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Whats quicker? Mach1/2001 Cobra -
12-21-03, 10:02 PM
I wanted to ask some people who have had some personal experiences. What car has quicker 0-60 and 1/4 times, The 03/04 Mach 1 or the 2001 cobra?
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12-21-03, 11:38 PM
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12-22-03, 09:51 AM
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12-22-03, 11:18 AM
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12-22-03, 12:04 PM
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more like Mach 1 hands down.....
but whatever you like to think 
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12-22-03, 12:38 PM
Mach 1 has a stronger low-end, so 0-60 and 1/4 is going to be a little better but the 01 Cobra has a little stronger top-end
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12-22-03, 01:22 PM
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more like Mach 1 hands down.....
but whatever you like to think |
Not knocking on the Mach1, it's an awesome car, BUT:
If the Mach misses a shift, his ass is busted....
If the Mach short-shifts, his ass is busted...
If the Mach gets a poor dig, his ass is busted...
If the race is longer than 1/4 mile, his ass is busted...
etc., etc.....
A stock 99 Cobra runs 13.7-13.9 and a stock Mach1 runs 13.4-13.6 at best, so yeah....call me crazy but I'd say that's "barely".
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12-22-03, 01:25 PM
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Not knocking on the Mach1, it's an awesome car, BUT:
If the Mach misses a shift, his ass is busted....
If the Mach short-shifts, his ass is busted...
If the Mach gets a poor dig, his ass is busted...
If the race is longer than 1/4 mile, his ass is busted...
etc., etc.....
A stock 99 Cobra runs solid high 13's and a stock Mach1 runs mid 13's at best, so yeah.... I'd call that barely.
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Gotta love people that don't know there info. 5spd Mach 1's run mid 13's at worst with a decent driver. Wish I could find that magazine that compaired the 01 Slowbra, Mach 1, and Bullit.....it was a must read for all you non believers.
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12-22-03, 01:28 PM
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Gotta love people that don't know there info. 5spd Mach 1's run mid 13's at worst with a decent driver. Wish I could find that magazine that compaired the 01 Slowbra, Mach 1, and Bullit.....it was a must read for all you non believers.
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12-22-03, 01:30 PM
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5spd Mach 1's run mid 13's at worst with a decent driver. .
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So with a good driver a Mach1 is a 13.0-13.3 sec car..is that what you are saying?
Have you ever had your Mach on a 1/4 mile while it was stock?
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12-22-03, 01:34 PM
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Gotta love people that don't know there info. 5spd Mach 1's run mid 13's at worst with a decent driver. Wish I could find that magazine that compaired the 01 Slowbra, Mach 1, and Bullit.....it was a must read for all you non believers.
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Your a Moron. that's all 
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12-22-03, 01:39 PM
I'd say barely as well. They are the same car except the Mach 1 has a new and improved head design, different cams. I beat a stck one with my mods from a stop, a roll and top end then a few weeks later the same one put on a offroad x-pipe, cat back, and CAI and beat me by a car from a stop, pretty even from a roll got me by half a car and I still beat him on the top end, passed him by the end of third and shifted to fourth and he couldn't catch up.
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12-22-03, 01:42 PM
03 Mach 1 > 01 Cobra
End of Discussion
What do cobra owners think of my car getting all the attention??? One word....jealous.
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12-22-03, 01:46 PM
I'd say the Mach, hands down. Equal drivers the Mach will pull. Mach has solid axle. Compression is 10.0 to 1 on the Mach vs. 9.5 to 1 on the Cobra. The Mach also has different cams. I've personally seen a couple of Mach 1's dyno just over 300hp with a catback. Ford really underrated the Mach with the #'s they put out.
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12-22-03, 01:50 PM
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I'd say the Mach, hands down. Equal drivers the Mach will pull. Mach has solid axle. Compression is 10.0 to 1 on the Mach vs. 9.5 to 1 on the Cobra. The Mach also has different cams. I've personally seen a couple of Mach 1's dyno just over 300hp with a catback. Ford really underrated the Mach with the #'s they put out.
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Glad there are some people that look at facts to make up there minds. I realize the 03 Cobras are alot faster then my Mach 1.....why can't some ppl realize that a Mach 1 is faster than there cars?? To much pride I guess....
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12-22-03, 01:58 PM
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03 Mach 1 > 01 Cobra
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Relax man..what do you have, some sorta' funky Freudian Cobra-Mach complex or something?
Everyone agrees that the Mach is faster with equal drivers, but not by much , .5 seconds AT BEST! (13.3 vs 13.7)...that's all, sheeez!
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12-22-03, 02:48 PM
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Relax man..what do you have, some sorta' funky Freudian Cobra-Mach complex or something?
Everyone agrees that the Mach is faster with equal drivers, but not by much , .5 seconds AT BEST! (13.3 vs 13.7)...that's all, sheeez!
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12-22-03, 03:17 PM
There both nice cars and are also very different. I'm not arguing either way. Stock to stock the Mach 1 is quicker and with the better flowing heads and cams plus the 3.55 gears it should be.
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12-22-03, 03:43 PM
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Glad there are some people that look at facts to make up there minds. I realize the 03 Cobras are alot faster then my Mach 1.....why can't some ppl realize that a Mach 1 is faster than there cars?? To much pride I guess....
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You have to take your car to the track not read magazine times..... I have a strong running stock 03 cobra (drop in K&N only) The best I could get my first time out was 13.3 @ 107.5 Can I do better? Of course, the bottom line is you have to be an expert racer to match those magazine times
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12-22-03, 04:05 PM
Damn, the Mach 1 is quicker but not by much at all. The Cobra should pull the Mach @ 100+mph.
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12-22-03, 05:03 PM
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Gotta love people that don't know there info. 5spd Mach 1's run mid 13's at worst with a decent driver. Wish I could find that magazine that compaired the 01 Slowbra, Mach 1, and Bullit.....it was a must read for all you non believers.
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This has got to be one of the most ignorant post I have seen in a while.. The magazine you are referring to, is 5.0 Mustang. It was a non-stock 99 Cobra, and it put down horrible numbers. The magazine even admitted that the put down horrible numbers after a bunch 01 Cobra guys brought to their attention that their previous Bullitt vs. Cobra article had the Cobra running a lot faster, and still not as fast as a lot of Cobra owner had managed themselves. Launching IRS takes much more finesse than live axle, and even the mighty magazine can't throw some guy behind the wheel and have him mastering it in a couple of one shot runs.
What’s with all of the cobra hating? After all, the Mach is a newer version of the 01 Cobra. So why bash where you car came from?
Mach 1 is faster than a 01 Cobra with equal driver. But on the strip and street, it’s a driver’s race. I have beaten poorly driven Mach1's and I have seen them run 14.1 at one of the fastest tracks in the country.
So what the point in beating on your chest? The Mach1 and the 01 are nice cars. I personally love the scoop and hood of the Mach1, but I love my IRS. After doing Open track, I have personally felt and seen the difference between live axle and IRS and prefer IRS. Also, I like idea of slapping on a power adder and not having to worry as much as my Mach1 counterpart, because I have lower compression and a higher revving engine with a wider power band.
Moral of the story? They are pretty much minor variants of the same car, to have an elitist attitude with either is moronic. It just comes down to personal preference. And again , the Mach rolls out of the factory with more power, and more geared for the 1320.
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