Shootout: LT1 WS6, LT1 SS, Viper, Cobra, Mark VIII etc.

[Cobra Commander]

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[David]

cliff notes... all i see are x's.

[Cobra Commander]

****. I'll rehost them. :(

[cole]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

90's muscle ftw

[Cobra Commander]

Damn right.

I really should scan some of the sweeeeeeet Car and Drivers I have. I swear they tested 43892568946 F-bodys and Mustangs within a 10 year span.

[mattmoto441]

sweet

[96speedZ28]

and 4 of them are LTX powered!

[Cobra Commander]

I found plenty more LT1 vs xxxxx shootouts, but I'll save them for next week's posts. :)

[roo]

Weak, leave out the Mitsubishi's, Nissan's, and Toyota's because they dominated the list.

[96speedZ28]

They are not from america.

[Cobra Commander]

Weak, leave out the Mitsubishi's, Nissan's, and Toyota's because they dominated the list.

You would nut if you saw all the coverage Car and Driver gave DSMs. They were pretty killer for back then....... till they blew up. :lol:

And **** Toyota and Nissan.

[roo]

Mitsubishi, Nissan, and Toyota all had 320HP car's back then. I just look at the 90's as a turning point for when imports really started cutting in to the performance market in America.

[Cobra Commander]

Mitsubishi, Nissan, and Toyota all had 320HP car's back then. I just look at the 90's as a turning point for when imports really started cutting in to the performance market in America.

The Supra, VR4, and 300ZX never held a candle to the ZR1 though, even if they were 300+hp.

America > Over there :lol:

[Cobra Commander]

God I love talking about the 90s! **** todays cars. :happy:

[Alley]

What a suprise, Mopar is #1...

[David]

making tons of power and not going anywhere... ya.. not a surprise. Vette>Viper

[Cobra Commander]

making tons of power and not going anywhere... ya.. not a surprise. Vette>Viper

Pretty much. :lol:

[moparornocar]

I think Vipers ruled Vettes in the 90s?

[schovil69]

hahaha The impala's off the ground :lol:

[Cobra Commander]

I think Vipers ruled Vettes in the 90s?

I think the R/T-10 had it's hands full with the ZR1. Both were pricey, both could snap off high 12s, but the ZR1 did it with a lot less motor.

[Alley]

How many ZR1's were made?

[96speedZ28]

How many ZR1's were made?

36.75

[Cobra Commander]

How many ZR1's were made?

6,939 from 1990-1995 I think.

[Alley]

sounds like the production run was too limited to even compare it to the viper. Viper ruled the streets. Still does.

[Bobby Light]

hah right, like who owns a viper that races it...i dont seem to recall any

[96speedZ28]

Viper is pretty much the only cool mopar.

[Cobra Commander]

sounds like the production run was too limited to even compare it to the viper.

There was only 1,691 more Vipers made in that era, so I don't think being more limited really changes the outlook.

TOTAL US PRODUCTION:

1990
ZR1 - 3,049
Viper - 0

1991
ZR1 - 2,044
Viper - 0

1992
ZR1 - 502
Viper - 236

1993
ZR1 - 448
Viper - 938

1994
ZR1 - 448
Viper - 2,394

1995
ZR1 - 448
Viper - 1,422

1996
ZR1 - 0
Viper - 1,852

1997
ZR1 - 0
Viper - 1,788

Total from 1990-1997
ZR1 - 6,939
Viper - 8,630

Viper ruled the streets. Still does.

Even us Ford guys can admit that the C6 Z06 pretty much makes everything else look like it's not even trying. :bolt:

[JesterMX6]

:turbin:

[TurboB18C1DC2]

that was a cool article. and damn the ss and cobra would be a good race.

[Cobra Commander]

More like the WS6. I don't know why the SS always runs harder in all the shootouts I come across. (compared to the WS6)

[David]

I've always thought that with equal drivers the WS6 would take an SS.

[Cobra Commander]

I've yet to see an article that has done that. Why, I don't know.

Here is a 93 shootout:

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[David]

I'm sure it's assumed they will produce equal results. Remove the plastic infront of the WS6 intake and i'm sure you will see it pull ahead.