and now, back to our originally scheduled programming...
Chris L -
Not to say that there are not other, quite likely, equally good choices, but, regarding the Roush crate motors -
When I blew the Ford Motorsports 392 stroker originally in my car (@ 34,000 mi) I agonized over what to replace it with. I was down to either KC or Roush. My gut and heart were leaning toward KC. Turns out my dealer has a customer back out on a polished Roush 427R that he had ordered and it is sitting in the shop and needs to be moved and .... I wound up with the Roush.
It has far exceeded my expectations. I, like others have said, change the
oil every 1500 miles and never run it until it is up to temp....then I FLAIL it! The car starts with one pat on the accelerator - every time. It does not overheat. It has a nasty sounding idle, but is extremely pleasant mannered on the street. It absolutely runs like a scalded dog. ( I am running 11:30s / 125mph on M/T street radials.) I have 13,000 miles on the Roush and have done nothing to it but change the
oil and drive the hell out of it. So, again, not to detract from any of the other possibly terrific choices that I do not have personal experience with, but my Roush 427R totally kicks ass. Good luck with whatever you choose. I am sure it will be great!
steve