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Old 12-22-2014, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Detroit Bill View Post
That is interesting. Do you feel you went over the top with the engine?
Would you do it differently if you had it to do again?
When building an FE for one of our Cobras, you have to perform a balancing act. As power goes up, engine life expectancy goes down, finickiness goes up, and street manners go down. There is a sweet spot, however, for most of us; but it is not the same, for all of us. Finding it, for you, is the tricky part. (And I won't even mention the closely guarded secret that, on the street, any engine putting out over 400 horses in a 2500 lb. car is pretty much for bragging rights only anyway.)
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