914 V8 vs shelby cobra, which one would win? |
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914 V8 vs shelby cobra, which one would win? |
914rat |
Aug 4 2006, 01:39 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 279 Joined: 3-July 06 From: Maryland Member No.: 6,362 |
Has anybody ever compared the 914V8 to a Cobra on the track or drag strip?Anybody ever raced one?Which car is the better handling car?Horsepower to wt. ratio?
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Marv's3.6six |
Aug 4 2006, 02:33 PM
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Actual member 7" Group: Members Posts: 695 Joined: 22-November 04 From: Huntington Beach, Ca. Member No.: 3,165 Region Association: Southern California |
I believe your question is too broad, to many variables to answer without refining your question.
However if things are similar: setup, power, weight, contact patch, I believe the teener has an edge all around and especially on the track. The teener has allot going for it, mid engine, unibody versus body on frame, a near perfect weight balance versus front biased cobra. I would venture to say that on a twisty technical track a highly tuned flat six teener versus a "big block" cobra, I would give the nod to the six as it would be able to carry much higher corner speeds. Look at the current F1 cars, now all are V8 versus last years V10 and are 200hp down from the V10. This year the cars are turning faster laps at all tracks, why? Besides better aerodynamics they can carry higher corner speeds due to less mass. |
lapuwali |
Aug 4 2006, 02:57 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
Look at the current F1 cars, now all are V8 versus last years V10 and are 200hp down from the V10. This year the cars are turning faster laps at all tracks, why? Besides better aerodynamics they can carry higher corner speeds due to less mass. Bad analogy. The cars weigh the same, there's a minimum weight that didn't change with the smaller engines, so they aren't cornering faster due to less mass. The lap times they're turing are no generally faster, and certainly not faster at all tracks. About the same as last year, yes. The 200hp number has been rumored, but hardly verified. The cars are certainly revving higher, and may make similar power to last year, just less torque because of the smaller engine size. The teams say the lack of speed difference is mostly down to tires. Clearly, they couldn't make effective use of the power they had last year, so reducing it hasn't hurt much. This is why the FIA has now turned to a spec tire for next year, which is pretty much the only way to really reduce laptimes. As for the original question, it's pretty close to impossible to answer. Tires would make a huge difference. A 427 Cobra probably can't use its tires very effectively, and in a roadrace on a tight course probably wouldn't be all that much faster than a 289 Cobra with the same tires. On a course with lots of slow turns and long straights, the 914 would be killed by either one. |
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