First time to get next to one last night on Beltway 8. Revved on him a little and he did it back with the normal little 4 cyl fart can and the whistle of the superecharger. So I stalled up as much I could and when the light turned green my tires chirped, his spun for about 2 seconds and by then I pulled a length on him. By the time I got to the 1-2 shift I had 2 lengths on him and kept him there until I let off about 95 because of cars up ahead. I was very impressed with that little car. He stayed right with me but couldn't overcome the torque down low from the V8. So the lesson here is mostly stock V8> supercharged 4cyl.

 

Good kill. Those little SC cars are something!

 

I was very impressed with that little car. If we didn't have traffic he may have started catching up because I don't have much left after I hit about 105 to 110. It will hit the speed limiter at 125 but after 110 it takes a while to get that extra 15 mph.

 

Those little Cobalts are quick. Sounds like he needs to learn how to launch better. Good kill

 

I dont see your truck running a mid 14 with the mods you got. I ran a 15.1 with a live Nelson tune, full exhaust, 3K stall and intake. Even with a bad driver they are going to trap 8-10 more mph then you, so your statement he just hung back there is

 

http://www.cobaltss.net/forums/showthread.php?t=28685
here is a list for you to compare

 

Believe what you want. I don't care what you think I run at the track, because the fact is, I don't go to the track. I'm talking about real world, stop light to stop light and that is what happened. Why would I come on the internet and lie about a race with a little car? "Unbelievable" as it may sound to you, what i wrote above is what actually happened whether you think I should be able to beat one or not.

 

i say it is plausible with a bad driver, espcially if he spun bad and the truck hooked. i ran a guy with a stock s/c cobalt, and he was at the back of my cab from the light up to about 85, both spinning across the intersection, him a little worse than me. i say good kill.

 

He stated the Cobalt just hung back there once they got up and going(IE the truck was in second gear, a cobalt isnt going to be spinning at 40mph) and he didnt gain on him. The cobalt traps mid 90s, with the setup I had which "should" be faster then his truck trapped 87s all day long so I just dont see him beating the Cobalt like he says unless it was sick otherwise he would have gotten raped up top.

 

Nice kill,when you jumped out on him,he probably bumped the rev limiter in second gear allowing you to pull away.Either way,it's a nice kill for you.