Engine Choice

[craigayl]

Great choice in cars Mark and in engine size.

This topic comes up a lot and I usually steer clear, but as an installer and someone who sees a lot of Superformance Cobras for service, I thought I would throw in my two cents…

From my experience, a FRPP crate is the best value on the street for our cars. A custom builder can give you small variants not offered in a crate, but it’s at a much higher price and usually with no noticeable gain. Also, offering the variants often leads to less reliability. We are always hearing stories about how good someone’s custom builder is because he fixed a broken engine, but how much nicer would it be to never be broken in the first place? The reason the leading crate manufactures have the best value on the street is because they do not try something different on every build. They find the best, most reliable combination, test it till it is bullet proof and build it over and over again. You will never wonder what is inside of your crate motor because it will be the same as every other. You still have a warranty, it’s more reliable and you saved a bunch of bucks.

Mark…. Because your wife will demand it? Go with the 514!!! You will never look back…. That is unless you want a second glimpse at the guy you just blew away LOL…

Next.. as was previously mentioned, go with a local installer. Ask Dynamic for their list. The first time you need service you are going to be scratching you head trying to figure out who you can depend on, who you can trust with your “baby” without traveling all the way back to Ross Ohio. Would it be nice if you had found an installer in your own back yard that you can build a relationship with? Even if it is only half the distance to Ross you will be way ahead…

Good luck which ever way you go

Craig – Cold in Michigan…..