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06-26-2016, 02:09 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF#1867 , KC427
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The more I read the comments in this thread the more inclined I am to say that there is no right or wrong engine for your car. If your working with a builder then set a budget and build for nostalgia or power. You are the one that has to drive it so if your looking for power a mild FE is going to irritate as would a big hp 385 series if you wanted period correctness. I will get my flame suit on but a stroker EFI LS7 would be just as awesome....those things make crazy power
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06-26-2016, 02:29 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ace23
The more I read the comments in this thread the more inclined I am to say that there is no right or wrong engine for your car. If your working with a builder then set a budget and build for nostalgia or power. You are the one that has to drive it so if your looking for power a mild FE is going to irritate as would a big hp 385 series if you wanted period correctness. I will get my flame suit on but a stroker EFI LS7 would be just as awesome....those things make crazy power
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Actually, IMO, once you're contemplating some engine other than an FE for your 427 Cobra, then I think the LS series of engines from Chevy make an excellent platform from which to choose. There's no particular magic for me of the SBF's or 385's in 427 Cobra replicas. Essentially, once you steer away from a significant piece of 427 Cobra authenticity in the FE engine, then appearance, HP/tq, parts availability and choices, maintenance and reliability would be more crucial to me. And the LS engines have all that and more.
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06-26-2016, 02:42 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Everett-Morrison, 434 cid
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ace23
The more I read the comments in this thread the more inclined I am to say that there is no right or wrong engine for your car. If your working with a builder then set a budget and build for nostalgia or power. You are the one that has to drive it so if your looking for power a mild FE is going to irritate as would a big hp 385 series if you wanted period correctness. I will get my flame suit on but a stroker EFI LS7 would be just as awesome....those things make crazy power
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An LS7!? Only some kind of ahole would put an LS7 in a Cobra bodied car. |
06-26-2016, 03:00 PM
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An LS7!? Only some kind of ahole would put an LS7 in a Cobra bodied car.
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Or an ahole that doesn't want a slow ass FE or 514 in one.  |
06-26-2016, 04:41 PM
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... So lounge chair racers are a dime a dozen like the Cobra roadster ...
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Welcome to the lounge my friend, here is where those clowns hang out |
06-26-2016, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by scottj
An LS7!? Only some kind of ahole would put an LS7 in a Cobra bodied car.
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Scott,
You are a smart guy. You know that if you had to pick a single motor platform that had pushrods and let you have the old school cam sound then an LS7 is about as legit as it comes. Full factory OEM controls and fuel injection....those LS7's are insane when built up and then you can get the benefit of their OEM electronics. Think how sweet it would be if ford had gone this way instead of the coyote. I guess it could be debatable about throwing one in a cobra but not for me. |
06-26-2016, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Ace23
Scott,
You are a smart guy. You know that if you had to pick a single motor platform that had pushrods and let you have the old school cam sound then an LS7 is about as legit as it comes. Full factory OEM controls and fuel injection....those LS7's are insane when built up and then you can get the benefit of their OEM electronics. Think how sweet it would be if ford had gone this way instead of the coyote. I guess it could be debatable about throwing one in a cobra but not for me.
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Yep, that WOULD be sweet...  [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JqXB8v6k-w"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JqXB8v6k-w[/ame]
It's better that Ford didn't go that way... then you'd all have them.
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06-26-2016, 06:59 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: 1966 Lone Star 427SC.
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Here ya go, dare to be different !
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oa24FVe0fs#t=114[/ame]
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06-26-2016, 07:06 PM
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Craft blocks.
Why is the Pond iron more expensive than the Pond aluminum ?
Pond Ford FE - Craft Performance Engines
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06-26-2016, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by FUNFER2
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Nah... I don't like the shape of the rollbar.  |
06-26-2016, 08:29 PM
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Theres not much I like about it. Rubber band tires as well.
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