Heart say 427 Head says Coyote...need advice

[Ace23]

I like both engines. I think you have to step back and really ask yourself what you are going to use the car for. If you drive all the time, run errands, and enjoy gas mileage then a coyote would be a great engine.

It also depends on how much of a gear head you are. Almost 100% of the time I fire my car up it is because I’m going for a pure drive. I LOVE the way it sounds, the carb and the raw power of the 427w. You can absolutely have a reliable street friendly EFI 550hp windsor setup that is turn key go and would run for many many miles. My only advice is get way more power than you think you will want. These cars lose tons of power in their drivetrain and don’t have the most efficient exhaust layout. 500hp in one of these isn’t as fast as some make it out to be. I’ve got a 550-575hp 427w with 4.30 gears and drag radials and it will barely pull a stock c7 z06 from a 40mph roll. It’s not slow by any means but it’s not as frightening as some make them out to be. Remember they have gas pedals so you don’t have to use all the power all the time.

I have nothing against a coyote setup. I think about a potential whipple coyote as a second cobra for the future. If I could only have one cobra it would be a pushrod setup. I can almost guarantee you will sometimes get tired of the thumpy cam just like you grow tired of the toned down drone of a coyote. As I mentioned earlier carefully consider much time you going to spend in the car. It’s also not a bad idea to buy a used car to see how much you really enjoy ownership before you haul off and build one. There are many car people that get a cobra and have no clue what they are getting into....hence all the low mileage cars. One thing is for sure and that is that no matter what you go with you will enjoy it!