Nitto Tire 2006 King Of The Street - Royal Rumble

Lawrenceburg, Kentucky's Jacob Lamb thought he could take over his wife Constance's '93 Cobra when he sold his former '91 LX, but he was mistaken. Instead, he had to find his own Cobra to play with. This Teal example is what he found, and Jacob says he's owned upwards of 25 Mustangs. He favors the Fox bodies, and arguably the pinnacle of Fox-body Mustangs is the '93 Cobra.

Jacob's Hellion Power Systems' single-turbocharged '93 Cobra took the high spot in the Popular Vote category, and who could argue? Look at the car-it's easy to see why people loved it. First off, it's a Teal '93 Cobra, and you don't see those everyday. Second, it boasts a single turbo, and everyone loves turbos these days. Home-field advantage didn't hurt, either.

Driving Jacob's Cobra was intoxicating. The power on board and the familiarity of a well-done Fox Mustang made us feel at home. The exhaust was quiet, andeverything worked as intended, except for the cruise, but '93 Cobras didn't come with it, so we didn't penalize Jacob for that. The car possessed nice driveability manners, but slight upper and lower control-arm racket and a stiff transmission kept the Cobra from scoring one notch higher in the Ride and Drive category. Dale Hawkins set that bar, and we scored everyone in comparison to him.

A couple of items stood out on Jacob's Cobra. One was a remote-start feature, which is way cool and something rarely seen on a Mustang, much less a stick car. The other item we loved was the stereo system, which was a basic setup with a nice head unit, quality speakers, an amp, and a well-sealed subwoofer box, but it got the job done with room to spare.

Another item that got our attention was the bracket Jacob made for the Anderson Ford Motorsport PMS. Jacob is a machinist by trade, and we could see the expertise at work on the bracket. And, we think Saleen wheels look amazing on a Fox car, and the Cobra further drives that point home. In Florida, we think nothing of driving our Mustangs everyday, but Jacob says as long as the weather's decent, he's driving the Cobra. If that's every day, that's what it gets.

What it needed after the KOTS was a new clutch. Jacob blistered it during the Dyno and Drag Race portions of the contest. Not surprisingly, he scored poorly in those two areas. The Drag Race segment didn't hurt him as much as the Dyno Number since it's worth more, but in the KOTS, every little bit helps the final score. The clutch kept the Cobra to 379 hp, 534 lb-ft of torque, and 11.50 at 119 mph. That's not bad, but with a good clutch, the car would've shined in both categories. It would've also scored a lot higher if the horsepower was where it was supposed to be.

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