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Originally posted by WarChild
Mustang Cobra 2003 SVT is a nice car. Don't be surprised when the same LS1 owners slap on $2500 worth of heads and cam and leaves you standing still. Never mind with a charger.
No contest, the LS1 is a bigger, better engine. More CI = more power, anyway you cut it. On unlimited budgets, a 2003 Cobra won't hang with an LS1. On limited budgets it won't either.
Corvette vs. Mustang for prestige and "bling". No contest.
At the end of the day, the Mustang will be cheaper. But it will look cheaper, feel cheaper, handle cheaper, and lose more of it's value at resale time.
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Sorry, but a LS1 w/ $2500 invested into it is in no way going to outperform a cobra w/ $2500 in it. It is a bigger engine, that's about it, certainly not better. More CI = more power, but the LS1 is a less efficient engine. A stock 03 cobra engine can handle way, way more power then a ls1. Forged internals stock? There's a lot of cobras running 550+rwhp on the stock block with stock supercharger, and only mild mods. The engine can sure as hell handle a lot more then then 8psi of boost it comes with stock.. I've seen twin turbo vettes dyno way less then 550rwhp, blown trans ams well below 450. Where is all this 'power' gonna come from?
Handling? There is no way in HELL any ls1 aside from a vette can even compare to a cobra in terms of handling, and even then I think you would be surprised with the results. Handles a lot better then you would think.
Looks - that's subjective, I think all the f-bods look like ass, and I don't like new corvettes much either (although old ones, wink wink).
By the way, as far as this whole bling car shit, it's stupid. Anyone who thinks they are a badass because they can afford a sub 40k car.. well is fuckin stupid =) I'm a lot more impressed with fast cars, then ugly status symbols. If you want a status symbol at least get something that 75%+ of people can't afford.