Low Compression, Can I do it.

[StormBringer]

First and formost thats what I was thinking, but what does a engine like that sell for right about now. I figure there is close to 8k in the engine as it stands for just the long block and blower setup. Its going to run me ~5K for another 350 that is built to the same specs. I have the mounts to bolt up a 454 but I don't want to go big block.

So I thought about that and the thing is that I know what went into this engine, and there is the money and time. It was built for the long haul and I hate to give it up. Plus pulling the blower and replacing it with a standard setup is real quick (~4 hours for me plus the tuning).

All I am shooting for is 250-300 hp do you think that I can make that with the compression ratio being where it is?

I would also like to run 87 ocatane is this possible? I know wh=ith that low of compression it should be very easy to tune to run on the low grade stuff.

California is getting crazy with the price of gas along with the rest of the country and I would prefer a milder motor that gets better gas mileage so I can drive the cobra more.

Right now I am getting ~7 mpg so anything is an improvement. I have seen some guys reporting 25 mpg on there slightly hot 351's which would be great. I would at least like to be in the high teen's.

Plus unlike a lot of cobras I don't have one of those drop gas tanks that you can see from behind the car, just a foam 10 gallon cell which with the accuslump and the battery, and the panel for the quick change take up 90% of the truck.

this is why I wanted to sell the cobra, but I have a feeling that once I make the changes I will be a very happy camper.

Plus selling the drag spares and the blower will give me the cash I need to do the EJ20 swap on the Riot which has been put off way to many time.