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Old 08-24-2002, 04:28 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX33868 Sold. Just "playin' the boards now."
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Don't overlook Dove MR heads. They have tunnel port sized valves. I used them myself. I mated them to an original Shelby sidewinder manifold. Engine had 10.5:1 static compression and 11:1 dynamic compression. Carb is a tricked out 750 done by the Carb Shop. It flowed 910cfm after their rework. I don't have the cam specs. handy, but I do remember that it is split lift and duration and ground on 108 degree lobe centers. I think lift is .560 Intake -.580 Exhaust. I'll see if I can find all of the specs.

Done overlook the lobe separation as a factor. 108 is much more agressive than 114 with the same lift and duration. It idles rough at around 1000 rpm and smoothes out at 1400 to 1500.

It will run on pump supreme with the timing retarded but likes racing fuel with the spark up a bit. Quite a difference in how it runs too!

By the way, authenticy is nice, but draw the line at the Stellings & Helling air cleaner. It's fine at shows but we did a run on the dyno with it on and it took 60HP out of the motor! The engine didn't even sound the same!

My engine made 451hp@6100 and 471#ft@3800 through Butler mufflers and side pipes. Butler tells me that the mufflers are costing about 50hp. Given some miles on the engine, the HP numbers come up.
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