new guy...
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Originally Posted by catert755
lifetime fan first time owner. i recently purchased a quick silver 2004 C5 with a 6 speed. Man i love this car, i just bought a magnaflow catback and a few other small bolt ons (programmer, air bridge and CAI kit).
looking forward to learning a lot on here from you guys.
Tom
looking forward to learning a lot on here from you guys.
Tom
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Welcome to the forum and congrats on the new car. 
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Originally Posted by JACKAL0PE
Welcome to the forum Tom. If you have any problem, no matter how technical, feel free to ask me.... I'll be glad to refer to you Patches, ET or some of the other guys to help!
Welcome to the Forum!
Welcome to the Forum!
Well you opened the door, so let me step on it. I was headed to the car wash this morning and I noticed this red blip in my rear view mirror it was getting closer and closer pretty quick.
Well I look up again, and there he is. It was a mustang not the new one but the body style before that one. There was zero traffic and he swings out beside me and starts pacing me. I started getting bored with this quick so, I down shift into 3rd from 5th and hit the pedal expecting th leave this guy in the dust however, it was me that was left in the dust his guy passed me like i was in reverse.
In big black letters across the rear bumper it said "COBRA". whats the deal with this mustang i have spend an hour on google trying to find out how this guy beat me so badly. whats it going to take to kill this guy n20, cam heads what someone help the new guy out!!!
Tom
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Originally Posted by catert755
In big black letters across the rear bumper it said "COBRA". whats the deal with this mustang i have spend an hour on google trying to find out how this guy beat me so badly. whats it going to take to kill this guy n20, cam heads what someone help the new guy out!!!Tom
FYI, my head/cam package was purchased from 21st Century Muscle Cars. Its a moderate cam and gave me 500 Flywheel HP.
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thanks for the info just got off the phone with Andy at A&A corvette. he said he could hook me up with a good head and cam package. he also told me the guy in the cobra had his cal dyno'd at his shop a couple of times.
he said he thought it made 470/480 tq to the tire. to my 300-320 lol....guess i need to get in to my 401K...lol
he said he thought it made 470/480 tq to the tire. to my 300-320 lol....guess i need to get in to my 401K...lol
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From: Roswell Ga
Originally Posted by catert755
thanks for the info just got off the phone with Andy at A&A corvette. he said he could hook me up with a good head and cam package. he also told me the guy in the cobra had his cal dyno'd at his shop a couple of times.
he said he thought it made 470/480 tq to the tire. to my 300-320 lol....guess i need to get in to my 401K...lol
he said he thought it made 470/480 tq to the tire. to my 300-320 lol....guess i need to get in to my 401K...lol
But! It's nothing that $10K or so won't fix!
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Originally Posted by catert755
thanks for the info just got off the phone with Andy at A&A corvette. he said he could hook me up with a good head and cam package. he also told me the guy in the cobra had his cal dyno'd at his shop a couple of times.
he said he thought it made 470/480 tq to the tire. to my 300-320 lol....guess i need to get in to my 401K...lol
he said he thought it made 470/480 tq to the tire. to my 300-320 lol....guess i need to get in to my 401K...lol
Congrats on a great car and welcome to the forum!
I just went in to Andy's A & A Corvette yesterday for the first time and had my first mods bolted on. A Halltech Stinger Intake and some rail savers (getting the Frame Savers next time when in stock and ordered a Corsa Touring Exhaust). Im getting better gears soon too...
He was a huge help and his shop is awesome. Every extra penny I have will be finding it's way into his pocket, Im certain.
That Cobra wont bite me! (Eventually!)
Have fun! Keep us posted on what mods you go with so I can compare experiences. Thanks!
And CHEERS!~~~JadeDragon
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Welcome to the forum Tom. 
You've come to the right place to learn just about anything you wanted to learn about your car (and frankly, even some things you didn't.) 
Sorry about your experience with the Cobra. Just goes to show, there is always going to be someone faster. Enjoy the ride.
Paul
You've come to the right place to learn just about anything you wanted to learn about your car (and frankly, even some things you didn't.) Sorry about your experience with the Cobra. Just goes to show, there is always going to be someone faster. Enjoy the ride.Paul
