Thread: 400CID? or 390?
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Old 10-11-2007, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by undy
If I were building a FE from scratch, without even a block, I think I'd check w/Gessford, Keith Craft or Barry (Survival Motorsports) and get a 428 service block. It has the same ribbing/reinforcement as the CJ/SCJ blocks at a fraction of the cost. The 428 is "factory correct" for a large portion of the 66' Cobras. The 390s were never "factory".
i was advised earlier that the 390 was a more affordable and better suite for daily street driving. i can afford a 427 or 428 but rather get the same "look" adequate performance and keep about ten grand in the bank for gas
unles the 428 service block is not crazy expensive compared to the 390....
looking into it. thanks for the heads up.
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