Cobra power, how much is enough?

[FatBoy]

Originally Posted by B.M.B.C

Im split on this, because of the reason that in the 60s they 427 was just that...... 427 ci 500/500 at the very most. Now 50 years later there are cars and owners with anything upto nearly 600ci and 700/700. And that's due to modern devolopments with big blocks. Added with chassis technogoly and alloy blocks that have nearly halved the weight of a 427 type car. Horses for courses and brings it into a whole different ball game. The 427 was always gonna be a straight line car cause it was designed and built for big tall Texans that lived on straight roads.
Let's get the big shot gambling guys back with the Kirkham and the 458 and put them round the Ring at Nuremberg . That would be a decisive result.

I think you mean the Nurburgring? Nuremberg was where the big post WWII trials were held.
I also dispute your suggestion that the 427 was designed for straight roads. I understand it was possibly the very first CAD designed car chassis. Some subsequent compromises had to be made due to constraints from AC Cars, but it was lights years ahead of the leaf sprung 289 chassis.
The assertions that 427 Cobras are lumbering nose heavy beasts are almost certainly made by people who have never driven one, or at least with any degree of gusto. I find mine an absolute delight to drive on a track and relish the neutral handling.
For the record, I suspect a 458 would run rings around pretty much any Cobra on a track, especially one as demanding as the 'ring, but so it should, it has the benefit of over 40 years of technology and knowledge.

Paul