Another 03 cobra story...

I just sold my 16k mile mint 03 cobra. I am coming back to the Darkside. The TR's are just plain cool. The cobra was a nice car but until you have owned both of them you can't tell which one you may like best. For me, Turbo Buick hands down. The cobra will handle big power from the factory but the IRS half shafts, clutch and input shaft become weak links at around 550whp. Especially when you can get the car to hook. They are just like any car that you want to make faster, they break period. Also, there is no stock blower cobra making anywhere near 600whp unless it is a compound boost car. The stock Eaton will not do it even with the best port job money can buy. Anyway great cars but they ain't no TURBO BUICK.

Damn, this thread is extremely old. Since my last post in this thread I've owned and sold a blown 97 Cobra and a 500 HP 03 Cobra lol.

Both are now gone, I DD a bolt on 335i, and I still have my GN.

The 03 Cobra was nice, and I'll probably own another eventually....but I decided to let it go before my GN

-Will

My 03 Cobra made 447whp and 460tq and it turned a 11:76 in the quarter. The mods on it were CAI, Exhaust, 2.76 pulley and a tune. When i had the stock blower ported it put 503whp and 530tq. I know GN's are quick cars stock but i know that my stock Cobra would have waxed my stock GN's ass.

I love my GN and that is why i have bought another one after mistakingly selling my first.

Double post. Sorry.

My buddy sold it to a guy on the east coast, he had it dyno'd and it made just over 1000 rwhp.

Read this whole thread and its ancient!,oh well. Racing like playing pool brings out the testosterone for whatever reasons but they are just nice cars-all of them. There is another aspect to cars and if you ever get to be an old fart like me that aspect is nostagia. Driving a cool a** car that has history,image and a little rarity behind it means a hell of alot more than driving a beat a** A to B car. Sometimes.

Now I know speed plays a big role and its part of why a car is what it is but if anything has been shown with newer model cars and a lot o' SUV;s its they can haul ass too.Do you get what I'm saying?. Theres a whole bunch of 150k resto 70 SS Chevelles driving around that soccer moms rides will humble,but who cares its not just about the speed. If you're worried about just speed go buy a $500 pinto and throw 30 grand of speed parts into it.

lol, this thread is soooo old

I've been through 3 Cobras and two GN's since this thread was created ROFLMAO.

In the end, I still have my GN

-Will

The S/C'd 3.8's love it. I've installed akit on a couple of them. Biggest thing is to make sure you have enough fuel. The stock pump/lines tend to start hitting capacity on a ported blower and 100+ shot.

Thanks,

-Will

There is no way in hell a showroom stock Turbo Buick is running a low 13 anywhere besides maybe mineshaft air and that ain't happening where he is from for sure. I owned 2 completely bone stock GN and before modded one of them ran 14.20 and the other 14.10 on factory tires in regular non mineshaft southern air. I think you have to take most street racing stories with a grain of salt as most people seem to embellish them anyway. I can tell you some people like to act like big dog on the street when the reality is they probably never had anything real fast. That setup he is talking about should be very deep in the 10's unless he don't have a clue. I know personally of several Turbo Buicks that ran very low 11's with stock turbo, just basic bolt ons and a 150 shot. If he is only putting 5-6 carlengths on a bolt on cobra he isn't running very fast. Sounds like a low 11 sec car that shoul dbe running low 10's instead.

I owned a 04 Cobra with all the bolt on's and was very impressed with it,It was just to uncomfortable for me,Cobra long gone ,and very missed at times,but still have the GN,and sometimes wish it was gone also

It's happening agaaaaain....this thread will still be alive during the Zombie Apocalypse.

I had to sell the "T", the big black 4x4 Lariat and other toys to pay my son's medical bills and miss it something awful. Once he's in college next year we will sell the house, move to the country and downsize. Then I will do it all again. I really miss the turbo scream that sounded like an eagle sitting on the hood.

So one of you guys keep one in the garage for me please.

Mikey

I am laughing....this thread goes on FOREVER!!!!!


-Will

thank god I bought another GN and not a 03/04 cobra