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09-03-2009, 02:23 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Scottsdale,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance, Roush 427R-095, Pro Systems carb, 2" headers, Buckshot Racefab side pipes, 10s off idle start
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If you were going to buy, or have one built, what type of FORD engine combo would produce the highest HP/TQ per dollar, all else being equal. Just curious
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The small block with higher cubic inches. |
09-03-2009, 02:41 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Carlsbad,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2932 with 438 Lykins Motorsports engine. Previous owner of FFR 5452.
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What was the original question before the posturing began?
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09-03-2009, 03:06 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Originally Posted by jhv48
What was the original question before the posturing began?
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That's the problem. There were two questions posed by the OP and while they're close, the questions are different.
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09-03-2009, 03:06 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Driftwood,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Cobra, 427 side oiler
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Originally Posted by jhv48
What was the original question before the posturing began?
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The original question was " What is the best Ford engine per dollar?" Given that the question is highly subjective due to one's personal opinion, I am going to say MY solid lifter 427 FE is the best Ford engine per dollar because of the Woody I get each morning when I walk past it in the garage.  |
09-03-2009, 03:14 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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That's given me a great idea.
I have to park my Cobra inside the house, that way, I can walk past it every morning and "get excited." 
Last edited by RodKnock; 09-03-2009 at 03:38 PM..
Reason: added park
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09-03-2009, 03:31 PM
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I've got this beautiful work of art in the garage. A Roush 427 with black block and intake manifold and everything else, including the heads, polished.
I am getting excited right now and it is 40 miles away at the moment. Feels like it did in high school.
No other engine even gets my blood going, except that cammer I saw last month.
$30/hp but worth every penny to me.
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09-03-2009, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by jhv48
I've got this beautiful work of art in the garage. A Roush 427 with black block and intake manifold and everything else, including the heads, polished.
I am getting excited right now and it is 40 miles away at the moment. Feels like it did in high school.
No other engine even gets my blood going, except that cammer I saw last month.
$30/hp but worth every penny to me.
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$30/HP sounds too cheap to me, unless you making at least 800 HP, which is entirely possible. The Bill Coon heads are $5K and the Pond block is another $5K. Plus all those little expensive parts. I think you would be closer $40/HP.
This definitely sounds like my engine building methodology.
Yes, there's a small probability for a Cammer in my future. Of course, that $/HP ratio thingee would be out the window.
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09-03-2009, 03:38 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Cobra, 427 side oiler
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That's given me a great idea.
I have to my Cobra inside the house, that way, I can walk past it every morning and "get excited." |
So a PEFRECT home would be a master bedroom with a king-sized bed and a shop bay with lift, all in the same room. |
09-03-2009, 03:51 PM
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So a PEFRECT home would be a master bedroom with a king-sized bed and a shop bay with lift, all in the same room. |
No, no. No hazardous materials in the bedroom.
I would park it in the living room or have a "dead animal room" where I would park it. The room would also have those home theater type chairs with a popcorn machine so my friends and relatives and I could sit down comfortably, eat popcorn and just watch my car.
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09-03-2009, 06:13 PM
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Location: St. Louis, Missouri,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPO 2715
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Good answer.
Value is based on how each person perceives it.
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02-14-2012, 09:14 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: New Jersey,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby Cobra CSX4206 aluminum body, original 1965 NASCAR 427 SO, Dual quads.
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I'm sure the 385 series motors provide great performance for the buck. Technology has come a long way since 1965.
Best Bang for the buck depends on the "bang"you are looking for. For those looking to reproduce the original car as closely as possible there is no better bang for the buck than the FE or the 289. From a resale standpoint historically the more accurate the build to original specs the better the resale. Period.
The original FEs and 289s are rarer and more valuable especially the 427SOs and 289 HiPos than the new series products.
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02-15-2012, 02:42 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique Motorcars 289 USRRC, 1964 289 stroked to 331, toploader
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Missed this first time around... what ever happened to the Doc? What a hoot !
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Unique Motorcars 289 USRRC
1964 289 5-bolt block
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02-15-2012, 04:08 AM
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Agree almost 100% except that my woody sprouts from the 460 perched between the framerails of our little beauty.Know first hand what the best bang for the buck is,I feel I have it.Personally speaking.Also looked into a Cammer,Wow! big dollars as was the Boss. |
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