What are my engine choices

[Donunder]

Originally Posted by leroy17

That motor is a whole lotta right and would look awesome in any engine bay. French in some Ford Motorsport logos in the rocker covers.... sorted!

With that little monster crammed under your bonnet (somehow) you sure wouldn't need to resort to the testosterone booster in the ad at the foot of the page!

[albanycobra]

I love it when others fit there Chev this or Hemi that to their cars but i could never do it myself.....I guess to me the the motor is the heart of the car and the only connection to the real deal. Same goes for my GT40 with the OE running a SBF....I can install a 289/302/347 and have a connection to real car.

[kyleb]

Originally Posted by albanycobra

I love it when others fit there Chev this or Hemi that to their cars but i could never do it myself.....I guess to me the the motor is the heart of the car and the only connection to the real deal. Same goes for my GT40 with the OE running a SBF....I can install a 289/302/347 and have a connection to real car.

Some of us had no real choice due to our stinkin emission laws..
I had a 428 cobrajet ready to go in.
But I had to pass emissions, noise etc, so as you can we imagine that was it for that. The Windsor at that time wasn't gonna make it through either.
So, what to do??
Without cutting and widening the chassis the 5.4 wasn't gonna go.
The LS was the same dimensions as the Windsor and it went in like it was meant to be.
Would I change it now you ask ??
No freakin way !! It is an awesome bit of kit..
And I'm sure anyone who has seen and heard my car is likely to agree..

[Hail427]

I agree what you want isn't always what you get, in saying that I have friends that have Holden's and you would be surprised at how many run Ford 9" Ford toploader only cause Holden was to tight to bring in their top products, on my list Holden is way at the bottom for reliability #1 Ford cause having owned quite a few never let me down, #2 Chrysler face it top Fueler's copied the best but that's my opinion, and what you want and use, is what's practical available and affordable, I mean if we could get a Ferrari v12 twin turbo's who knows?

[deano59]

my mate who sponsors my race car owns a engine shop I don't have to pay for machining and get my parts at his price and he lets me use his engine room so I can assemble my engines is chomping at the bit for me to drop off my 6 litre so he can go to town and stroke it and do some head work /cam ect ect .
I have too keep telling him to settle down as the car has to get registered and pass emission's first once that is done I will pull it out and he can have it and do his stuff.

this is a shameless plug for C&M engines here in sa lol
cheers deano

[boxhead]

I find it funny that a guy who says "Gotta be a Ford motor in a Cobra" is building a Pace, with alloy chassis, alloy suspension on cantilever shocks.

Sorta makes the argument invalid if you ask me.

[Zacson]

Originally Posted by boxhead

I find it funny that a guy who says "Gotta be a Ford motor in a Cobra" is building a Pace, with alloy chassis, alloy suspension on cantilever shocks.

Sorta makes the argument invalid if you ask me.

The decision to build a Pace was easy! One of the best kits in the world in my opinion.
But as far as engines go, I still stand by my thoughts. If I was building an early Corvette replica, I wouldn't think of putting a Ford engine in it!!!! It would be Chev all the way. Wouldn't matter what chassis it had.. Same theory goes with the Cobra.

But again, I don't hold anything against people running other engines, just not for me.

[Wazza]

Ford/Chevy/Viper...whatever...all good.

And as far as the chassis....
I'm happy to see the replicas evolve the way they have.

Nobody has built anything like "an original chassis" in Australia for a squillion years....

Great to see the modern Cobra still likes to look like the original...but with a ton of improvements "under the skin"

Original chassis...is o.k.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/daio4aa21...DEs_mosZa?dl=0

But I don't mind the improvements since then:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/n8t5oiv84...JV2tEu3ha?dl=0

Happy New Year boys..( and girls)

Regards,
Warren.

[Tonus72]

Except a Corvette IS a Chev...

Never been anything else.

Peace. Out

[leroy17]

How about finding a Audi RS4 drivetrain, shorten the tailshaft and squeze this in a Pace for a AWD 310kw monster, Add lambo Gallardo wheels. Theres your modern day supercar.

Oh..... not a ford (insert sad face here)

[deano59]

this is what I like about building a KIT CAR is you get too choose all the best bits and put them into one package that suits your particular needs . I was like you not long ago with the ford engine I drove people on here crazy when I was looking to buy a completed car in the end I couldn't find anything that suited my needs or price range back then .
in my case it has to be auto as I have a mangled left leg that most clutches arnt friendly with the way my leg and ankle works or dosent work .
when I built my first cobra you would have been shot for putting anything but a ford engine in altho there was a few 308 and chev powered as well as a turbo rb 30 around at the time in the end I decided on a 6 lt with a 6 speed auto im not after a race car just a nice sunday cruiser the bloke you pass on the footpath wont know or care whats under the bonnet when you go past there usually just in awe of what they look like .
cheers dean

[tomcat racing]

Originally Posted by deano59

this is what I like about building a KIT CAR is you get too choose all the best bits and put them into one package that suits your particular needs . I was like you not long ago with the ford engine I drove people on here crazy when I was looking to buy a completed car in the end I couldn't find anything that suited my needs or price range back then .
in my case it has to be auto as I have a mangled left leg that most clutches arnt friendly with the way my leg and ankle works or dosent work .
when I built my first cobra you would have been shot for putting anything but a for engine in altho there was a few 308 and chev powered as well as a turbo rb 30 around at the time in the end I decided on a 6 lt with a 6 speed auto im not after a race car just a nice sunday cruiser the bloke you pass on the footpath wont no or car whats under the bonnet when you go past there usually just in awe of what they look like .
cheers dean

Probably true, but i dont know about you, but i can tell whats under the bonnet by listening to the sound of the firing order.

[deano59]

Originally Posted by tomcat racing

Probably true, but i dont know about you, but i can tell whats under the bonnet by listening to the sound of the firing order.

which one ? 13726548 or 15426378 ? :-)

[deano59]

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[leroy17]

Chev engine, kinda looks at home..... perhaps I am just biast.

[Zacson]

Originally Posted by leroy17

Chev engine, kinda looks at home..... perhaps I am just biast.

.....and its when I see setups like this that I question my beliefs! Awesome bit of kit mate!!!!!!

[Dimis]

Originally Posted by Zacson

.....and its when I see setups like this that I question my beliefs! Awesome bit of kit mate!!!!!!

Stand strong brother... Don't be tempted by the dark side.

[Zacson]

Originally Posted by Dimis

Stand strong brother... Don't be tempted by the dark side.

I like the others but I love the Ford!

[1 TUF AC]

Originally Posted by leroy17

Chev engine, kinda looks at home..... perhaps I am just biast.

I always wanted a cobra with a ford Windsor in it but after i seen this engine I bit my tongue and bought it. I have never looked back. A cobra is like a rod anything go's. It doesn't matter how hard you try you will never build a cobra identical to the original so you might as well get the best of all worlds and use the best parts of any make or model of car. And if U want a original bye a original but i bet it won't drive as good or go as good as a cobra replica.

[Gav]

Tommy you could probably pick a Ford by smelling or tasting the oil too!