tnc110,
That level of power is not hard to achieve from a 385 series and a competent builder. Like has been said by others, I would shop around. I think you would be startled by what could be had in a 385 at $20K (or less).
Sigh.....and as you can see all you have to say is "385 series in a Cobra" and they come running!
Years ago there was a guy called DR.385. What did he used to call them?.....Oh that’s right he referred to them as, “xx”tards. But I won’t go there…..
You can absolutely count on them to inject “xx”xcrement into any and all possible Non-"Fe" Cobra conversation. You can expect the stench of "Fe”XXX from the mouths of Pat & Rod in whatever they type about 385s. Tom Kirkham? Really? I expect more from you.
(How heavy do you think this going to be Tom? How does less than 600lbs sound?)
"They are not O-R-I-G-N-A-L" )
How sad is it when the .01% moan about “engine correctness” in their REPLICA COBRAS. Nobody cares but them.
The hard facts are impossible for a "Fe"xxxx to swallow (already full I think)
1) 385 series are plentiful. (As we have been told many times, they filled nearly every engine bay of
every station wagon, ambulance, tow truck and garbage scow Ford built during for the last 30ish
years. Hmmm, just like Fe’s before them)
2) 385 series are FAR less expensive than any Fe’s at equal power levels.
3) 385 series are far more durable at higher power levels when compared to any Fe.
4) 385 series are comparable in size and weight to an Fe when similarly equipped and
Plain and simple: Anything that can be done to the ridiculously antiquated Fe platform, can be done for less money at a higher level of performance with another engine family, be that Stroked Windsor or 385.
Building and maintaining an Fe is like building a flat head. Cool to look at (if you like that sort of thing).
It’s not about performance, it’s about nostalgia.
Jason