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Originally Posted by tin-man
This thread has had some interesting comments and opinions, so for all the newbie's out there and the enthusiasts who are about ready to pull the trigger, what collective advice does the membership offer on engine and manufacturer considerations? I am not proposing a BB vs. SB advice, but in general depending on the pro's and con's for each manufacturer and their engine build history, pricing, quality, after sale service, warrantees and customer satisfaction. Just a thought since I am not aware of a go to thread for this type of information nor aware of an opinion poll.
Cheers tin-man
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Like I mentioned before my friend, you have nothing to apologize for or be ashamed of buying your Roush engine. You have a great looking and fun HP & TQ numbers, plus they sound awesome. I must, bling my cobra and engine with chrome & polished aluminum, other cobra owners leave the motor and aluminum un-painted and natural and tease me about my bright work, and that's fine, it's built the way I want it, and the same goes for you !
I'll bet when people see what's under your hood, you get people in ahh,...ohoo !,...as it's a wonderful engine. I just think you pay extra for the Roush name, just as with his Mustang line up. If I had the money, a Roush Mustang would also be in my garage.
Here's my opinion about overpriced engines. We race 360/410 winged dirt cars and build our own motors. For us to build a brand new everything, from the injection to
oil pan, it's around $30,000. From any of the famed sprint car engine builders, it's around $40,000, the aluminum 410 apx. $55,000 (+).
The same 700 to 900 HP/TQ built by us or them.
There is no,.....difference in parts, between our engine or these famed builders, so why pay the extra, just because of their "name factor" ?
I believe that you pay extra for the Roush name, where as with Keith, Barry, and others, you don't.
That's all I'm saying bud & have fun !!!
Magnificent-
