[Ant]

My two bobs worth is we all know that either a 289, or 427 is what the cars came with, so whats wrong with a 289? I bet if you got a good 400bhp 289 setup on good tires around an average road race track, the BB, even in alloy would struggle to beat it - or even stay ahead of a well built S/B. Who says a 427 is the only way to go, all that is an exercise in spending money that for myself I am unable to afford, and a cast iron 427 big block has only ever performed well around twisting corners, when Eric Broadley designed a home for it, called a GT40! I suppose if you are a straight line jockey then driveability and handling aren't that important!
Having said all that I would love an alloy FE427, I suppose the next thing is buying more lotto tickets!

Happy New Year, get a S/B, come to the corner and throw your Balls out the window and work that right foot!

Ant