Well it sounds like the small block crowd is a little shy. I'm proud to be the builder and owner of a FFR small block and always have my hood open at shows and cruz meets. Small blocks will rev higher without blowing apart and you get plenty grunt out of them too. My 450hp small block can hold its own on any track or roadcoarse . In these 2400lbs cars you can only plant so much power to the pavement. And it does not sound like a small block.
If you know the race history of the original Cobra it was the small block car that put the Cobra on the map. A big block Cobra never won anything on the track.
MadDog
