Not to get drawn into another bb/sb fest, BUT:
Alex and Edley, The Boss 429 Mustang was a bit of a dog...because Ford was scared $hitless of putting a well tuned 429 Hemi on the street in 1969 and '70. Don't forget that they also came with complete smog setups. Many articles have been written and vaildated on just what needs to be done to reverse the Ford 'detuning' of these motors. As far as not using them for drag racing? I use one for this purpose all the time and have no problems! It is true that the motor likes to rev....please remember that you're not in your wifes grocery getter, so it is safe to rev the motor past 4000 rpm. I usually twist mine to about 6800 at shift points, and it has never complained. With the o/d trans it is still likeable on the road with 4.11 gears (3.28 final). And gas mileage.....lets talk about something else!
I dont know how these discussions get so far off in a field, but BOTH the FE and the Lima are great motors when properly tuned and used. I see many discussions on the $ of FE's, and I can tell you that I did NOT spend 25000 on my Boss...including the machine work at Unsers place! If anyone with an FE or Windsor would like to run a grudge match...I can tell you the hours at the Texas Motorplex and we can go have a good time!
