Green original?

[aldersonjames20]

Originally Posted by kayakjack

James,

I remember your car when it was for sale. I live in Atlanta so it would have been so convenient for me. I never looked at the car because of the motor. It looks like a spectacular, well engineered piece. But I am not much of a mechanic and I was concerned about maintaining it. I need an easily serviced reliable car and if there were any issues with the one off motor I would be up the creek.

Peoples jaws must drop when they see the motor in your car!!

Jack

(JDOG - Sorry to hijack your thread. I don't know the CSX number of the green Cobra.)

I also apologize for hijacking the thread, although it seems like the answer has been given.

Jack, I too was petrified of the engine and its complexity. I did a lot of research and talked to people like Dennis Olthoff who knows the car and the engine, as well as the guys in the Atlanta SPF dealership. They made me feel extremely comfortable with it because it really is a normal reliable engine with some snazzy well engineered pieces on top of it. Keith Craft built the engine and all rotating parts, which made me feel much better. They all told me that it was more reliable than most because of the top end parts in it and if push came to shove, I could remove the fancy looking fuel injection and put a carb, standard valve covers, and a normal overflow back on it for little money and it would look and run like any other engine. Since I have bought it I have become much more comfortable with it all and have a mechanic that basically went over it with a fine toothed comb and said I stole the car for the price I paid. The guy that was selling it built this as his dream engine and only sold it because of need for cashflow for his business. Just proves that appearances can be deceiving.

James