my two cents: if the GM engines are out partially because they are GM engines which you don't want to use in a 'Ford' Cobra, then why is a MOPAR engine OK? Second, since we're adding up costs and you're up to what? $16K in the motor alone and looking at a minimum of a year's time to build and fit everything plus the cost of the kit itself and all its parts, why not just buy a used Viper for $30K or so? Everything's done, it's together, driveable, registration problems disappear, and let's face it, it's basically the same thing albeit modernized.
Don't flame me, just wondering out loud.
By the way, still wondering out loud: I received a VERY strange email from a "cobra@si-net.com". I don't know if I'm the person being blackmailed or the bugbear virus passed along some "sent" message from "cobra", but I'd be interested in knowing who has that email address.
Getting back to the V-10, why not put this huge FORD engine in there if you want the max:
Ford AL OHC 1000+