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03-22-2010, 10:09 PM

RodKnock

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Join Date: Feb 2007

Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum

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Originally Posted by DAVID GAGNARD

Nothing about stuffing a 600+hp engine in a 90" wheelbase car weighing sometimes as little as 2400 lbs. with no top or side impact bars, no airbags and very little driver protection to start with makes much sense to me........

but that's part of the thrill of having a having a car like that!!!!!!!!

In the grand scheme of things when spending big bucks for a car like a Cobra, a couple of hundred extra dollars is nothing......

it all boils down to whats best for the engine combo and the way the car will be used...

David

The Kirkhams have been putting their car on a diet for a long while. With the aluminum rear end, Quicktime bellhousing, aluminum flywheel, and an all-aluminum FE, their cars are under 2,150 lbs.

I talked with several FE engine builders before I picked one, but not one of recommended a steel flywheel.

Last edited by RodKnock; 03-23-2010 at 09:56 PM..

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