[Jack21]

The crime of it all. $.02.

Here's a guy running 11's with a 289. Another running 10's with a 351. Pick up any Ford magazine, and guys (and girls) are running 8's & 9's in Mustangs. Whatever you want is achievable, but what do you really want.

If you're asking the question, "How big of a motor do I want, how much horsepower do I need?" and you don't already know the answer, consider this.

These things can turn from fun, to fear, to disaster in a heartbeat if you begin your quest for todays worlds fastest production sports car with a 520 ci motor with the first turn of the key.

427 Cobras didn't set any sales records at the Ford dealers in '65 & '66. Ever wonder why? (Neither did the 427 Corvettes.)

The crime of it all? You just spent $25,000 to $50,000, not to mention your time building your "Dream Machine", and your dream turns into a nightmare. The car has less than 1000 miles on it, and it's For Sale. And you're thinking, "OK, now what do I do with the rest of my life? Take up golf?" Or worse.

Driving a Cobra takes some getting used to. It doesn't behave like your fathers Oldsmobile. Your reflexes are all wrong, and have to be reconditioned. So build your 302, or 351 Cobra. Drive it for awhile. Get to know it. Bite your lip if some kid in a Camaro cleans your clock at this point in time. As you and your Cobra get to know each other, it'll happen less frequently.

After 6 months or a year, reasses your priorities. If more power is at the top of your list, put a bigger motor in it. And if it isn't, well just have fun with it (and us here on the forum).