Darkwand's Alcove

Cobra

All right, sports fans, dig this: my Cobra has a 4.6L 32-valve, DOHC supercharged V-8. A supercharger is essentially as powerful as 2 normal turbos, so just think of it as putting a twin turbo on a 300hp V8. It also has a 6-disc CD changer in the dash and the sound system is 280W RMS, 460W peak. That is almost 3 times as powerful as the most powerful stereo that most people have in their homes. I have the option of changing that stereo out for a system that has 1000W peak and dual 500W subwoofers in the trunk in addition to the other 8 speakers for about a grand, but frankly, I'm already making my ears ring on a regular basis with the system I have now. I figure I'll wait until I fry it and then upgrade. It has all leather, but also with suede inserts. This thing will *pound* a mustang GT, even the '05 model, and needless to say it has many features that the GT does not. Finally, I had the luck of choosing a model that had the optional 17" chrome wheels. Chrome is good. Here are some more pics:



This is probably my favorite pic of the series.







Now, notice the gauge over to the right that is labeled "Boost PSI". That measures how many PSI my supercharger is pounding into the air flow system. I refer to this as the "happy gauge".



The supercharger is the oval grey metal thing in the front of the engine with the thin horizontal holes scoring it. Kinda reminds me of the grill marks on a steak actually. Anyway, also notice that intercooling system which is the supernatural lime-green liquid over to the left of the engine. Now in racing, there are 2 types of coolants, a green and an orange. If you put orange in an engine designed for the green, or vice versa, I've heard that the coolant turns to acid and melts down all of your seals. Amusingly, there is actually a picture on the intercooler with a green container with a "thumbs up" and an orange container with a big red "X" through it. I think I will avoid ever putting the wrong one in :P



Note the stylized stitched Cobras on the seat backs. Too cool.



And finally a lovely shot from the side, which also shows the cute little metal cobra emblem on the front quarter, and provides a full view of the chrome wheels.

For additional details on this awesome car, go here.

posted by Darkwand @ 4:37 PM