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Do I dare......
OK I do!!
Both will get you down the road. If the “Originality” of your replica (I know super oxymoron) is important to you, the FE is the better choice (Did I really say that? lol)
If the cost to achieve that power is the driving concern than a non-FE is the better option.
You would certainly be “unique” with a non FE under the hood. In the Kirkham bible, that is a mortal sin! (BLASPHEMER!! BLASPHEMER!! How dare you speak of such things!!)
Whether you want or can stand the level of ….interest… your peers will bestow upon your non-FE Kirkham is another matter.

Jason