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Originally Posted by xb-60
Here in Australia we still have a reasonable supply of SBF’s available, but for some reason that I’ve never been able to understand, more than three-quarters (my guess) of the Cobra “replicas” here are fitted with Chev engines.
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It is my understanding that the 5.0 ltr down under is a shorter stroke 351 Cleveland-ish design. Maybe identical to the US Cleveland block. It's supposed to be cast from superior metal, or at least that is the rumor. It was produced far longer and refined, something that did not happen in the US.
I too often wonder why so many LS engines go into Cobras down their. I assumed it was the government mandates on emissions or economy. Is that not the case?