.

Here are a few pics





What she used to look like

Boomer

iTrader: (1)

Thats is a clean hatch! Depending on what set up you go with, a V8 swap maybe a 351 carb would be sick, although I have seen so very fast TC 4 bangers. The SVO's are very fast 4 banger cars. I am doing the body work on my 95 cobra as well here are two prett crappy pics. Ill throw in a pic of my old 93 ex state trooper coupe.

04YellowGT

Man you have/had some badass cars.

What color you painting the 95?

Do you realize you are still comparing apples to oranges? You can't categorize cars based on price. If that’s the case you would have an Escalade right in the comparison too.

Boomer

iTrader: (1)

Yeah I am first and always a mustang driver. I got the cobalt for my wife, because gas went to 5.00 a gallon and the tahoe she was driving was killing me in gas/payments. I got my first 5.0 in 1998, I started driving in 01 and bought a low mile white 90 GT, then just gone from there. My first tattoo was of a mustang and it says 5.0 forever. I do like the cobalt alot, but it just doesnt do it for me. As for the cobra, I got this car 3 months before I graduated high school and got it 4 yrs later, it was a beautiful black and blue ghost flamed car, when it was sold. When I got it back it was pretty banged up not totalled. just backed into front bumper tore, up and a rebuilt motor no turbo like it had when I got rid of it.

cobaltR

I must say this thread made me at first....typical mustang war story...lol...but its actually turning out alright with some good info...good kill to the OP btw.

drew1991sf

every1 is entitled to their own opinion on wats better and not.
imo if u want a 1/4 mile car u buy a Ford
if u want a car that can do it all u buy a Chevy.

JsavageSS/TC

I don't have any yet, next time I'm there I will take some pics.

Yes, its stripped bare......the, fenders(front), hood, and front wheel wells are fiberglass. Theres no tailgate, no bed floor, its fire engine red, no exhaust but headers going into two 3 1/2" pipes under the cab. Rear window is plexiglass, no interior what so ever, and most useless metal under the truck and in the body was cut away.

BowTieTillIdie

LOL its so fun to kick their asses in a ******* stock turbo sedan .. The look on their faces LOL .. But once they get a power adder the balts are done

JsavageSS/TC

COLORADO.....I am in the middle of buying it from my friend.....Its at his shop.

Your probably right about the time and trap.....but thats what he said it ran. Could be faster now, not sure....but from my experience, that little truck is a beast and a half. Definatly the fastest thing on the road there

8cd03gro

so what do you think of the ford gt?

no stock cobalt is faster than a new stock mustang gt in the 1/4 PERIOD. I'm not being a fanboy here, i'm stating facts. Whether you like it or not, it's fact. The ss/sc guys talking **** about new gt's is a joke. How many ss/sc's are in the 12's without swappign to a different form of forced induction? 2? how many 3v's? LOTS!

drew1991sf

i'd rather have a z06........

LS2guy

So you think you hot **** because you have 800hp and can beat a stock C6, you do understand that a C6 with even 150hp less would walk you hard right?

Stock GT500's don't trap 118mph 9 times out of 10 a stock C6 will take a GT500 in the 1/4.

A- 2007 C6 99% equals a 2001-2004 C5 Z06
B- Neither are a joke
C- Both run low 12's and nothing you own stock would touch either.

My stock 2007 C6 will walk a GT500 from a roll and will pull a good car in the 1/4. As for the GT500KR it's still no match for a Z06 in the 1/4 it's a match for the 2008 LS3 base C6 and from a roll they have there hands full with a 2005 base C6.

The GT500KR Supersnake would be the closest matchup for a Z06 but it would still be dead in the water past the 1/4 mark.


On that note I do find it funny that you even need to compare a econobox Cobalt to a Mustang GT in the first place. Pretty pathetic if you ask me but then agin Ford boys wouldn't want us to compare the S197 to say a 1998 F-Body that can run high 12's stock.

cakeeater

LOL cody you never cease to amaze. It's not like he brought that up as a new topic. multiple stock ss/sc owners have been saying they "eat" gt's easy and what not. And f-body owners never want to compare to the terminator either. so what?

the 605hp super snake traps in the 120's... The 725hp package traps over 130. a z06 is gonna be hard pressed to catch up until the higher speeds.

04YellowGT

Here we go agin...

LS2guy

1- He said some S197's have ran 12's like it was an amazing feat. Stock vs stock sure the S197 GT will beta a SS/SC in the 1/4 from a roll I know from experience it's quite the race. And comparing a 03-04 S/C Cobra to a 1998-2002 N/A F-Body is a lame argument. Point being that a modern 3V running 12's modded is nothing when a stock OHV 2V was doing it ten years ago. I see what your saying and agree that the claims some have made are stupid but at the same time a S197 GT hitting 12's is no big deal.

2- As for the Supersnake vs Z06 it is almost like comparing Cobalt to Mustang GT. It's a shame that it take 100 more hp to even compete with the Z06. The fact that the 725hp version still isn't that much faster is even more so laughable.

I need something to do.

BowTieTillIdie

LOL im not a SC guy and a stock gt 08 runs a ******* 13.8 and the cobalts best was a 14.0 and YES guys have had better times then that on optimal track days. you need to look **** up AND never did I say from a DIGG you tool.. You bring your ******* stock GT 2008 whatever ******* year and I will ******* shcool you from a 20 - 40 roll .. Ill put 500 ******* bucks on it .. Stock for stock ! RWD schools FWD from a dig almost 9 times out of 10 you need to get real bro.
Just for being a toolbag I am going to make a god damn vid of my buddies 2001 GT with exhaust and an intake and show you how I still stomp his ass Over and Over AGIAN !

THATS IT

widowedeight

i don't spank them but i beat the new ones when they have exhaust and intake...

BowTieTillIdie

I just don't think they can comprehend how bad the new GTs suck...Fanbois .. alll fanbois ..

lVlemphizStylez

How would that lend any hand to an argument about 3v's performance compared to a cobalt???

cakeeater

13.8 in a 3v is decent for a first time track goer... The AVERAGE manual 3v driver will hit a 13.5-13.6 as their best stock. lots and lots of people have gone lower. Traps in the 105 range have been had, so you walking away from one stock is not going to happen unless you race an auto in the wrong gear, or you are a better driver, end of story. Modded, it's all up in the air depending on mods etc. I still have trouble agreeing with anything you say bowtie. I've tried to be civilized with you, but every time you make bs call outs and claims. You've claimed an ls1 will run 10's with just a tune, you've claimed your ls1 will walk anything i can bring, since we are never going to race i wont even get into that, and you tell me to do some research when you think the new gt's run a 13.8 on a good day...that's slow for an s197. an intake/exhaust 2v will still get walked by a stock s197 easily.

cody i agree with what youre saying that the s197 is not as impressive as some people make it sound and the ls1 was extremely impressive for it's time, but i do disagree that comparing an 03-04 cobra to an ls1 f-bod is invalid when comparing f-bod vs something else is. The 03-04 cobra was just as close in price to the ls1 f-body's as the new edge gt's were. The ls1 was priced right in the middle.

tell me where in colorado you are. I'll talk to some guys around your area with s197's and see if they'd like to meet with you. Instead of the average 50 year old man who's never gone past 80% throttle, we'll set you up with one of the guys that knows how to drive and cut 13.3-13.4's stock. If you'd like to race a bolt on s197, I think spyder lives in colorado and he runs 11's on slicks, mid-low 12's on streets. Good luck.

drewbroo

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Its possible either way. Isn't this the cobalt SS forums? And there is someone in the 13.5 range now with a stock SS/tc. And stop arguing driving skill. If someone is faster than someone else. SOMEONE IS FASTER THAN SOMEONE ELSE. All i keep hearing is the "Oh but the driver sucked" BS. Get the &*&^ over it. Some cobalts are faster than some mustangs.

LS2guy

I am die hard GM but have had my diversions 1991 Talon TSi, 1991 Mustang GT and lastly my 2003 Mustang GT. When I had my 2003 GT I just sold my 2000 Camaro SS and though a full bolt-on GT would be sufficent boy was I wrong. So I went to a local Ford dealership and looked into a 2004 Cobra. It belive it was the first and last time SVT had rebates available and I could have picked up a Cobra for $28,000. That was almost $9K off MSRP but I decided to hold off.

Up until my C6 I really regretted not stealing that Cobra for $28,000.

Psykostevo

Cobras are only good for their performance IMO. I always had issues fitting comfortably into the 1995-2004 Mustangs, and the interior was way outdated. Performance is undeniable though.

LS2guy

I myself prefer the look and interior vs the retro S197 versions.

Psykostevo

That's a matter of taste I guess. I am way more comfortable in the S197 vs my old mustang. My knees were always in the dashboard with the keychaindangling on them while the seat was all the way back, and my hair touched the headliner. Now, I have no issues. Not as much room as my GTO, but still roomy.