Thank you Keith Craft!

[pusherfans]

I just peaked back in. it's like Iceberg's, a Shelby aluminum FE, but has a 4.375 bore and stroke, so it has a few more cubes. .. . I think the 482 is a 4.275 bore and stroke, right?

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by pusherfans

I just peaked back in. it's like Iceberg's, a Shelby aluminum FE, but has a 4.375 bore and stroke, so it has a few more cubes. .. . I think the 482 is a 4.275 bore and stroke, right?

So you're telling me you don't know the size of your...................engine.

A 4.375" bore AND stroke would be a 527 baby. That's a biggins.

A 482 is 4.25" bore AND stroke.

Of course, if I'm wrong, then my esteemed colleagues here at Club Cobra will correct me. I'm 100% sure of that.

Ah yes, maybe I should have went with the big bore CSX block.

[RodgerH]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

A 4.375" bore AND stroke would be a 527 baby. That's a biggins.

Ah yes, maybe I should have went with the big bore CSX block.

It acually calculates to be 526.16 c.i., but most call it 527...I guess in comparison to 427? I call it a 526.

I have one...and love it. Rediculous amount of torque...and when you hear it, there's no doubt it's a big block.

The first time I heard it run was on the engine dyno at Performance Engineering. Totally intimidating!

I remember asking Eric after he shutoff the engine: "Do you think maybe I've overdone it?"

His reply: "I've built a lot of engines, but I can't remember anyone coming back and asking if I can de-tune it a little."

Rodger

[pusherfans]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

So you're telling me you don't know the size of your...................engine.

A 4.375" bore AND stroke would be a 527 baby. That's a biggins.

A 482 is 4.25" bore AND stroke.

Of course, if I'm wrong, then my esteemed colleagues here at Club Cobra will correct me. I'm 100% sure of that.

Ah yes, maybe I should have went with the big bore CSX block.

Oh, I know the size of my enigne. I wasn't 100% sure of the 482 bore and stroke without looking it up. Mine is a 527 as much as the 427 is a "427". So it is 526.xxx, 527 sounds cooler. But I did request more low end torque and less "revvy" probably did not not need to, but I didn't know. So we went with dual plane intake a Holley 950 carb (HP4150), hydraulic lifters, "milder" cam then it could have been and we got just short of 700 HP, 683 HP and 667 ft-lbs of torque (682.5 and 666.9) The torque number seems approriate for a Cobra and scary at the same time. . . . does 666 ft-lbs make it a "bad" car?

[Iceberg]

Holy crap that is a lot.. My 615hp is such a beast and I have to be very respectful of it.. Not that I am complaining..

To mention Keith's quality, my engine is now over 3 years old and starts very easily. It has not lost power and has not required any type of over haul and I do quite few autocross events every year. It even leaks less oil than when new. When I say leak I mean a very very small amount of oil. Some oil leak should be expected from an FE or it is not an actual FE. It does not bother me a bit and makes it more original.

Keith makes the best engines in my book and I smile every time I start her up.

[RodgerH]

Originally Posted by pusherfans

Mine is a 527 as much as the 427 is a "427". So it is 526.xxx, 527 sounds cooler.

Intersting bit of trivia found on the wonderful Internet:

"The upper limit in NASCAR was 7 litres which is 427 cubic inches. Interestingly enough, when you do the geometry Ford's 427 actually worked out to 425 cubic inches. But Ford would NEVER advertise that fact, which would put them below the Chevy (with a true 427 cubic inches) on the racing pages and advertising."

Based on that, I guess I should stop calling mine a 526 and start calling it a 527 so I can stand on the top row with the big boys!

Rodger

[pusherfans]

when I said 527 sounds better, I meant saying 527, not the engine sound. I had no idea they sounded different.

interesting trivia on Ford's 425. . . I had a NightHawk 750, that was really a 748. . ..

[RodKnock]

I tell ya what sounds better than 527?

Single Over Head Cam

or

Cammer for short.

[pusherfans]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I tell ya what sounds better than 527?

Single Over Head Cam

or

Cammer for short.

that does sound nice. Jay Leno pulled his side oiler out of his Cobra and gave it to a friend and put in the SOHC engine, as he calls it. (I suppose that's okay, value wise, since his is not an original CSX car)

That is a super cool engine!