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Originally Posted by aks801
The originals had an FE engine, so I'm with that. Something about that ridiculously big engine in that car is just hilarious and is what I want to see in it.
I won't get too hung up on the 390 v. 428 block question.
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aks, if you would allow me to add my $0.02. I know the 390 is an FE block and I know cost is also an issue, but for the sake of resale value, as Gunner expressed earlier, and also for more cubes, I would try to "move up" to the 428 block. Additionally, a 428 was installed in many Cobras and would be higher on the "originality scale." I originally looked at several 428 and 427 blocks, but I got tired fast of looking at blocks that either were rusted, needed sleeves, cracked, etc. While I didn't want to spend big bucks on an aluminum block, I'm now very happy that I did, although now I'm hankering for a SOHC engine. Though I don't really want to carve up my footboxes and make my steering linkage look like a snake.
I'm not saying go buy an aluminum block, but try and imagine yourself in a couple or few years with the car and driving it, and ask yourself the "BACK TO THE FUTURE" question "Am I happy with the 390?"