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Old 11-16-2011, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by elmariachi View Post
If you build a 482, there will be no way to avoid the low-end grunt. If you want the ideal Cobra motor, build what you got with a set of stage 2 aluminum heads and shoot for 500-550 HP. That's enough to get you killed but not so much that they can't identify the body. If you sell the SO PM me, I need a spare.
Good advice. BTW, WildBill1965, I'm one of the few people around here that opted for the 4.125 SCAT Stroker for that "revvier" feel that Barry wrote about. Don't discount it -- it's a lot of fun, and as ElM. wrote, you really don't need over 500HP to have an absolute blast with a fast revver.
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