[1Trkpony]

I bought my car complete, so I didn't make the trade offs myself. Mine has an early shelby "turn key" engine (CSX-125). It is a 429 (4.25 bore x 3.78 stroke) with ported shelby heads and intake. I run a pretty mild cam now (230/236 vs 260/260 hyd @0.050) and it pulls down to 1200rpm no problem. The original cam made 500+ HP @6000 RPM on the dyno, so I am not quite at that level with my new cam. But the engine is now very streetable and it seems to rev faster then any V8 I have driven (especially without the little H&S air cleaner/choke removed). I have the rev limiter set for a conservative 5800 rpm and I hit it way too often in 1 and 2nd gear.

If I did it myself I would probably uses a 428 crank (452 cubes) as the cost is essentially the same, but I am not hurting for more power :-) Either way it is all good, great engine.