[Ron61]

That is a very nice car that you have for sale. As for your engine choice I would say get what you want and don't worry about all of the people that are going to tell you it is wrong. A 302 can make a lot of power and I have both a big block and a 351 which I used when I was racing as I like the small block for road racing. And you can easily get 600 horsepower out of a stroked 351. If you drag race then the big block would be an advantage, but if you just want the Cobra for fun and driving Then any of the mentioned engines would do very well. I have owned about every type of Ford engine and the 427 tunnel port was the worst one for anything but all out racing that I ever had. If you do want the big block look at some 428s as you can find them easier and cheaper than a 427 and they can make just as much power.

Ron