Why??

patrickt · #1 (**permalink**) 10-11-2014, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Boon

Drive them for a few months and start another build.

No, most of the guys (but not all) that get rid of their Cobra, relatively quickly, do so because they find out that the Cobra is not what they thought it would be. They are a PITA car. You have to actually like a PITA car in order to be a long time Cobra owner. Big blocks are a bigger PITA than small blocks. The only difference between a big block and a small block is weight and sound. I have probably heard a million small blocks and they never sound like big blocks -- but there are tons of small blocks out there that weigh way less, and make way more power, than big blocks. And it's true, nice vintage 427/428 blocks are getting harder to find and they always cost more to build.

601HP · #2 (**permalink**) 10-11-2014, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

No, most of the guys (but not all) that get rid of their Cobra, relatively quickly, do so because they find out that the Cobra is not what they thought it would be. They are a PITA car. You have to actually like a PITA car in order to be a long time Cobra owner. Big blocks are a bigger PITA than small blocks. The only difference between a big block and a small block is weight and sound. I have probably heard a million small blocks and they never sound like big blocks -- but there are tons of small blocks out there that weigh way less, and make way more power, than big blocks. And it's true, nice vintage 427/428 blocks are getting harder to find and they always cost more to build.

Well said.

I considered bailing out of my ownership in the 3rd year. But as I eliminated the 'pains' (there were more than a few) the car began growing on me. Now into the 21st year.

David