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Which engine is the best choice?
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Philly. PA.
RE: Which engine is the best choice?
ORIGINAL: FoMoCo_Jeppe
a bit oftopic but... i think i would like having a 427 cammer...
"This is the famous 427 cammer, the most powerful engine ever to come out of Detroit" 657 BHP
a bit oftopic but... i think i would like having a 427 cammer...
"This is the famous 427 cammer, the most powerful engine ever to come out of Detroit" 657 BHP
no not off topic , and as a rule if the cammer wer ever to come up in in aney thread at aney time , not just mustang fourms eaven in the martha stewart fourm the cammer makes it self relavant . so thanks for the pic I did copy it
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 381
From: Philly. PA.
RE: Which engine is the best choice?
ORIGINAL: fats429
no not off topic , and as a rule of thumb if the cammer wer ever to come up in in aney thread at aney time , not just mustang fourms eaven in the martha stewart fourm the cammer makes it self relavant . so thanks for the pic I did copy it
ORIGINAL: FoMoCo_Jeppe
a bit oftopic but... i think i would like having a 427 cammer...
"This is the famous 427 cammer, the most powerful engine ever to come out of Detroit" 657 BHP
a bit oftopic but... i think i would like having a 427 cammer...
"This is the famous 427 cammer, the most powerful engine ever to come out of Detroit" 657 BHP
no not off topic , and as a rule of thumb if the cammer wer ever to come up in in aney thread at aney time , not just mustang fourms eaven in the martha stewart fourm the cammer makes it self relavant . so thanks for the pic I did copy it
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RE: Which engine is the best choice?
I guess I should have been more specific of what I am after. This car is going to be a weekend car that I would like to be able to preform well on the track but still be drivable home. I would like to have at least 400bhp and would like to do this in the most reliable way possible. I don't need the cheapest when it comes to parts but I would like to keep the total engine cost reasonable too. The engine will be mated to a C6 tranny if that makes a difference. Thanks for all the replies.
Micetic
Micetic
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RE: Which engine is the best choice?
ORIGINAL: micetic
I guess I should have been more specific of what I am after. This car is going to be a weekend car that I would like to be able to preform well on the track but still be drivable home. I would like to have at least 400bhp and would like to do this in the most reliable way possible. I don't need the cheapest when it comes to parts but I would like to keep the total engine cost reasonable too. The engine will be mated to a C6 tranny if that makes a difference. Thanks for all the replies.
Micetic
I guess I should have been more specific of what I am after. This car is going to be a weekend car that I would like to be able to preform well on the track but still be drivable home. I would like to have at least 400bhp and would like to do this in the most reliable way possible. I don't need the cheapest when it comes to parts but I would like to keep the total engine cost reasonable too. The engine will be mated to a C6 tranny if that makes a difference. Thanks for all the replies.
Micetic
It's a 400 HP Stroker crate engine. Costs about $5,500
http://www.fordcobraengines.com/347_400Horsepower.htm
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RE: Which engine is the best choice?
Been down this road before and I won't do it again. You are correct, a 460 is too big and a 396/375 is a slow reving slug. n/m
ORIGINAL: horseshoeing
I would stay with a small block. 460s are just to big.
And block to block the 327s are faster then the 396s. Small blocks rev faster
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I would stay with a small block. 460s are just to big.
And block to block the 327s are faster then the 396s. Small blocks rev faster
.
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Joined: Jun 2004
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RE: Which engine is the best choice?
ORIGINAL: 69FECoupe
Go to any of the fastest musclecar lists and see how the small blocks compare. Out of the top 50, I think there are 4 small blocks included and they are no where near the top of the list. The highest ranking SB is the 71 Boss351 in about 25th place. The 62 Corvette 327 fulie placed in the mid-thirties. A 66 Shelby and a 64 289 Cobra ranked in the high fifties The rest were all big blocks.
Go to any of the fastest musclecar lists and see how the small blocks compare. Out of the top 50, I think there are 4 small blocks included and they are no where near the top of the list. The highest ranking SB is the 71 Boss351 in about 25th place. The 62 Corvette 327 fulie placed in the mid-thirties. A 66 Shelby and a 64 289 Cobra ranked in the high fifties The rest were all big blocks.
ORIGINAL: horseshoeing
I would stay with a small block. 460s are just to big.
And block to block the 327s are faster then the 396s. Small blocks rev faster.
I would stay with a small block. 460s are just to big.
And block to block the 327s are faster then the 396s. Small blocks rev faster
.
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RE: Which engine is the best choice?
As I said above (I revised my reply to you), you're absolutely correct.
ORIGINAL: horseshoeing
Off the line the small block is over all faster. In the 1/4 the big block will over all win if you built the heck out of it. The big block can't hook up. The 289 Cobra would beat the 427 Cobra off the line. So block to block and on the street I vote for the small block.
ORIGINAL: 69FECoupe
Go to any of the fastest musclecar lists and see how the small blocks compare. Out of the top 50, I think there are 4 small blocks included and they are no where near the top of the list. The highest ranking SB is the 71 Boss351 in about 25th place. The 62 Corvette 327 fulie placed in the mid-thirties. A 66 Shelby and a 64 289 Cobra ranked in the high fifties The rest were all big blocks.
Go to any of the fastest musclecar lists and see how the small blocks compare. Out of the top 50, I think there are 4 small blocks included and they are no where near the top of the list. The highest ranking SB is the 71 Boss351 in about 25th place. The 62 Corvette 327 fulie placed in the mid-thirties. A 66 Shelby and a 64 289 Cobra ranked in the high fifties The rest were all big blocks.
ORIGINAL: horseshoeing
I would stay with a small block. 460s are just to big.
And block to block the 327s are faster then the 396s. Small blocks rev faster.
I would stay with a small block. 460s are just to big.
And block to block the 327s are faster then the 396s. Small blocks rev faster
.