aficionado

Pretty much what the subject says?

I love the Cobra but it's crudeness usually wears on me very quickly so I really don't drive it that much (also got a daily driver.)
I think the 04+ S feels awesome - very expensive feeling, precision, love the VTEC, steering, shifter, seats, taute suspension, etc. Can't say enough good stuff! If anything bad; maybe to me it looks like 9/10 scale . . . also not as good with the top up and it's only a 2 seater (good and bad.)

But the getting a 99 MX5 and adding suspension, lightening, and possible a BR M62 Supercharger would give similar characteristics as an S and allow me to keep the Cobra.

Finally, there a ton of aftermarket/track mods for 99 Mustangs. And if there is an on (or off-track) excursion, replacement parts/cars are readily available.

What do you think?

medicalstudent

you're better off with a Spec Miata if you're thinking about tracking a car and potentially racing in SCCA.

if you're just going to mod a car for occasional track duty, keep the S.

alex s

i'd definitely keep the Cobra and get a cheap Miata to fix up, or possibly find a salvage titled S2000 if you're really itching for the S.

Miatas (for all the crap we give them) are really nice track cars & just cars period. Very tossable, cheap to fix up, etc etc.

good luck!

Bullitt44

Track the Cobra, my track car is a supercharger Mustang (very moded suspension and brakes) and I love it!

here is a pic:

Officer_down

Yeah, but the Cobra or Camaro will never feel like an S or Miata.

pantyraider

By the word "track" he doesn't mean drag strip.

JK. I would go with the Miata as a track car, their cheap as hell and can be made to go quite fast.

alex s

yes, but the S or miata will never pull down those straights like a Cobra or Camaro, so it's all give and take

aficionado

That's the thing - almost no single car is good at both.

And by the way, the mags never mod cars and then run laps times. If they did, the stangs would post much faster times relative to modding an S or Miata.
I believe this was proven in an article in C&D when the S first came out. They campaigned an S in SCCA roadracing series with F-bodies / stangs and didn't do so well. (artical called David vs Goliath possilbly)
I also think while the S/miatas put up good lap times they suffer when having to actually pass other cars (due loss of momentum / no low end torque to recover.)
(I could be wrong on this - just my limited experience in lower powered/light weights.)

AbusiveWombat

Why not track the Cobra? They're pretty good stock and I would imagine with a few mods it would only get better.

Officer_down

That is somewhat true. But it is much, much easier to make a car fast/faster than to make it feel like an S. By feel, I don't just mean skidpad numbers.