06-24-2017, 04:21 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: St. Louisville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: A&C 67 427 cobra SB
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Originally Posted by blykins
I will say this.....if the aftermarket FE block manufacturers don't get their QC under control, I'm gonna skip building FE's altogether, aluminum or cast iron.
Barry just had a brand new block lose oil pressure while priming the oil pump on the dyno and found out that a main oil passage had been drilled through.....so it was just bleeding out internally. |
Dang I just talked to Lance a few hours ago, at the London Car Show. I never thought to ask him about new aftermarket FE blocks. I did ask if finding good original blocks is hard to do. My local supply of dozens of 390 and some 428 FE blocks went, when the scrap metal prices sky rocketed a few years back. The guy cashed in the entire yard and retired. Lance said that original FE blocks are getting harder to find and are costing more.
I'm not sure I trust these 50 yr old blocks, and the new are too costly. Now quality is questionable on top of that. How much longer can the FE dominate the Cobra Pack?
Last edited by olddog; 06-24-2017 at 04:24 PM..
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