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I think that a very good point that was brought up was that the reason most ERA 427 S.O. Cobra's cost more than most Superformance Cobra's (with small blocks or Big Blocks) is the added expense of the very costly FE engine.

Now about the FE V.S 429/460 engine family...


While everyone (and every builder...) may have their opinion it is pretty much fact that FE engines are not even close to the engine a 429/460 engine is. Here are the reasons... While the new Shelby block and new head technology for the FE engines have gotten better, the 429/460 engine has been the Ford racing engine of choice for over 30 years (Nascar, Pro Stock, Monster Trucks, Drag Boats, etc...). 99% of the big Block Ford engines being raced today are 429/460 engines. Here is a example of how far behind the FE technology is, when I was in high school (1987), I was going to purchase a Ricky Smith 460 stroker engine package that was detuned to make 950 Horsepower (these were the IHRA drag motors of the time), in the dual 4BBL. version they were putting out over 1,500 horsepower with no nitrous/supercharger or anything else.

I kid you not when I say that I am a BIG 427 FE engine lover! As I said before, I had a 650 Horsepower 427 FE powered 1969 Mach 1 "pro street" Mustang and it ran like a "bat out of hell", the engine with over 30 Nitrous (extra 350 Horsepower) runs down the track, idled and ran like it was new.