Ok guys I am done with this thread. I did not say my engine is better than your engine.
Rick the majority of owners do not have aluminum engines, so let’s keep apples to apples. A lighter front end makes for a better balanced car. When I was deciding on an engine I asked myself WHY DO I NEED A BIG BLOCK, if I can do the following
1. Make 600hp and 600 TQ and be street able,
2. Keep the weight off the front of the car
3. Have room to work
4. Keep under hood temps down.
5. Minimal maintenance (other than valve adjustment)
I could care less what engine the original had. Mr. Shelby would have chosen a lighter engine if they would have had the technology. Rick I did not want a car that shifts at 6000 or lower. I like an engine the turns RPM, always have, always will (had a big block 427 Chevy turning 8000, heavy on the juice, my favorite engine, ran for years). My engine makes over 500tq by 3900, 600tq by 4500 and keeps it their until about 5600rpm. Its still over 500TQ at 6800 (Not a bad curve) I am quite aware it will not last as long as a lower rpm engine, but good maintenance and a little common sense will go a long way.
Looks and sound are subjective at best. One mans art is another mans junk. I built the car for me. I like today’s technology incorporated into the car, and it seems like Mr. Shelby himself does as well.
Rick thanks for the comments I have learned a lot on this forum.
Now I am going to write 100 times, DO NOT USE A CONTROVERSIAL TITLE WHEN YOU POST.
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