1997 Cobra Long Block Letting Go

This is a guy who runs QUICK but kills the cobra at the end of the pass.

 

wow, i just realized i got no replies. Has this video already gone around?

 

I know Brian (the owner of that car). He's acctually a good friend of mine. Its a 98 cobra (chrome yellow was not available in 97). At that time it was the stock 4.6L DOHC (completely stock from TB to oil pan). It has a vortech s-trim, a 75shot of nitrous, full drag suspension, 4.56 rear gears, a built c4 tranny, LT's, Dr. Gas X-pipe, dynomax race bullets and a amazing tune from Chris Johnson of JMS (now with SCT). Brian was crossing the 1/4 mile traps at about 8300rpm due to the 4.56's and c4. His car is amazing, I was there when that was filmed, acctually in the staging lanes about 3 cars back. Man when it let go, we knew it was bad. The motor was toast.

Its had about 300 passes on it at that power level (600+rwhp) and survived about 2 years. Amazing how long it lasted. He's almost got the new motor ready and expect alot more out of that car .

Btw a friend of mine named Steph filmed that :P

 

WoW, typo.

 

what the heck did he do to the car at the end of that run?

 

I'd wouldn't want to buy a new engine. It was a nice run though.

 

nothing out of the ordinary, just running 600+rwhp and turning over 8,000rpm on the stock motor. He had been doing it for about 3 years on the car and it fiannlly let go. He also had a new shortblock waiting to go for about half a year so we all were not that surprised.

 

thats ashame... its a awsome car though... i would like to see the new one that he is building... when he does you should post some pics scothew

 

well as a matter of fact, i have some pics of hte new motor. It has a custom sheet metal lower, with the stock cleaned up upper.

 

Nice, I love it! WOW, sits high in the bay for a mod motor, still a 4.6 in it? or a 5.4 with a cobra intake?????

 

4.6. Al Papitto did the heads. Its a custom blower lower intake

 

Al Papitto does good work. Any new videos of his car?

 

not yet.

 

Man, that new engine looks crazy. Can't wait to see some more vids of him at the track! Just hopefully not blowing his engine...

 

i found that one at www.inductionconcepts.com

 

well we dont have any new vids.. induction wouldnt anyways since they have nothing to do with the car.

 

yes, i know but I was just telling them where, cuz that place has some good videos.

 

 

awesome till the end................yeah, people have been getting some amazing abuse from the mod motors. but man, that one went out in a blaze of glory! like to see someone spin there stock 5.0 to 8000 rpm! LOL, let us know scott when you get some new info!

 

Yep, that is really a motor letting go in spades! I take it there was oil everywhere??