Old School 427 or Modular 5.0?

[MJJ]

I guess I riled the FE owners with my old school comment. Forgive me for I have sinned.

[fordracing65]

Originally Posted by MJJ

I guess I riled the FE owners with my old school comment. Forgive me for I have sinned.

It's old school compared to a Mod motor...

[MJJ]

Originally Posted by fordracing65

It's old school compared to a Mod motor...

Exactly what I was thinking when I wrote the thread title. Guess it all depends on your perspective.

It's all good.

[PLDRIVE]

MJJ
U might be better served by providing Horsepower and TQ desires. What do u plan to do with the car?

A stack injection will calm a large camshaft.

[itstock]

Originally Posted by PLDRIVE

MJJ
U might be better served by providing Horsepower and TQ desires. What do u plan to do with the car?

A stack injection will calm a large camshaft.

"calm" or not be tunable?

[MJJ]

Originally Posted by PLDRIVE

MJJ
U might be better served by providing Horsepower and TQ desires. What do u plan to do with the car?

A stack injection will calm a large camshaft.

I already have a 770hp/760tq GT500 and a 575hp/600tq 04 Cobra.

I am looking for a great sounding cobra that has great street manners.

I EFI for the reliability and easy starting but also want an eight stack system for looks. Yes I admit it.

Probably 425-475hp with similar torque. Some lopey idle is nice but not so much it sounds like it is going to stall every second.

My wife wants to drive it as well so I will be having power brakes and possibly power steering. Yes I know...just buy a new corvette......

I like the fact that the 427W is much lighter on the nose and handles better.

I respect others that have the true cobra period correct look and feel. I just want something that is fun.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by MJJ

I like the fact that the 427W is much lighter on the nose and handles better.

If you have a concern about weight and handling, then a Kirkham Cobra with an all-aluminum FE weighs in around 2,100 lbs. Most other Cobra replicas weigh-in around 2,500 +/-.

[Dimis]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

If you have a concern about weight and handling, then a Kirkham Cobra with an all-aluminum FE weighs in around 2,100 lbs. Most other Cobra replicas weigh-in around 2,500 +/-.

Or a JBL with a small alloy Windsor or LS series engine.
Just saying.

[itstock]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

If you have a concern about weight and handling, then a Kirkham Cobra with an all-aluminum FE weighs in around 2,100 lbs. Most other Cobra replicas weigh-in around 2,500 +/-.

I tried getting an answer before, but what is the weight distribution of a Kirkham like yours and have you ever put your car on a scale as Is/race weight? I've seen the weight put at anywhere "guessing" from 1900 to 2400 with an FE, but no actual numbers. I'd guess the aluminum FE would shave off around 200 pounds vs iron which puts it back in to sbf weight (not really comparable, but my fiberglass backdraft is 2434 48.5/51.5 rear bias with somewhere between 10 and 12 gallons of fuel, with about 30 pounds of misc junk in the trunk and a Windsor, so I can see the aluminum body and billet parts of the Kirkham shaving off a couple hundred pounds).

[AL427SBF]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

If you have a concern about weight and handling, then a Kirkham Cobra with an all-aluminum FE weighs in around 2,100 lbs. Most other Cobra replicas weigh-in around 2,500 +/-.

"... a Kirkham with an all-aluminum FE weighs in around 2,100 lbs." lol