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I can't say anything about future product, but I doubt an engine like this will get thrown in the trash after only one year.
It's all about balance.
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Originally posted by Rara:
I can't say anything about future product, but I doubt an engine like this will get thrown in the trash after only one year. If they do throw it in the trash, be sure to let me know. I wouldn't mind digging through the trash for one of those engines 
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This really pisses me off....all the magazines are still giving that old 390 horsepower in there specs...what the heck...it makes that at the wheels :rolleyes: ...Maybe the CEG should start a car magazine of its own.....
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Originally posted by 99badsvt: This really pisses me off....all the magazines are still giving that old 390 horsepower in there specs...what the heck...it makes that at the wheels :rolleyes: ...Maybe the CEG should start a car magazine of its own..... Ever heard of the 99 Cobra horsepower rating fiasco, where some engines were outputting lower than advertised hp levels? That certainly won't be a problem this time - unless the engine is running on 7 cylinders, it won't be less than 390 crank hp. Even then, I'm not sure.
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Originally posted by 99badsvt: This really pisses me off....all the magazines are still giving that old 390 horsepower in there specs...what the heck...it makes that at the wheels :rolleyes: ...Maybe the CEG should start a car magazine of its own..... Of course they're saying 390hp, it's called an "official rating" for a reason.
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it says 390hp because that is what ford and SVT are promising to deliver with the car. Are you gonna complain if its a little more? Regardless of what the magazines say.
It's all about balance.
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Originally posted by Rara:
it says 390hp because that is what ford and SVT are promising to deliver with the car. Are you gonna complain if its a little more? Regardless of what the magazines say. heheh... I can see it now. Angry SVT customers lining up at their local Ford dealer demanding Ford to take back the extra 40-50HP they put in the new Cobra's...
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It shall be mine! Even my wife was dumb (err, I mean cool) enough to say yes! Now all I have to do is wait, and wait, and wait....
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Originally posted by Rara: Originally posted by TheGreatOne:
[b]I think it lookd bad@$$....and with numbers like that it *might* be faster than a z06 in a straight line....but there's no way in hell it can stay with the z06, or even the viper through the twisties...no way...
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to knock the Viper or Z06, both are very fine cars in thier own right, but the new Cobra has them both soundly beat when the entire, all-around package is considered.[/b]just so ya know, at the dealership i work at mark up is $7500 on the cobra.
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Originally posted by codeo:
just so ya know, at the dealership i work at mark up is $7500 on the cobra. And just so you know, I would personally tell people to go to a different dealer if they wanted a Cobra. Its a free country, dealers can mark up cars all they want, but it also doesn't mean the customers have to put up w/ it.
It's all about balance.
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