[Z06] whats faster?
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2010
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From: VA
I owned a 03 Cobra and it is no where close to my Z. Now I did think the Cobra handled well with its independent suspension, but it still can not compare to the Zs handling braking and power. I liked the Cobra so I am not a Cobra hater. That being said, I would never choose the Cobra over the Z. The only edge the Cobra has, IMO, over the Z is that it has back seats if you need them.
The older I get the more I realize I only need one seat, the drivers seat!!! (and a race track of course)
The older I get the more I realize I only need one seat, the drivers seat!!! (and a race track of course)
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,447
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From: Katy TX
405bhp/400tq 346cid vs 390bhp/390tq 281cid
.31 c/d (Z06) vs c/d .34 (Cobra)
3160lbs (Z06) vs 3600lbs (Cobra)
8.77 p/w (Z06) vs 9.72 p/w (Cobra)
175 top speed (Z06) vs 160 top speed (Cobra)
12.4 @ 116mph (Z06) vs 12.8 @ 112mph (Cobra)
C5 Z is Superior!
That was an easy
.31 c/d (Z06) vs c/d .34 (Cobra)
3160lbs (Z06) vs 3600lbs (Cobra)
8.77 p/w (Z06) vs 9.72 p/w (Cobra)
175 top speed (Z06) vs 160 top speed (Cobra)
12.4 @ 116mph (Z06) vs 12.8 @ 112mph (Cobra)
C5 Z is Superior!
That was an easy
Last edited by All_Motor_C5LS6; Aug 31, 2011 at 04:52 PM.
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Drifting
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,506
Likes: 5
From: Milpitas CA
405bhp/400tq 346cid vs 390bhp/390tq 281cid
.31 c/d (Z06) vs c/d .34 (Cobra)
3160lbs (Z06) vs 3600lbs (Cobra)
8.77 p/w (Z06) vs 9.72 p/w (Cobra)
175 top speed (Z06) vs 160 top speed (Cobra)
12.4 @ 116mph (Z06) vs 12.8 @ 112mph (Cobra)
C5 Z is Superior!
That was an easy
.31 c/d (Z06) vs c/d .34 (Cobra)
3160lbs (Z06) vs 3600lbs (Cobra)
8.77 p/w (Z06) vs 9.72 p/w (Cobra)
175 top speed (Z06) vs 160 top speed (Cobra)
12.4 @ 116mph (Z06) vs 12.8 @ 112mph (Cobra)
C5 Z is Superior!
That was an easy
Dog
Melting Slicks
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Posts: 3,355
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From: Los Angeles
Melting Slicks
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From: Woodinville WA
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Lost Wages, NV
I own a turbo mod motor car. The thing about cobras (mod motors) and boost is that they respond very well to exhaust, tune, intake and would walk a C5Z with those simple mods. You'd need heads/cam to keep up with a cobra with those 3 mods.
In the corners, it's no contest. Z would kill.
In the corners, it's no contest. Z would kill.
Team Owner
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 34,124
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From: Pensacola FL
Um, not really.
Cam-only C5Zs are capable of 450rwhp...more than enough to get the job done.
Bolt-on C5Zs can get close to 400rwhp...good race with a bolt-on 2003-04 Cobra.
The 2003-04 Cobra is probably the only Mustang I would own (I've owned two Fox GTs), so don't think I am a hater. Turbo/Kenne Bell Terminators are just plain sick...
Cam-only C5Zs are capable of 450rwhp...more than enough to get the job done.
Bolt-on C5Zs can get close to 400rwhp...good race with a bolt-on 2003-04 Cobra.
The 2003-04 Cobra is probably the only Mustang I would own (I've owned two Fox GTs), so don't think I am a hater. Turbo/Kenne Bell Terminators are just plain sick...
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,228
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From: Crossville TN
I have owned both, and I still miss my old 04 Cobra to this day... but I will never sell my Z06 for a Cobra, only as an addition.
I bought my Cobra already with an upper pulley, tune and exhaust and that alone made 466rwhp on the dyno. It felt like the car pulled like a freight train when I eventually got the rear tires to quit spinning
I drag raced the car with those mods and with M/T drag radials to a 7.59 on an 1/8 mile track. Nothing great, but it felt right at home there. On street tires, I never could hook up and only ran a best of 8.11.
Then I sold it for a C5Z and was able to run a 7.98 (1/8 mile again) on street tires. The car didn't "feel" as fast as the cobra, but being so much lighter and the powerband is different... but it was certainly faster than the cobra. My Z06 had an intake, tune and exhaust and that was it.
As far as cornering... doesn't even compare. The Z06 will kill it, every single time. The cobra is a nice car overall though.
I bought my Cobra already with an upper pulley, tune and exhaust and that alone made 466rwhp on the dyno. It felt like the car pulled like a freight train when I eventually got the rear tires to quit spinning
I drag raced the car with those mods and with M/T drag radials to a 7.59 on an 1/8 mile track. Nothing great, but it felt right at home there. On street tires, I never could hook up and only ran a best of 8.11.Then I sold it for a C5Z and was able to run a 7.98 (1/8 mile again) on street tires. The car didn't "feel" as fast as the cobra, but being so much lighter and the powerband is different... but it was certainly faster than the cobra. My Z06 had an intake, tune and exhaust and that was it.
As far as cornering... doesn't even compare. The Z06 will kill it, every single time. The cobra is a nice car overall though.
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 158
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From: Lost Wages, NV
Um, not really.
Cam-only C5Zs are capable of 450rwhp...more than enough to get the job done.
Bolt-on C5Zs can get close to 400rwhp...good race with a bolt-on 2003-04 Cobra.
The 2003-04 Cobra is probably the only Mustang I would own (I've owned two Fox GTs), so don't think I am a hater. Turbo/Kenne Bell Terminators are just plain sick...
Cam-only C5Zs are capable of 450rwhp...more than enough to get the job done.
Bolt-on C5Zs can get close to 400rwhp...good race with a bolt-on 2003-04 Cobra.
The 2003-04 Cobra is probably the only Mustang I would own (I've owned two Fox GTs), so don't think I am a hater. Turbo/Kenne Bell Terminators are just plain sick...
Team Owner
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 34,124
Likes: 105
From: Pensacola FL
I have a mild little 228 cam, headers WITH cats, UD pulley, CAI and tune and get 421/400 with tons of area under the curve. I highly doubt that I would lose to a intake/exhaust/tune Termi unless Bob Cosby was driving it...