96 cobra mods

[mrfordgt91]

my buddy has a 98 ls1 m6,,, with headers cam and ram air... i am looking at a 96 cobra and am wondering what can be done short of nos and boost to beat him. does anyone here have expirience with a stroker?

 

[Spaded_Z]

my buddy has a 98 ls1 m6,,, with headers cam and ram air... i am looking at a 96 cobra and am wondering what can be done short of nos and boost to beat him. does anyone here have expirience with a stroker?

You're going to be hard pressed against a camm'd LS1 to start with.

Drag runs or street?

The first thing I'd do is throw a 4.10 or 4.30 in and some Crower cams.


You can bore the engine out but stroking takes away rev speed which is something OHC's rely on a lot more than pushrod engines.

 

[SicStang89]

Full exhaust Cold air and gears are the best start. I don't know if that will be enough so cams are a nice next step

 

[droptopsnake01]

Cams for your cobra are not worth it. Yes they are nice but way to expensive for the gains you will get. If you save like 1.5k more you'll have a blower.

If you want to be able to beat/run w/ your buddy then you WILL need some gears most likely 4.56's (dont think 4.30's will get it done)

Drag radials.
Full Exhaust.
Basically all the bolt ons.

I don't have a problem w/ stock ls1's, but I know that cammed ls1's (especially the right cam) aint no joke! Cammed ls1's don't play.

 

[arkansas mystic]

check my mods, i run dead even (1000ft.) with a buddies 02 LS1, hooker midpipe and mufflers, and a programmer. Its a little diffrent story when he uses the 150 shot though. That is untill I get the procharger.

 

[Darkhorse845]

Welcome to the boards! Yes get some 4.56 gears and some cams
that should help you.Good Luck

 

[COBRA90GT]

A stroker? If you've got that kind of money then you might as well get a supercharger kit IMHO.

I wouldn't bother with cams either, the bang-for-the-buck factor isn't favorable due to the high cost. However, combining the proper cams & a power adder can make for a beast.

Nickel-diming with all of the various
bolt-ons should make you pretty competitive against your buddy. Gears, exhaust, timing adjuster, underdrive pullies, and a good set of tires should go a long ways however you will probably still come up short.

The cheapest way to beat him is to use some juice.