[Doug Axelrod]

First, congratulations! I've got a PE-built 408 in SPF1274 and live in Milford, so don't be shy! There's a nice group of SPF and other cobra folks around the area.

Second, go to driving school. There are good threads on this website about it. I went to Bondurant before taking delivery and it was an excellent investment.

Third, go to the track with the car. Go to secondstrike website, go to clubcranky, and see additional threads here. Its the right place to find out your car's performance envelope. Don't guess.

Fourth, regarding cam, tell Eric how you want to drive, what you want it to do, sound, and let him choose it for you. As you put in more time, you may want to change the engine's characteristics, and that's par for the course. If you're not a true motorhead, telling Eric the experience you want is better than stipulating parts.

Finally, drive the heck out of it as much as you can. It was built to be driven and enjoyed and it's a huge gift to yourself. I will always be grateful to the generosity of the folks on clubcobra, the SPFers, crankoids, Oltoff's, and folks at Dynamic and Performance Engineering for this unexpected hobby and new passion.

OK, really, finally: ENJOY!!