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Originally Posted by Cobrabill
Save yourself $ & aggravation-go with a solid flat-tappet.
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CB is right, go with a solid flat tappet in an FE. The only hurdle is the break-in and there are plenty of threads on CC and
www.fordfe.com that will step you through that (even then it's not always 100% successful). Once broken in, if you can get past 1000 miles on it then the cam will, in all likelihood, outlast you (assuming you keep it happy with a high quality
oil with proper levels of Zn & P, such as Brad Penn). A solid flat tappet cam just has a wonderful sound to it in a Cobra. It's meant to be there; it's almost musical. If you're going to the trouble and expense of an FE you really should put it in. If you don't, you'll always wish you had.