[blykins]

I answered your other post too...but this one is a little more specific.

Each engine will take around the same amount of maintenance time. Building time should be equal also....Putting an engine together is pretty much (some very minor differences) the same all across the board....so if you're gonna assemble this one yourself, the sky is the limit.

If you're not mechanically inclined at all and don't want to have to do any extensive out of the ordinary maintenance, I would go with a fuel injected route with a mild street setup....low compression, mild cam, etc.

A carb'd engine will require more maintenance and care because there isn't a computer telling the thing to adjust fuel mixtures, idle speeds, etc....But don't let that scare you.

Otherwise, the maintenance between a SB and a BB will be the same.

Having said that, once you get one built and drive the car with it....if it's anywhere near mild, you will wish you would have went with a wild one. Everyone always seems to want more horsepower after they've been driving awhile and get used to the car. The thing is....if you build a wild one to start out with, no one says that you have to run it wide open all the time. You can take baby steps....and when you want more power, it's there.

You need to find some Cobra clubs in your area....and do some snooping. Let some people take you a ride in each....look around....then you can decide what you want.

Basically when you figure out what you fancy, then you can better decide which route to take.