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Originally Posted by LT Cobra
I'm just a lowly 1LT in the Army, but will make CPT in about 7 months woo hoo. I'm not hurting for money but still cant pay $20k for an engine.
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You're young and you'll have plenty of time to build your Cobra. Don't get yourself into financial difficulty over a toy. A Cobra is an expensive toy that throws off no income, has ongoing costs, will not appreciate, and can not be sold quickly for what you have in it. A sideoiler might cost you $20k, but a nicely built 428 will not (and a 390 certainly will not). But neither one of those are "too far away" from twenty grand, all things considered, and if that number concerns you, now might not be the right time to build your Cobra. One thing you can count on is that to get it the way you want it will always cost more than you think it will. Personally, I wouldn't recommend getting in to the Cobra game unless you have all your other obligations under control and can afford to lose the money that you're putting in to your toy. Others may disagree, though.