Roush Nascar 351 Engine

[paul cass]

hi guys
had a great road trip through the texas hill country last weekend, even with a couple of rain showers.
a friend is bringing a partially completed cobra to my shop later this week. he wants me to finish it. when he bought the kit it came with several race goodies. the original owner was killed in an accident so there is no info on what he has. when i looked at the car and parts i noticed that the so called 351 engine wasn't a ford block. it has a rousch intake, big aluminum heads and the block has a big R in a circle on the passenger side. it was sitting in a corner so it was hard to inspect the engine. the little i could read for the block number seemed to be E3ZW-801... something. it also comes with a race built top loader with billet linkage. i have no idea what this is worth. he will drop everything off at my shop which will make it easier to inspect. at that point i can take pics. he is not interested in using this engine as he wants only a steet car. can anyone help in determining what the engine tranny combo is worth. i told him i would try to help him sell both.
thanks,
paul

[charles roybal]

PauL
Post your request on FFcobra.com

[Three Peaks]

If it is a Rousch engine, it should have a number or tag on it. You can call Rousch to get the specs on the engine from the tag number.
Most of the "so-called" Nascar engines that I have seen guys buy for their builds really won't make a good street engine as the compression is usually in the 12:1 range and can't really idle or perform below 2,500 RPM. However, for the right price, they have some very good parts in them for the build. You could easily change out the pistons, cam, and possibly some other parts and come up with a very friendly street engine for a good price compared to going new.

Don't know a thing about the toploader but very desirable for guys looking for a more original build. All depends on the gearing, but you should be able to sell it on the classifieds here on this site.

What kit is the Cobra?

Bob