Coyote 5.0L in a Kirkham?

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Originally Posted by WardL

OK, stand corrected as I misspoke. What I meant to say, is a small block Dart Block 427 gets a better resale price than a FE427. Yep, I probably lit a fuse there! Basically, do you prefer to have a 427 with less weight and less originality or a heavier block with more originality? The resale price decides and so I'll say it succinctly: A Dart block 427 Cobra has higher resale than a FE 427. I agree with DougD, we have little originality in our replicas (replicas are awesome Cobras!) and no one in their right mind would tell me "Oh Ward L, that engine doesn't cut it dude!" Ha, Ha, Ha! They are both incredible engines! You are just going to pay more for a Dart block. Ding, Ding, your turn....

OK, my turn, and I'll say that you are wrong again on all points. It doesn't matter what block the 351 based motor has it's not going to bring better resale than a real 427. Of course there is always a sucker so that has to be factored in as we are talking about resale value of a group of cars, not 1 car. So match apples to apples and your statement will get blown out every time. Now let's go beyond the value thing and tackle the weight issue which seems to still be a sticking point even though it's been discussed thousands of times with actual weights given. Here they are again, oh and with a dart block:

351 stroker = 467 lbs.
427 stroker = 503 lbs.

Yup, read'em and weep. Less than 30 pounds difference between the two. In case you're wondering where I got my info, it's right here and has obviously been around a while for anyone who wishes to look for it:

351 stroker and 427 engine weights... - GT40s.com

Now before someone goes off the deep end talking about that killer 30 pounds on the "front" of the car destroying the balance and handling of the beast, remember that we are talking Cobras here, not Mustangs or something of that nature. MY FE powered BDR still has almost perfect 50/50 weight distribution and even if I sat another 30 pounds on top of my engine I would probably still have that. Why? Because the engine is completely behind the front suspension, unlike other cars that we are used to. Of course less weight is better any time one is going for a performance vehicle. But, to put that in perspective, I hurt my "handling" more by putting fans in front of my radiator than I did by putting an FE in it. Think I noticed a difference? Nada.

Getting back to the OP's question; I think a well done Coyote in a Kirkham could be way cool and, if it were mine, I would make that puppy look like a SOHC on steroids.

Do I think it would bring the same $$ at resale as a 427 FE based motor? Nope, but it would still be cool!