Rare you get this view of a race in your car

[Speedy1975]

My buddy came to the strip with his Cobra and raced Orange Krush. I'm surprised he gave me the video, but I'm glad he did. Rare you get to see this perspective of a race of your own car

It's a super nice Cobra and sounds awesome. I think with a bit of practice he might give me a run for my money.

My next target is my other buddy's Z06 Vette hahahaha.

[a_Username]

it's u2b... anxious to see the video

What were the times? He had a pretty good launch from the look of it.

[wbt]

That's dandy but where are the times and time slips?

[Speedy1975]

Originally Posted by wbt

That's dandy but where are the times and time slips?

I'd love to say it was one of my best runs with something like an 11.70 but alas it was not. I think I ran in the low 12s that pass and he was in the high 12s. Traps were something like 120 for me and 116 for him if memory serves.

I think he's pretty new to drag racing. I'm gonna get him to come back to the track with me and see what we can get his Cobra to do. It's on like 23 lbs of boost or something nutty like that.

[REEFBLUE93]

Originally Posted by Speedy1975

My buddy came to the strip with his Cobra and raced Orange Krush. I'm surprised he gave me the video, but I'm glad he did. Rare you get to see this perspective of a race of your own car

It's a super nice Cobra and sounds awesome. I think with a bit of practice he might give me a run for my money.

My next target is my other buddy's Z06 Vette hahahaha.

Uuhh, if he's running 23psi on that Cobra, he has the car tuned and I'm sure had exhaust work done as well. I think even if he doesn't know how to drive very well, he'd still give you a good run. Your car is making a lot of powet and torque but so is the Cobra. Unless you've done some serious weight reduction on the Challenger, the Cobra will give you hell even if he's running 100 rwhp less than you....

[Speedy1975]

Originally Posted by REEFBLUE93

Uuhh, if he's running 23psi on that Cobra, he has the car tuned and I'm sure had exhaust work done as well. I think even if he doesn't know how to drive very well, he'd still give you a good run. Your car is making a lot of powet and torque but so is the Cobra. Unless you've done some serious weight reduction on the Challenger, the Cobra will give you hell even if he's running 100 rwhp less than you....

I hear ya, and agree. I want him to go back with me and try my M&H DRs on his car to see what he can do. I think he was using some kind of BFG DR and I was launching way better with my 4350 pound heifer than that light weight Cobra was.

That Cobra is super nice. It has a huge grocery list of mods. 1000HP rated built motor and all that....the works basically. He just bought it a few months ago and got it for a STEAL. I think he paid like $23K or something and it's in fantastic shape. Sounds mean as hell.

[jdenotter]

The video shows that he ran a 12.47. Just gotta slow it down or pause it.

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[Speedy1975]

Originally Posted by jdenotter

The video shows that he ran a 12.47. Just gotta slow it down or pause it.

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Haha, nice! I just checked that and you can see the timing board on my side. 12.43. Made for a cool video I thought.

A couple of your guys from this forum showed up with the Edelbrock blown SS Camaros. I think they were running 12.50s or 12.60s at like 112 - 114.

I really wanna see what I can do against my buddy's Z06. It's nasty. 550+RWHP and 3200 lbs.

My PB is 11.79 at 122MPH, but that was in decent 60 degree air. At CF2 it was a bit warmer....I kept hitting in the 12.0x to 12.1x on 90% of my runs that day. 60 foots were like 1.9s. I've been wanting to try speed shifting to see if I can shave a few tenths, but I've got the stock clutch and all that and really don't want my synchros flying in to the crowd.

[REEFBLUE93]

LOL, he did get one helluva deal on the Cobra. You've done some work to your car Speedy, I don't remember it being quite the asphalt chewer last time I saw. Have any pics?

[Speedy1975]

Originally Posted by REEFBLUE93

LOL, he did get one helluva deal on the Cobra. You've done some work to your car Speedy, I don't remember it being quite the asphalt chewer last time I saw. Have any pics?

Lots on my website www.speedysgarage.net

I just wanted a supercharged muscle car when I started. Saw a few folks blow up their cars with superchargers, so I decided to avoid that and do a built motor to handle the boost. Asked Arrington for 500RWHP and 500RWTQ that I could drive on 93 octane across the country. They gave me back 550RWHP and like 625RWTQ. I drove it 7 hours home from their shop no problem and get 22MPG if I'm not romping on it all the time.....which is hard not to do. I've come to like steering the car with the back tires haha.

I didn't think I'd really ever get it on the track, but got some buddies ragging me about it so I tried it out and loved it. Now I've got tools, tires, all that junk

I'm glad the car has a big trunk....I fit all my race gear in there, 3 hot chicks to be my cheer leaders and umbrella girls at the track and roll out. Swap tires, race, swap tires back and drive home.

She's a big girl, but she travels well

[REEFBLUE93]

Originally Posted by Speedy1975

Lots on my website www.speedysgarage.net

I just wanted a supercharged muscle car when I started. Saw a few folks blow up their cars with superchargers, so I decided to avoid that and do a built motor to handle the boost. Asked Arrington for 500RWHP and 500RWTQ that I could drive on 93 octane across the country. They gave me back 550RWHP and like 625RWTQ. I drove it 7 hours home from their shop no problem and get 22MPG if I'm not romping on it all the time.....which is hard not to do. I've come to like steering the car with the back tires haha.

I didn't think I'd really ever get it on the track, but got some buddies ragging me about it so I tried it out and loved it. Now I've got tools, tires, all that junk

I'm glad the car has a big trunk....I fit all my race gear in there, 3 hot chicks to be my cheer leaders and umbrella girls at the track and roll out. Swap tires, race, swap tires back and drive home.

She's a big girl, but she travels well

Kick ass man, that car is a beast! Running a blower, and I'm sure other power adders, is an addiction. It's a shot of adrenaline for your car. The weight just is what it is man, you can't go ripping off the power steering and a/c to gain a few tenths. Farthest I've driven mine at one time was for about 2 hrs each way on a cruise our local club had. I had the cruise control set and a/c on "blizzard" the whole way there and back, car ran flawlessly. I have friends with fox body Mustangs who've ripped all those creature comforts out and they're a little faster than me but I don't sweat doing it.

[Speedy1975]

Originally Posted by REEFBLUE93

Kick ass man, that car is a beast! Running a blower, and I'm sure other power adders, is an addiction. It's a shot of adrenaline for your car. The weight just is what it is man, you can't go ripping off the power steering and a/c to gain a few tenths. Farthest I've driven mine at one time was for about 2 hrs each way on a cruise our local club had. I had the cruise control set and a/c on "blizzard" the whole way there and back, car ran flawlessly. I have friends with fox body Mustangs who've ripped all those creature comforts out and they're a little faster than me but I don't sweat doing it.

Thanks man. I have a couple of buddies with 9 second Challengers trapping in the high 130s to low 140s, but they've really done a doozy on their cars to make them do that. Roll cages and all that jazz and have to get in and out of them like Duke's of Hazard. They try to say they're still daily drivers but whatever, we all know better.

I wanted a fast street car with all the amenities and think I've met that goal. I'm gonna try to run a 11.49 and get booted off the track for no roll cage just to say I did, but if I never get it there I don't really care. It's fun as hell to drive.

[wbt]

Originally Posted by Speedy1975

I'd love to say it was one of my best runs with something like an 11.70 but alas it was not. I think I ran in the low 12s that pass and he was in the high 12s. Traps were something like 120 for me and 116 for him if memory serves.

I think he's pretty new to drag racing. I'm gonna get him to come back to the track with me and see what we can get his Cobra to do. It's on like 23 lbs of boost or something nutty like that.

Hmmm....I seriously doubt he is running 23lbs. of boost. That is insane and just doesn't make sense. I am positive I would spank either car in my 450WHP 2011 GT.

[REEFBLUE93]

Originally Posted by wbt

Hmmm....I seriously doubt he is running 23lbs. of boost. That is insane and just doesn't make sense. I am positive I would spank either car in my 450WHP 2011 GT.

I don't doubt it at all. He's obviously not running good enough suspension/tire set up. I had a 93 Mustang GT with a stock block, Vortech S Trim and a SCT tune that made 373rwhp and 390rwtq. I would've put money on that 93 vs your 2011 but the best time I ran in that 93 was a 14.01 because of shitty suspension and tires....