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RE: Cobra jet? where did this name originate?n/m
By mikeb - 06/19/2002 5:25:16 PM; IP 172.153.64.203
It says the Cobra Jet was the creation of Ford Chief Engine engineer Hank Lenox.(that may mean the engine, not the name) It says during the 1967 season, Lenox and fellow engineers Joe Balcerowiak, Bill Barr and others worked on race engines for Fran Hernandez, Ford's sedan racing manager. When the Engine&Foundry Division began reducing its engine design and development work, Lenox and Barr was transferred into the Cobra Jet Engine Group to work on production based engines.
Yes that was an interesting article for cobra jet fans, it mentions the 8v cobra jet that ran 10.94 @125.86.
The article says that the Cobra Jet proved to be the most successful engine of any type in Super Stock racing, taking more class wins than the "invincible" 426 Hemi.
The best I remember for the name itself was an engineer who after testing the incarnation, said it was faster than a jet, and the Cobra name was already around and very prominent, so they just combined the two. Dunno if thats true, but I read something like that once.
You have a good memory, as that is whats on the cover, for the record it is the October 1993 issue of Fabulous Mustangs and Exotic Fords.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=13384&Reply=13384><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor13384" onclick="return false;">Cobra jet? where did this name originate?n/m</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>pop428, <i>06/18/2002</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=13384', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor13384') }); </script>  Cobra jet? where did this name originate?n/m -- pop428, 06/18/2002
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=13385&Reply=13384><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor13385" onclick="return false;">RE: Cobra jet? where did this name originate?n/m</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>james, <i>06/18/2002</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=13385', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor13385') }); </script>  RE: Cobra jet? where did this name originate?n/m -- james, 06/18/2002
Collapse <b>RE: Cobra jet? where did this name originate?n/m</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>mikeb, <i>06/19/2002</i></font>RE: Cobra jet? where did this name originate?n/m -- mikeb, 06/19/2002
 Sounds about right thanks heaps, Mike.n/m -- pop428, 06/19/2002
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=13395&Reply=13384><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor13395" onclick="return false;">Man, I wish I knew that when I worked for Hank...</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dan Davis, <i>06/19/2002</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=13395', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor13395') }); </script>  Man, I wish I knew that when I worked for Hank... -- Dan Davis, 06/19/2002
 Me too! -- Bill Conley, 06/19/2002
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=13398&Reply=13384><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor13398" onclick="return false;">RE: Cobra jet? where did this name originate?n/m</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>james, <i>06/19/2002</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=13398', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor13398') }); </script>  RE: Cobra jet? where did this name originate?n/m -- james, 06/19/2002
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=13401&Reply=13384><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor13401" onclick="return false;">i used to buy anything that said cobra-jet or FE</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>mikeb, <i>06/19/2002</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=13401', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor13401') }); </script>  i used to buy anything that said cobra-jet or FE -- mikeb, 06/19/2002
 Mike, how about? -- pop428, 06/20/2002
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