How to deal with questions/comments where the answer is....well....you know...

[mdross1]

My response to, Is it real? It's much better than real,this one I feel comfortable driving,can modify it any way I like,and it increases in value.Oh! and I own it!
Mine says 460 on the fender and on the valve covers,never a problem there,other than the FE crowd.Of course that never bothers me anyway,when building the car it only made sense to build the better engine,sure glad I did.Tsk Tsk.
Bottom line is,I spent 2 yrs building this car from the ground up,have no regrets and very proud to drive around and show it off.

[jhv48]

Jeez, I just re read this thread after leaving it alone for a few months.

Some of us read waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much into the "Is it real" question.

Quit trying to guess the motives of the asker and just tell the truth. Who gives a rats ass if the guy walks away or continues to drool and praise your car.

My car is a replica. Period! I can't afford an original and probably wouldn't drive it if I could. My REPLICA gives me the best bang for the buck. I can experience the fun and performance of the original without having to buy one.

Some of us are way too sensitive.

[Ron61]

When I had mine and was asked that question I just told them no it is a replica and not even close to being the same as an Original. I had the wrong roll bar, side pipes, brakes, and wheel base. But I also has everything matched on the dyno and the side pipes I used without the 4 into 1 collectors gained me 13 horsepower. Even when I told them it was just a replica, I would guess that 90% of the comments were very nice. I just figured as different as mine was from an original, if the ones that got nasty about it had to ask they never knew a lot anyway.

Ron

[Silverback51]

Originally Posted by mdross1

My response to, Is it real? It's much better than real,this one I feel comfortable driving,can modify it any way I like,and it increases in value.Oh! and I own it!
Mine says 460 on the fender and on the valve covers,never a problem there,other than the FE crowd.Of course that never bothers me anyway,when building the car it only made sense to build the better engine,sure glad I did.Tsk Tsk.
Bottom line is,I spent 2 yrs building this car from the ground up,have no regrets and very proud to drive around and show it off.

The way I look at the FE vs 460 issue is like this. If both the FE and the 385 series engines had been available at that time, which one would have ended up in the car? I'm betting it would have been the 385 series, due to the greater power potental of the engine.

Just think, it may have been the 429 SC Cobra.

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Silverback51

The way I look at the FE vs 460 issue is like this. If both the FE and the 385 series engines had been available at that time, which one would have ended up in the car? I'm betting it would have been the 385 series, due to the greater power potental of the engine.

Just think, it may have been the 429 SC Cobra.

Ford would not be promoting two competing engines at the same time. The FE is 1950's technology, and the 335/385 is 1960's technology, although they copied that design from chevy.

[Tom Wells]

Anthony,

Can you provide some documentation for this:

although they copied that design from chevy

Not picking on you, just never saw that statement before.

Tom

[Silverback51]

Originally Posted by Tom Wells

Anthony,

Can you provide some documentation for this:

Not picking on you, just never saw that statement before.

Tom

Most people are referring to the canted valve heads when they make this statement.