'03/'04 Cobra owners who race their cars
#1
'03/'04 Cobra owners who race their cars
my friend has an '04 Cobra, black, w/ the Tremec T56. we went racing tonight. first up, he raced a '95 GT with a full upper Systemax kit(heads, intake, maybe other stuff, but at least that). they took off fairly even. he went to hit 3rd, and missed. came back. he ran a guy in a turbo mr2(VERY QUICK CAR). took off, MR2 jumped a lil bit, but Timmy pulled ahead in 2nd. went to hit 3rd. missed again. came back. ran again. EXACT same thing. WTF ??? and i know he can drive !!! ive seen him race his Fox body that he sold to one of our friends. its not him !!! anybody else have a problem hitting their 3rd gear ?? i mean, b4 we raced, he said he has a hard time hitting 3rd. its still under warranty......should he have the local dealership pull the tranny and see if maybe the synchro's or sliders are bad......or, what ?? i just thought id try to help him out a lil bit if possible. any input is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks.
#2
RE: '03/'04 Cobra owners who race their cars
Yea if he's havin a hard time getting it into gear then it should be looked at... at least. Does he have the stock shifter? I dunno if its the same as the GT's but if it is then I wouldn't trust the stock shifter on a 3rd gear powershift. Oh yea, I know Im not a Cobra owner but theirs not many 03/04 of those here.
#3
RE: '03/'04 Cobra owners who race their cars
yeah, i kinda figured there wouldnt be many, but, i thought id try. and yeah, it is a stock shifter. he said he wants to get a short-throw, but he hasnt yet. next time i talk to him, ill tell him to take it back and have 'em look at it. thanks Joe.
#4
RE: '03/'04 Cobra owners who race their cars
The stock shifter is like a truck going from 2nd to 3rd. Seriously, it is much worse than the stock shifter in my old 2001 GT.
But have the dealer look anyway before he changes it. I have not heard of any other issues other than it being a "long throw" shifter.
I'm replacing mine as soon as MGW starts production.
Todd
But have the dealer look anyway before he changes it. I have not heard of any other issues other than it being a "long throw" shifter.
I'm replacing mine as soon as MGW starts production.
Todd
#6
RE: '03/'04 Cobra owners who race their cars
Before i had a short -throw i would miss 3rd every so often,once i picked up a short throw it made a world of difference . I suggest a tri-ax short shifter
#8
RE: '03/'04 Cobra owners who race their cars
I had the same problem in my '02 GT until I bought my Pro 5.0. Every now and then I try palm shifting and I miss with the short throw, but if I pay attention it never happens.
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