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Old 02-24-2012, 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by kevins2 View Post
All good considerations, guys - lots to think about. Patrick, excuse my total lack of Cobra experience but, with all that torque and power doesn't a faster revving engine tend to just smoke the tires easier? I was thinking longer stroke for torque would feel really good and I'm too old to be doing burnouts all over town...
No, just the opposite. You're more likely to break the tires loose down low as you're taking off, not when you're up in the 4200-6200 RPM range. Revving a big FE to the low 6000s is really a lot of fun, but it's not what everybody wants.
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