2008 Cobra Jets belong in Stock

bill dedman · 02-10-2009, 05:53 AM

Shawn,

I think that's an excellent point you made RE: is it street legal? If not, then it's an S/S car. I never considered that, but I think it has a lot of validity to it. Getting the mfgr.-friendly NHRA Tech Department to agree might take some doing, unfortunately.

Gary, your comment "American workers who lost their jobs due to our governments embracing of this warped-minded global economy" made me wish I'd said it.... we are on exactly the same page in our thinking on "global economy." Nothing would suit me better than to see a 50% tariff on any car sold here that was not built on this continent. But, that's politics, and I am aware that this in not the place to discuss that.

Be that as it may, "foreign" cars are making inroads performance-wise, and need to be included in the Class.Guide, I think (if for no other reason than to allow you, Gary, to get some starting-line satisfaction racing them!)

When I say they are making inroads, what I mean is "getting faster all the time." If you look at the road test results (in mags like Car and Driver, Road and Track, and Motor Trend) of the Honda Accord V6's, Camry V6's, and Nissan Altima V6s, you'll see that some of them run very close to 100 in the quarter, and the 5-speed Altimas run well over 100mph in the quarter-mile, and in the low-to-mid 14s on stock rubber and do this in brand-new, showroom-stock trim. The slowest run right at 100mph... and will exceed that, when broken in... still showroom-stock, thru the cat's and mufflers. That's a little faster than a '64 GTO was, or a '68 383 Road Runner, which were considered "muscle cars" in their day. And, (except for the Altima) those are all automatics... Amazing, for a 3,400-pound car with a 3.5-liter (214 cubic inch) motor, normally-aspirated, in "grocery-getter" trim.

I think if NHRA gave them a place to race, they would come... and you could have "your day in court," Gary.

I think it's a shame that NHRA doesn't actively pursue the specs on those cars so they can be included in the mix; they're NOT "slow." Any car that can run 100mph in the quarter, showroom stock, is okay by me, regardless of its place of manufacture. Just factor them right, and away we go!!!!

Bill

02-10-2009, 05:53 AM	#7
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: 2008 Cobra Jets belong in Stock Shawn, I think that's an excellent point you made RE: is it street legal? If not, then it's an S/S car. I never considered that, but I think it has a lot of validity to it. Getting the mfgr.-friendly NHRA Tech Department to agree might take some doing, unfortunately. Gary, your comment "American workers who lost their jobs due to our governments embracing of this warped-minded global economy" made me wish I'd said it.... we are on exactly the same page in our thinking on "global economy." Nothing would suit me better than to see a 50% tariff on any car sold here that was not built on this continent. But, that's politics, and I am aware that this in not the place to discuss that. Be that as it may, "foreign" cars are making inroads performance-wise, and need to be included in the Class.Guide, I think (if for no other reason than to allow you, Gary, to get some starting-line satisfaction racing them!) When I say they are making inroads, what I mean is "getting faster all the time." If you look at the road test results (in mags like Car and Driver, Road and Track, and Motor Trend) of the Honda Accord V6's, Camry V6's, and Nissan Altima V6s, you'll see that some of them run very close to 100 in the quarter, and the 5-speed Altimas run well over 100mph in the quarter-mile, and in the low-to-mid 14s on stock rubber and do this in brand-new, showroom-stock trim. The slowest run right at 100mph... and will exceed that, when broken in... still showroom-stock, thru the cat's and mufflers. That's a little faster than a '64 GTO was, or a '68 383 Road Runner, which were considered "muscle cars" in their day. And, (except for the Altima) those are all automatics... Amazing, for a 3,400-pound car with a 3.5-liter (214 cubic inch) motor, normally-aspirated, in "grocery-getter" trim. I think if NHRA gave them a place to race, they would come... and you could have "your day in court," Gary. I think it's a shame that NHRA doesn't actively pursue the specs on those cars so they can be included in the mix; they're NOT "slow." Any car that can run 100mph in the quarter, showroom stock, is okay by me, regardless of its place of manufacture. Just factor them right, and away we go!!!! Bill __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 02-10-2009 at 05:56 AM.