Finally took the plunge - New 427SC kit on order!

[gjkrv8]

That is a very awesome engine. I am jealous. cheers Gregg

P.S. There were some quite interesting articles in the web about the challenges HSV had with ensuring they had enough frontal area for cooling inlets etc, so that GM would honour the warranty etc. Not sure if this is an issue for your Cobra or not.

[Paintwerks]

Originally Posted by gjkrv8

That is a very awesome engine. I am jealous. cheers Gregg

P.S. There were some quite interesting articles in the web about the challenges HSV had with ensuring they had enough frontal area for cooling inlets etc, so that GM would honour the warranty etc. Not sure if this is an issue for your Cobra or not.

Thanks Gregg.

I read about that too. The LSA uses a Magnussen MP1900 supercharger on it which my friend is also running in his E3 HSV R8. That thing has made 385kw atw for the last 12 months with no issues so it is tuned to make more power than a stock VF GTS.

So apart from the water-to-air IC/heat exchanger versus the air-to-air IC on the aftermarket Magnussen MP1900, I'm hopeful that I can get a large enough radiator in there along with a custom sized heat exchanger to sit where the oil cooler would normally sit.

It's possible I may not need an oil cooler given than the car is so light, but if I do, I should be able to mount one (or two) 9 row oil coolers in the air nostrils either side of the main mouth opening.

[T.L.]

I run the LS3 engine with a Harrop 1900 supercharger on the top and water intercooler in the valley. I run a separate cooling radiator and pump for that and it seems to work ok.

Great engine combination as it's extremely driveable and has 417kW at the wheels when tuned on the dyno.

My total for the engine was a bit more than the $11000 but that will be a great addition to your car and I would have jumped at that engine as well. Perhaps I can put it in my FJ40 instead of the LS1.