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08-20-2012, 05:04 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Eastern Long Island,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance SPF2271
Posts: 172
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427 Side Oiler
How much value does a 427 FE Side Oiler add to the price of a Replica?
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08-20-2012, 05:21 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 22,025
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rgnbull1227
How much value does a 427 FE Side Oiler add to the price of a Replica?
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Less than it cost to put it there.  |
08-20-2012, 05:37 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Greenville,
SC
Cobra Make, Engine: 70 Shelby convertible, ERA-289 FIA, ERA 289 roadster hybrid, mystery Ford powered 2dr convertible
Posts: 12,763
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rgnbull1227
How much value does a 427 FE Side Oiler add to the price of a Replica?
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That depends on the manufacturer of the kit, plus the block, head, and intake casting numbers at the very least.
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08-20-2012, 05:48 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Bartlett,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Everett-Morrison LS1
Posts: 2,448
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A side oiler doesn't ADD anything to the price--its a matter of how much the value is reduced by using anything other than a side oiler!!!!!
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08-20-2012, 06:07 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: BAKERSFIELD,
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP241 427 S/C 482 Shelby
Posts: 483
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I have a 427SO that would add $12,500 plus shipping to the cost of your build..........Ron
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08-20-2012, 06:12 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Eastern Long Island,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance SPF2271
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Specifically a 1968 427 tunnel port NASCAR engine.
What I am looking to determine is if the car is a really good car, what price diff would there be if the car had this 427 vs a 351 in the car.
Last edited by rgnbull1227; 08-20-2012 at 06:14 PM..
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08-20-2012, 06:20 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 22,025
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rgnbull1227
What I am looking to determine is if the car is a really good car, what price diff would there be if the car had this 427 vs a 351 in the car.
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I would not want a 427 style car that did not have an FE in it. 427s are nicer than 428s that are nicer than 390s. 427s can be prone to more problems, though. That said, if it was as it should be, I might pay a premium of five grand, but no more than ten, for a 427TP over that of a nice 428. |
08-21-2012, 03:23 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
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Cobra Make, Engine: 70 Shelby convertible, ERA-289 FIA, ERA 289 roadster hybrid, mystery Ford powered 2dr convertible
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rgnbull1227
Specifically a 1968 427 tunnel port NASCAR engine.
What I am looking to determine is if the car is a really good car, what price diff would there be if the car had this 427 vs a 351 in the car.
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Again casting numbers and specs will help answer your question. Heads, intake, block casting at the very least.
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08-21-2012, 06:46 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Eagle,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 1966 Lone Star 427SC.
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I believe saying that a cobra has a 427 does,.... make a difference. It may not bring thousands to a sale, but sounds impressive and on-lookers love it. It's like having a dual quad or stacked injection.
If built properly, a 427 has no more problems than any other motor, you just need to address what these engines need when building it.
"Build it, and they will come".
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08-21-2012, 06:59 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 22,025
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FWIW, when I was putting together the specs for my build seven or so years ago, I made a half-ass search for a nice, unmolested 427SO block, and was not happy with the results (original Ford, not the newer castings). The result was that I went with a very nice 428 block. In my own personal opinion, there's no difference to me between a newer, after-market iron 427SO and an original 428 block. In fact, I would rather have the original block. Nice 428s are getting harder and harder to find, btw. Of course, I would rather have a newer after-market block over any crappy original block.  Soooo, what that boils down to, IMO, is that a nice, original 427SO block is the best of all worlds, but a nice, original 428 block is more desirable than the newer after-market blocks (and let's just forget the aluminum versus iron thing). Others will no doubt disagree, but that's how I see it.... |
08-21-2012, 07:08 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Put Another Way...
Put another way, if I could wave a magic wand right now and turn my original iron 428, which I am happy with, in to an original iron 427SO, and every other aspect of the build stay exactly the same, with no change in any performance characteristic, or anything else in any way, I would certainly pay the magic wand fairy $3k for that, and, if she caught me in the right mood, I might go to $5k... but I don't think I'd go much higher than that. |
08-20-2012, 10:38 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Jonesboro,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Backdraft 874 solid red Roush 427 small block 515 hp
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The fit and finish of your replica is just as important, too.
A tunnel port FE 427 is cool and high dollar.
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08-21-2012, 05:36 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Yorba Linda,
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR, V8, Manual Trans, Htr, Wipers, Radio Delete
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It may not matter for your intended purpose, but you'll never be able to stray farther than 1/2 tankful of gas (you have to get home for another dose of C-whatever). While this engine combo sounds pretty exotic, this could become a giant PITA pretty quickly. Then again if you're only planning on keeping it for 2 months, disregard all of the above and plow forward. FWIW.
Frank
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08-21-2012, 06:46 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Jonesboro,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Backdraft 874 solid red Roush 427 small block 515 hp
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Maybe that is why Baskin-Robbins has thirty-one flavors!
Russell
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08-22-2012, 05:07 AM
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Location: Virginia Beach, Va & Port Charlotte, Fl.,
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Not to mention that you get get quite a bit more usable horsepower over and above the (reported) 550 with a semi-docile stroked FE... 482"+.
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