Thread: FE vs Coyote
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Old 04-05-2013, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by JST4FUN View Post
I understand there is a shortage of "new" blocks, but is there really an issue re-working an original FE block?
There is not. 390s just don't have, generally speaking, as much room to play with as 428s do. That said, some of the older engine builders will still tell you that a "seasoned block" is superior to a new block. And, of course, there is that once-in-a-blue-moon occasion when an old block will get through the dmv or emissions folks when a new block would not....
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