My 2003 Cobra (For ONE DAY), Lots of pictures! (56k go hide)
 

Hey guys,

I thought I would share today with you all. My buddy swapped cars (He took my Civic) and I took his car (2003 Cobra Vert - Intake, Exhaust, 4.10s, DRs, etc.) for a whole day. It was literally mine.

We did this because I was the only one that helped him clean up his house before inspection (he was in the military). This was HIS idea.

Anyways:

Wow, first off, big THANK YOU to black_on_silver (Kamden) for giving me the privelege to drive this great car!!

So I first got the car from him and then I went and got it cleaned off. I then headed to Freeman Lake (Local spot) for some pictures:

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I ended up picking up the lady and we cruised around for awhile. I had a few big "sprints" where I was hitting boost pretty damn good :) I only wish the blower was louder though. Future plans should fix that.

Well next I dropped my woman off and went over to Mom's to show the car to her and its potential:

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This is the Cobra parked at my house, I stopped by to get some stuff before I took the car back.

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So on the way there I get a challenge for a street race. 5.0 Fox 5-speed wanted a go at 3 honks so we locked it in. I pulled by about 1 to 1.5 busses the first time (wasn't in powerband on 3rd gear). Second time however, I was at 3500 RPM and we took off. I put about 2 busses on him, started to brake, he came up fast, I floored it again and put another bus on him. Hats off to the driver for the fun race.

I meet up with Kamden at DQ by Gene Snyder, and he brings my car back.. FULLY DETAILED! Hoooly shit batman. He even hit up the engine bay! Thanks dude! Kickass job!

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This car sure is a people magnet!! I got TONS of people asking me to rev it, and wanted to get a sample. Lots of looks from GT / Cobra owners. I can see why there are some GT500 haters on the site. This car is pretty damn solid:

The IRS kicks ass, the Centerforce clutch is great, and the 4.10s are pretty damn nice! 1st gear comes and goes QUICK. So does 2nd.

My only complaint is the seatbelt placement: Its too far back and hard to reach IMO.

Other than that, I am EXTREMELY pleased with the car and will definitely consider a Cobra Vert in the future. The performance is neck snapping, yet the car is subtle enough to be driven every day. Ford did a great job with this one!

Thanks for reading, and more importantly thanks again for giving me one of the best days I've had in a L O N G time.

John


EDIT: Here is an exhaust clip!! Click here to watch Cobra-13-75 (7.5 MB)