[Excaliber]

Max power is at 5800 rpm, what else is their to see? Hydraulic roller cam, rpm is limited. Interesting the max VE is 4400 rpm.

When I rebuilt my motor Gessford estimated I would give up about 150 horse with my new specs. The motor dynoed at 667 before, never dynoed after, but assuming I DID give up a 150 horse, I don't even notice it! Where you can 'feel' the difference is the shift point, down from 7000 to about 6200 rpm. 1/4 mile ET went up from 11.90 to 11.99 and mph dropped from 121 to 118. "Numbers" you can't feel on the street but have to measure at the track don't really matter in the real world. Gas mileage, torque and streetability dramatically improved. You can only put so much power to the ground, after that, it really doesn't matter how much you got.

No doubt if I had some slicks my 1/4 mile ET would improve a bunch, both before and after the rebuild. Traction limited is the key element for most Cobras.

One thing has always bothered me about the new motor ET time slip. It ran 11.99 WITH the side pipes on and the new motor. I ran 11.90 WITHOUT the side pipes and the old monster motor. I've always wondered if it was more about the side pipes and less about the new motor that reflects the slower ET. Now that the 1/4 mile drag strip is closed, I may never know.