Engine & Cooling

[mkassab]

I'll start with the engine:
Brent, co-owner of B2 Motorsports LLC (email brent@b2motorsportsllc.com ), who is an expert in engine, clutch and transmissions. I saw some of his posts (and there is a ton of them) where he was very responsive with his advice and knowledge (and time to type it all in!). I contacted him and he helped me put together the right drive train package (i.e., tranny/clutch/bell housing combination) for the engine I intended to buy from the Engine Factory.com. He was so engaging, knowledgeable and accessible. I soon learned he’s an expert engine builder. I got references and called them….. In the end, I hired Brent to build me the engine. I pick up the engine on July 8th at the dyno shop. The TKO600 Transmission, clutch kit, bell housing and short shifter were drop shipped to Unique Motorcars.

On the engine front, I went with a complete turnkey engine. . I shopped around on the Internet and I narrowed my choices to several local shops and a large US supplier. In the end I went with Brent at B2 MotorSports. Brent is also very active on the Club Cobra forum, along with other Ford forums. Brent completely customized the engine specifically at my request (with lots of help and insight from him). Brent will match your engine & cam, trany gears and rear end gear ratio to suit your specific driving needs. When I pick up the engine on July 8th, I’ll witness the dyno and final tuning. I'll tell you how it runs in the car in several months.
I’m going with a new DART IronEagle Sportsman block (rated for 1200 HP) based on the Ford 351W engine block size/shape (which allows a lot of “bolt-on options)…. Dart blocks are “beefier” with extra iron in all the right places that allow more cubic inches than a Ford OEM 351W block…. Therefore, my DART block will be bored and stroked to 427 cubic inch and produce about 575 HP and 575 ft/lbs of torque. I have a separate engine thread where I’ll go into more details and post the dyno sheet. For as light a car as the Cobra, about 2400 lbs, this combination is more than enough power/torque, this will maintain the true Cobra engine 427ci but in a smaller size, less weight than a big block, improved handling and many, many options that bolt on to the 351W. It was very important to me to have a 427ci, but I don’t care that I don’t have a Big Block 427, i.e, a small block 427 is just fine and has more options & will make more power. The small block should work just fine for what I want and in the end, shouldn't hurt resale value.

My parts list with Brent, B2 Motorsports LLC was:
Final Part ItemFinal Part NumberDart IronEagle Sportsman 351W Block, 9.500"31355235Scat 4340 Crankshaft, 4.000" Stroke4351C50Scat 7/16 4340 Rods, 6.200"ICR6200-7/16Wiseco Forged PistonsPT065HSClevite Main BearingsMS1010HClevite Rod BearingsCB663HN, CB663HN1AFR 205 Heads1450Comp Cams Solid Roller Cam35-000-9Comp Cams Solid Roller Lifters838-16Stainless Steel Bolt KitMelling Select Oil Pump10833Felpro Rear Main SealBS40592Felpro Oil Pan GasketQS30214CARP Oil Pump Drive Shaft154-7901ARP Crank Bolt150-2501ARP Cam Retainer Bolts250-1001ARP Oil Pump/Pickup Bolts150-6902ARP Flywheel Bolts100-2801ARP Cylinder Head Bolts154-3603Ford Racing Timing SetM-6268-A302Trick Flow Hardened Pushrods21408250RAM Flywheel1507Comp Cams Roller Rockers19044-16Ford Racing Fuel Pump EccentricM-6287-C302Edelbrock Super Victor Intake2924Weiand Water Pump2510OEM Ford Timing CoverMoroso Oil Pan, Dipstick, Pickup20501CVR Gear Drive Starter5055Quick Fuel Q-Series CarburetorQ-950Fuel Block Off PlateComp Cams Polymer Distributor Gear35100MSD Distributor8578MSD Coil8202MSD Coil Bracket8213Ford Racing Distributor ClampM-12270-A302Tuff Stuff 100A 1-Wire Alternator7068RAM Clutch Kit98769TTremec TKO 600 short shaffTCET 4617SSLakewood Bellhousing15200