[Jim Downard]

Is it the 393 or the 408 stroker. Have you every ridden in a small block cobra before. I had a fairly stock 351W in my Classic Roadsters until just recently. It was an old '72 motor that started life as a 2 bbl motor. Very small valves and ports. It made about 275 hp, not much more than the newer 5.0 fords. It STILL ran pretty darn well. I just put a 393 stroker in it. It has good heads but a rather mild cam ( this is being rectified) and in its current state of tune should make a little over 400 hp and 440 lbs ft of torque. That is PLENTY for me. No way could I ever justify going big block for torque and trade off 50/50 weight balance with great handling. Like back in black said, if the owner won't let you check it out there's probably something wrong. If it checks out to be a good motor, then you will be happy. Trust me.

Jim Downard