Upcoming FE build: plan coming together

[Excaliber]

Actually I had a 427 pushing 700 horse and frankly it was a pain in the butt. Now IF you can build a motor that put's out that kind of horse power AND is street friendly with good longevity then I MIGHT be interested.

For those who want BIG horse power numbers I've found 500 plus is just about right, 400-450 is entirely satisfactory. Much of the "experience", the feel, the soul of the car has to do with gear and tire selection. Unless your running slicks anything more than 500 is interesting, fun, dangerous, kind of cool, good braggin' rights but for the most part a waste of time and money.

[undy]

With me ... my Cobra had to be faster than the daily driver. I'm a HP junky anyway. It originally had a 428 in it and was sold originally as a turn-key car by LSC, titled and registered. The 428 just didn't cut it, too lethargic for my tastes. The DD would simply tear it a new a$$ hole, any time any way. That is the reason I dumped the 428 for a twin carb'd Pond 482 S/O, with around 600 HP. The DD still dynos more with 508 rwhp but the Cobra's weight difference make up the difference. The M/T drag radials on the Cobra put the power to the ground nicely too. A 300hp progressive fogger system may be in the future too for the Cobra as I still find it a little lacking. that's just me though..