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Originally Posted by tnc110
Cash...I watched some of your youtube videos, you have built a lot of bada$$ cobras. I saw one of them put nearly 800hp to the ground.
So tell me, in your opinion, what would your ultimate Cobra be?
I'm not looking for a car that is as original as possible, but I don't want a Coyote or anything modern looking under the hood.
I have no desire to track race the car. Maybe a run or two down the drag strip, just to see where the car is performance wise.
I do plan on a few road trips a year....this thing isn't going to be 5 years old with 2k miles on it...I plan to use it!
No small blocks.
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Always building the next ultimate one... If I want all around from a price, performance, and plan to keep it long term (and the costs associated with maintaining it properly) it's hands down 427 SBF. With one of the newer FI systems it's on...
If I plan to keep it a few years and want sports car performance and nearly no maintence it's straight up Coyote. If I want to only use half the pedal and scare the **** out of myself then put an SC on it.
If I want to make maintenance a headache, kill the balance of the car, put a tiny air cleaner on to clear the hood and choke the engine, and generate a ton of unnecessary heat then a 385 series might be it.
I did build a car with an all aluminum FE for a buddy of mine and it is an excellent sounding and driving car. It simply is a stretch for the $ vs results and he really does not ring it out too hard for he fears ever having to replace it.
I can find something in each one I really like, it's just a matter of which does the most and for how much.