Gee, I wonder if this was on the Blue Offal website like the info about
the Cobras and how they ddin't measure up to published specs either?
Nice to see that 4duh is consistent, if nothing else.
Richard in San Antonio
On Mon, 10 Jul 2000 08:58:26 -0700 "Steven T. Ekstrand"
<cyberlaw@earthlink.net> writes:
> At the last two day Autocross school, there was a modified Cobra SVT
> in my
> run group. Nice guy and a beautiful car. I was able to match him
> lap for
> lap through out the weekend in my stock Dakota. He couldn't believe
> it.
> It was pretty demoralizing. I tried to play it off as my having
> more
> experience, but in truth I think he had more autox experience than I
> did.
> Some of it was driver, but it made me wonder about the SVT's even
> with all
> the Kenny Brown mods and massive 3 inch dual exhaust. Sure sounded
> sweet.
> I heard that there is a class action lawsuit pending. The factory
> rated
> the 99's at 320HP, but apparently most cars don't come close to that
> lofty
> figure. The factory blames suppliers of the intake and exhaust
> systems as
> not maintaining the specs of the prototype pieces. They have
> developed a
> TSB that replaces these parts, but it still doesn't quite make it.
> Kenny
> Brown will get you to about 330hp for about $10,000!!! Sounds like
> our
> Blue Oval friends are going to be going through a Buyback fiasco
> like the
> R/T owners went through. I'd say they have an even better case.
>
> -STE
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Short" <ashort@flash.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 10:28 AM
> Subject: Re: DML: Dakota R/Tvs.'99 Cobra
>
>
> | Stlaurent Mr Steven wrote:
> | >
> | > It was the Cobra SVT, it runs in the low 13s (99) on street
> tires.
> |
> | Interesting....
> | I have a run on video tape against a silver '99 Cobra with paper
> dealer
> | tags on it, he sure didn't run any 13.
> | I spanked him so bad, he left right after that.
> | Alan S.
> |
>
>
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