What is the best FORD engine per dollar

[REAL 1]

Originally Posted by Thor maine

I hope to make this as entertaining as possible. Best Ford engine?? Ford has some awesome engines!!And in a Cobra ...cool. But let's say you built a Fiero Based Ferrari or Lambo would most of you explode because it did not have a Ferrari engine??? Or that the transmision was not gated??? Or that it did not sing that fantastic note when flooring the go pedal??? But a lot of the purist like the Tremec or the magnum trans and suspension from a Ford Pinto, Jaguar,Ford mustang straight axle, or the best of the bunch a Corvette!! But as long as it has a Ford FE or 289 you think it has some birth right to be a real Cobra. Wow that was a rant!! If you have built a kit or replica it is not as Shelby and just have a great time building it and driving it and not get caught up with "is it a 289- 390- 427-428- clevland- windsor- 385-coyote-side oiler -top oiler-460- stroked small block-Chevy-426 Hemi(I had a ride in Artnz with 426 Hemi it was awesome)-Viper V10- or Buick nascar turbo V6or the endless possiblities... Just trying to make this the best thread in 7or 8 years

Thor: pat is correct. The issue is best Ford engine for the $ power wise.

I assure you that the guys here aren't operating under some illusion that just because they put an FE or 289 In there car has birth right to be a real Cobra.

You are missing the entire point of the hobby. The Cobra is the most replicated car in history primarily for it's legendary performance and ease of replication not to mention it's good looks. the hobby is a celebration of the car and it's history and the legendary men at SAI that made it happen. A pride the American "can do" spirit that beat the worlds best. I suspect this has something to do with the fact many want this little car to retain the Ford DNA it started with.

The ease of replication is primarily based on it's Ford powered DNA. Some guys want their car to be a clone of the original and exact as possible. Some just want to keep it in the family by staying Ford powered as long as it produces prodigious Cobra like performance and sound

Your Ferrari and Lambo analogy is off the mark. They are hard to replicate for many reasons and impossible to replicate accurately and just aren't for the most part. They are shunned by the real Ferrari and Lambo owners. There is no one car they are celebrating.

It's not the same. If your a Cobra guy you get it.

[littlewave]

Originally Posted by REAL 1

Thor: pat is correct. The issue is best Ford engine for the $ power wise.

I assure you that the guys here aren't operating under some illusion that just because they put an FE or 289 In there car has birth right to be a real Cobra.

You are missing the entire point of the hobby. The Cobra is the most replicated car in history primarily for it's legendary performance and ease of replication not to mention it's good looks. the hobby is a celebration of the car and it's history and the legendary men at SAI that made it happen. A pride the American "can do" spirit that beat the worlds best. I suspect this has something to do with the fact many want this little car to retain the Ford DNA it started with.

The ease of replication is primarily based on it's Ford powered DNA. Some guys want their car to be a clone of the original and exact as possible. Some just want to keep it in the family by staying Ford powered as long as it produces prodigious Cobra like performance and sound

Your Ferrari and Lambo analogy is off the mark. They are hard to replicate for many reasons and impossible to replicate accurately and just aren't for the most part. They are shunned by the real Ferrari and Lambo owners. There is no one car they celebrating.

It's not the same. If your a Cobra guy you get it.

Well said!

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by littlewave

Well said!

Uhhh, as a general rule, any post that starts off with "Pat is correct" is going to be spot on. It's kind of like saying "feeding hungry children is a good thing." You really just can't go wrong when you begin a post either way.

[Silverback51]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Uhhh, as a general rule, any post that starts off with "Pat is correct" is going to be spot on. It's kind of like saying "feeding hungry children is a good thing." You really just can't go wrong when you begin a post either way.

Please, please, please. Someone get a pin and stick him in his ego.