The handling is great if your running a 289/302 block. But the heavier motors really throw the weight balance off. The 351 W are about middle ground and can always be stroked.
My best friend is a mechanic for the House of Cobras in Anaheim CA. They go to the track and race them twice a year. The most common motor they install in the Cobra kit is the 417 stroker.
I actualy had the pleasure of sitting shotgun in a real 427 side oiler (the oil pan is on the side of the block, not the bottom) The original motor they came with back in the 60's, it was totaly rebuilt with a fat cam and intake....supposedly 600 hp. It was the fastest/scariest thing Ive ever experienced.
On the freeway in 4th gear about 60 mph you had to roll into the throttle or you might end up sideways. Flelt like being sucked into a vortex or something.
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98 GT manual trans, Magna Flow exh.
old car: 95GT, TFS T.W. heads, Holley Intake, B303 cam, FRPP 30lb injectors, Scorpion 1.6 rollers, 65mm TB, 73mm MAF, BBK Longtubes, Flowmaster cat back, March Pulleys, MSD coil, 9mm wires, Tremec 3550 trans, Pro5.0 shifter,10.5 Motorsport clutch, FMS aluminum driveshaft, weld in subframe connectors. 190lph pump, BBK adj FPR.
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