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View Poll Results: New Shelby Aluminum 427 vs. Old 427 s/o
CS 427 Aluminum Block 44 62.86%
Iron 427 s/o 26 37.14%
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Old 11-08-2002, 12:05 AM
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Default Re: New 427 vs old 427
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Originally posted by mrmike
Lets throw this one to the wolves for debate.
Lets assume that you are using a 427 FE
Would you rather have a 30 + year old overpriced, rusted, machined, tweaked old Iron 427 s/o to be "original or a new aluminum Carroll Shelby 427.
About the same price.
Mike
Dumb question - are they really about the same price? Southern automotive advertises the iron block 427 SO for $13.9 K, and the alum option another $4K. To me a $4000 adder is not about the same price. But I may be cheap!

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