Test Drove 99 Stang (with Fix) Car Felt Slow???
10-24-2004, 02:42 AM
#15
Join Date: Sep 2004
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RE: Test Drove 99 Stang (with Fix) Car Felt Slow???
On a stock 99 cobra covertible--- Book shows it should reach 0-60 in 5.4 seconds... doing the quartermile in 13.8 seconds @ 102 mph... however that is also rated on factory street tires.... Horsepower is 316 @ 6000rpm...Torgue is 316lb.-ft. @ 4750rpm...Redline is 6800rpm (fuel shutoff at 7000rpm... factory gear ratio's as follows:
Gear--- Ratio---Speed
1st 3.37 72mph
2nd 1.99 77mph
3rd 1.33 115mph
4th 1.00 152mph
5th 0.67 wont list
reverse 3.22
Top speed stated is 150mph..... However i say tell that to the cop that clocked me doing 165 down Rock road....lol .... very small and cheap changes trust me, it can run much faster..... and at the time it was still stock... so goodluck..... april
Gear--- Ratio---Speed
1st 3.37 72mph
2nd 1.99 77mph
3rd 1.33 115mph
4th 1.00 152mph
5th 0.67 wont list
reverse 3.22
Top speed stated is 150mph..... However i say tell that to the cop that clocked me doing 165 down Rock road....lol .... very small and cheap changes trust me, it can run much faster..... and at the time it was still stock... so goodluck..... april
10-24-2004, 12:54 PM
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RE: Test Drove 99 Stang (with Fix) Car Felt Slow???
hey, the '99s may not have as much potential as the '03s and '04s, but you can definately make them a quick car. I had mine dynoed at 400.8 hp a couple of weeks ago.............after a "few" mods 
I haven't run it in the quarter yet, but I am going to take it to Baytown this week. I will have a time after that. Of course, I am a shatty driver, so my time may not reflect the car's potential............you definitely need to lower it though!!!
I haven't run it in the quarter yet, but I am going to take it to Baytown this week. I will have a time after that. Of course, I am a shatty driver, so my time may not reflect the car's potential............you definitely need to lower it though!!!
10-28-2004, 02:14 AM
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RE: Test Drove 99 Stang (with Fix) Car Felt Slow???
ORIGINAL: Slingshot
I test drove a bone stock 99 Cobra today, and it felt a lot slower than I had imagined.
This car has the horsepower fix. I saw the sticker in the engine bay.
Is there anything else that would sap power from the car? Or is it just that I dont know how to drive it right yet??
The car seems to be in excellent shape. It has 42K on it.
What RPM are these magazine guys launching at to pull high 13's in these things? My last car was a mid-13-second WRX, which felt much faster. I'm hoping I just need to get used to the car.
Was anybody else initially disappointed with their Cobra's power?
Also, does anybody have a dyno plot from a stock 99-01 Cobra?
I test drove a bone stock 99 Cobra today, and it felt a lot slower than I had imagined.
This car has the horsepower fix. I saw the sticker in the engine bay.
Is there anything else that would sap power from the car? Or is it just that I dont know how to drive it right yet??
The car seems to be in excellent shape. It has 42K on it.
What RPM are these magazine guys launching at to pull high 13's in these things? My last car was a mid-13-second WRX, which felt much faster. I'm hoping I just need to get used to the car.
Was anybody else initially disappointed with their Cobra's power?
Also, does anybody have a dyno plot from a stock 99-01 Cobra?
Cobra's are quick....Don't you fool yourself.....It's a mid to high 13 second car...and if that doesn't feel quick to you...then i'm sorry. Unlike the 99+ GT's the 99 and up cobras have a killer topend...
Here...read this..
before the fix
http://www.stangbangers.com/Mustang_Articles.htm
after the fix
http://www.stangbangers.com/99_Cobra_Article2.htm
Any questions? LOL..
