I was wondering how a 99 cobra would stack up against an ls1 camaro. I know the cobras are supposed to be 325hp, and the ls1 camaros like 305(i think the ss is 320) and i was wondering if the cobra would be faster than the camaro?

 

No. The ls1 would win stock for stock assuming equal drivers.

 

I belive you, but why...325 hp vs 305?Plus wouldnt the cobra rev a little higher and accelerate quicker?im guessing it would be a close race and i am assuming both are stock.

 

would a 99 cobra really even keep up? i mean i can walk them in the couple i have raced and those ls1's seem to stay up a lot better by far

 

03machyellow
Date 5/4/2007 8:21:03 PM


would a 99 cobra really even keep up? i mean i can walk them in the couple i have raced and those ls1's seem to stay up a lot better by far why? Is your mach stock? Stock is 305 hp...Btw i love machs.sweet looking cars. If only i wasnt a broke and in college i would have one.

 

The cobra has a lot more weight to it too, that IRS isnt very light ya know
Weight games play a huge part in who wins or not.

 

mines not stock but not too much slp off road x pipe lm1's steeda cold air intake then brakes and rims

 

may of these cars are very uderrated, don't always believe what the brochure says.

 

the ls1 fbodies were rated at 305, but in all honesty they will dyno near that at the wheels (300-310 rwhp). it is the exactly same powertrain as the c5 vette. some people will tell u they detuned them but it isnt true. an fbody will actually dyno higher than a vette because the vette loses more power to IRS. the ls1 is actually somewhere around 350-360 bhp. thats why they dont keeps up.

about the mach's tho, they must be underrated too. because those cars are way faster than they are rated. its a drivers race between a mach1 and an ls1 with the ls1 pulling up top. Id be interested to see a dyno chart for a stock mach1


if u want ive got a taped race between me and an sn95. Ive got a vid from before his tune iwth 245 rwhp (approx 305 bhp) and I wax him pretty good (my car was stock down to the paper filter at the time).
then we taped a race after his tune with 307rwhp (approx 360 rwhp with 15% loss) ive got all his sheets to prove it. We are pretty much dead even and I pulled out when he shifted into 5th (but hey, that gear sucks, so i dont hold it against him). during that race I had a filter, lid, and short shifter.

 

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My g/f has a stick94 Gt 5.0, with a 4:10 gear, udp, cai, and I have raced a few ls1 and lt1 camaro and always beat them, but a friend of mine has a 01 cobra with a drop in K&N and he beats me everytime.