Vote 428 or aluminum 427FE??

[Excaliber]

It's hard to say about the re-sale value JJCobra. OK those with a side oiler will bring more, more yet with a Shelby block. But again, look at the return on investment. Perhaps the 428 is the best all around deal? Some buyers will ONLY want a Shelby. Others will ONLY want a side oiler, a larger pool of buyers is likely with a 428 and a decent over all price. Any KMP is going to do well on re-sale regardless, some will just do better than others, but there is more up-front investment that offsets that.

[RestoCreations]

It's a seventies cast block from KC-something about that turns me off and i would rather buy a newer cat iron or aluminum block No offense to those of you that had your hay day back in the seventies, but i am in my thirties as well, and when i look at what came out of the seventies, besides me of course, i tend to shutter away from it,

[dcdoug]

Originally Posted by RestoCreations

It's a seventies cast block from KC-something about that turns me off and i would rather buy a newer cat iron or aluminum block No offense to those of you that had your hay day back in the seventies, but i am in my thirties as well, and when i look at what came out of the seventies, besides me of course, i tend to shutter away from it,

The 70s cast blocks were service blocks to replace blown up OE engines. They weren't OE in any production cars. Some of them were left over by race shops when NASCAR changed the rules eliminating 427s (anyone know when that was?) The nice thing about service blocks is that they have the extra ribbing and some argue also that they have a better alloy mix than the 60s blocks.

[elmariachi]

Originally Posted by RestoCreations

It's a seventies cast block from KC-something about that turns me off and i would rather buy a newer cat iron or aluminum block No offense to those of you that had your hay day back in the seventies, but i am in my thirties as well, and when i look at what came out of the seventies, besides me of course, i tend to shutter away from it,

At the start of this thread you were considering a 428 block. Isn't that 60s/70s-era cast? Personally, and based on the stories I have read here about Genesis blocks, I would choose that 40-year old 427 block over a new one any day. Wait, I DID choose a 40-year old block over a new one. And I have zero regrets.

[dcdoug]

Originally Posted by elmariachi

At the start of this thread you were considering a 428 block. Isn't that 60s/70s-era cast? Personally, and based on the stories I have read here about Genesis blocks, I would choose that 40-year old 427 block over a new one any day. Wait, I DID choose a 40-year old block over a new one. And I have zero regrets.

Plus you have authenticity with the 40 year old block. Genesis is still heavy, has all of those issues and you don't get the authenticity. If you want iron/authenticity, go with the NOS block. If you want new, go with the aluminum and save the weight. I don't see why you'd go with Genesis except for cost reasons - and in that case, stay with the 428 block you already have.