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Originally Posted by Chuckster
Thanks for your feedback....heavily leaning now to the 390FE with stack EFI....In my opinion, that is the ultimate look and worth the extra $$.
Thoughts??
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Chuckster,
My buddy Gary at GTAuto just redid a car for one of the guys in the club who had a few different motor options and setups over the years that he has collected between his cars. The NAF Cobra car formerly had a 427, then later a 428. Somehow along the line, they decided to keep those valuable parts on the shelf and just go with a Merc 390 block, a 1U 428 crank, making it a 410ci setup. The car has been done since the Bash, and the owner is super happy with the results. It can overwhelm the tires easily enough in the lower gears. All said and done, he seems to be vary pleased going this route vs. fixing and reusing his valuable 427/428 parts that he's keeping. That's four locals that I'm aware of who have all done 390s in their Cobras, and as others have said, matched to a "good set of flowing heads" and a good carb setup, maybe even some porting, you'll be very pleased. Budget build 101 with max value for sure. Good luck. Duane