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Old 11-09-2015, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by 66gtk View Post
If you are set on a big block, I recommend you go with an FE - especially if you are concerned with "bragging rights". $15-20K can get you a really nice FE build and the engine bay will look like a Cobra if you choose to go that route.
You can make an FE do anything you want it to... look right, sound right, have blinding performance, whatever. If you don't put an FE in your 427 style Cobra, there will be a segment of the populace that will always be disappointed/confused/irritated. So long as you're not part of that group, then it really doesn't matter. But if you are, or you think you might be, then it becomes the #1 most important decision you make after choosing the manufacturer itself. Personally, I can't even comprehend the notion of not putting an FE in to a quality build of a 427 style car.
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