# F150\>Cobra R\>Z06 **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 12, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022 "2009-12-12T16:27:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/81 "2009-12-13T12:31:15Z")
> [@Congratulations to...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/congratulations-to/27196/2): > > Ok, the R’s do 1.0+ and arent awd… Ok? the AWD helps the Evo’s stop huh? > [@Congratulations to...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/congratulations-to/27196/3): > > retarded arguement, the Cobra R is a limited production model. why is it even compared to anything? how about the normal 99 Cobra TURD vs a 99 Vette? more realistic arugment. Well, because apparently the special production models are needed to even make an arguement worthy, otherwise it’d be hands down to one side. :lol ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/82 "2009-12-13T12:31:19Z")
> [@Congratulations to...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/congratulations-to/27196/7): > > No its not. Because the mustang was never meant to compete with teh vette. Hence them making the R… and it still can barley compete with a vette! ---
**Author:** ![Auto0utcast1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/auto0utcast1/32/6546_2.png) [@Auto0utcast1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Auto0utcast1)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/83 "2009-12-13T12:31:33Z")
> [@cut out "middle" line of bumper on the Z?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/55): > > Oh, ok so since when is ~$55k the same as ~$46k? > > So for ~$9k more you get a big goofy wing & other misc. unnecessary body parts, same horsepower, and a Ford Mustang. > > I’d rather be zippin’ around in a 2001 Corvette Z06 for ~$9k less. spend the extra $9k on turbo kit, tuning and suspension mods to level it out and see who’s ahead then 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/84 "2009-12-13T12:31:53Z")
> [@Congratulations to...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/congratulations-to/27196/7): > > No its not. Because the mustang was never meant to compete with teh vette. Hence them making the R… The Cobra R has a HELL of a motor, some of the best parts to come out of Ford in recent history, w/o a doubt. Should of been mass produced at that time, for sure. ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/85 "2009-12-13T12:31:58Z")
motor trend did a test way back in the day [http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/112\_0008\_2000\_viper\_cobra\_r\_and\_corvette/index.html](http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/112_0008_2000_viper_cobra_r_and_corvette/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/86 "2009-12-13T12:32:56Z")
> [@switching Verizon phone](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/switching-verizon-phone/26965/6): > > spend the extra $9k on turbo kit, tuning and suspension mods to level it out and see who’s ahead then 😉 I like my car. It’s fast. I rarely drive it though. ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/87 "2009-12-13T12:33:17Z")
> [@Congratulations to...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/congratulations-to/27196/7): > > No its not. Because the mustang was never meant to compete with teh vette. Hence them making the R… its ridiculous man. it really is. the Cobra R never did much. and obviously wasnt a worthwhile venture for ford as it didnt last very long. ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/88 "2009-12-13T12:33:21Z")
> [@gorgeous tiny chicken machine show](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gorgeous-tiny-chicken-machine-show/27181/8): > > The Cobra R has a HELL of a motor, some of the best parts to come out of Ford in recent history, w/o a doubt. Should of been mass produced at that time, for sure. this is what i was trying to say to drew. this is what started teh whole thing, i was comparing MOTOR TO MOTOR not car to car. ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/89 "2009-12-13T12:33:40Z")
> [@cut out "middle" line of bumper on the Z?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/55): > > Oh, ok so since when is ~$55k the same as ~$46k? > > So for ~$9k more you get a big goofy wing & other misc. unnecessary body parts, same horsepower, and a Ford Mustang. > > I’d rather be zippin’ around in a 2001 Corvette Z06 for ~$9k less. $46K is BASE price. And look at what they are going for now compared to what the R’s are. R’s held their value and still go for $40K+ while the Z’s are low 20s high teens. The R wasnt some “slapped together” car… > [@Congratulations to...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/congratulations-to/27196/6): > > Totally agreed. So a stripper, overpriced, hard to get Mustang BARELY beat a mass produced Corvette (of a different model year) at some performance categories?-not impressed. We’re comparing magazine shit anyway, C5 Z’s have gone wayyy faster than the Cobra R. In the end, they still got beat by a dumpy ass mustang! Shows how great the vettes are by your logik!! :lol ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/90 "2009-12-13T12:34:16Z")
> [@someone shot themselF at the casinoooo](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-shot-themself-at-the-casinoooo/27145/82): > > its ridiculous man. it really is. the Cobra R never did much. and obviously wasnt a worthwhile venture for ford as it didnt last very long. ford made it as a limited edition factory race car. nothing more ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/91 "2009-12-13T12:34:18Z")
> [@cut out "middle" line of bumper on the Z?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/56): > > Ok? the AWD helps the Evo’s stop huh? Who teh fuck said anything about stopping?? :retardclap ---
**Author:** ![Auto0utcast1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/auto0utcast1/32/6546_2.png) [@Auto0utcast1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Auto0utcast1)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/92 "2009-12-13T12:34:41Z")
> [@Byron Browns son did indeed hit and run](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/byron-browns-son-did-indeed-hit-and-run/27194/8): > > I like my car. It’s fast. > > I rarely drive it though. good post pjb. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/93 "2009-12-13T12:34:50Z")
“In our April issue, we track-tested the 385-horsepower Cobra R. According to the data, it was faster and handled better than Chevrolet’s standard C5 Corvette. Many of you didn’t buy it. Outraged mail rushed in questioning our credibility, our paternity, and-far worse-our instrumentation’s fidelity” :retardclap ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/94 "2009-12-13T12:34:53Z")
c5 z06’s hammer guud ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/95 "2009-12-13T12:35:51Z")
> [@Congratulations to...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/congratulations-to/27196/8): > > ford made it as a limited edition factory race car. nothing more i know the reason for it. but even then cost was insane on it parts expensive and hard to come by. more of a museum car than a drivers car. the best thing about the car was the 5.4 they put in it. ---
**Author:** ![GermanPSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/germanpsi/32/6353_2.png) [@GermanPSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GermanPSI)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/96 "2009-12-13T12:35:53Z")
> [@cut out "middle" line of bumper on the Z?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cut-out-middle-line-of-bumper-on-the-z/27172/58): > > $46K is BASE price. And look at what they are going for now compared to what the R’s are. R’s held their value and still go for $40K+ while the Z’s are low 20s high teens. > > The R wasnt some “slapped together” car… > > In the end, they still got beat by a dumpy ass mustang! Shows how great the vettes are by your logik!! :lol ![http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l227/dingdong34/Cat%20Macros/ButthurtPost2.jpg](http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l227/dingdong34/Cat%20Macros/ButthurtPost2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/97 "2009-12-13T12:36:12Z")
> [@someone shot themselF at the casinoooo](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-shot-themself-at-the-casinoooo/27145/82): > > its ridiculous man. it really is. the Cobra R never did much. and obviously wasnt a worthwhile venture for ford as it didnt last very long. Alot of that technology went into the manufacturing of the 03/04 cobras, so Id say it was a worth while venture… And whats wrong with making a low production car, doesnt make it any less good, by that theory the ZR1’s must not be doin well for chevy… ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/98 "2009-12-13T12:36:35Z")
> [@Byron Browns son did indeed hit and run](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/byron-browns-son-did-indeed-hit-and-run/27194/9): > > ![http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l227/dingdong34/Cat%20Macros/ButthurtPost2.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/e/f/ef2de5cdd935f9a9fcc7619df281443b91afbce9.jpeg) yes!!! ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/99 "2009-12-13T12:37:09Z")
> [@TW: 1993 H22 Honda Accord](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tw-1993-h22-honda-accord/26870/25): > > Alot of that technology went into the manufacturing of the 03/04 cobras, so Id say it was a worth while venture… And whats wrong with making a low production car, doesnt make it any less good, by that theory the ZR1’s must not be doin well for chevy… how many cobra R’s were made? ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022/100 "2009-12-13T12:37:21Z")
> [@Byron Browns son did indeed hit and run](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/byron-browns-son-did-indeed-hit-and-run/27194/9): > > ![http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l227/dingdong34/Cat%20Macros/ButthurtPost2.jpg](http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l227/dingdong34/Cat%20Macros/ButthurtPost2.jpg) :lol easy economy man! [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022.md?page=4) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f150-cobra-r-z06/249022.md?page=6)