428 Cobra Jet High Performance Engine Second Start

[25charles25chiefs]

My fav engine of all time!!!!!

[corvetteguy1980]

my '96 Bronco 4x4 Eddie Bauer has the same engine.

[25charles25chiefs]

@corvetteguy1980 damn hahaha1

[volikoto]

i have no idea about engines but this is one hell of a car!

[tsquad007]

ide eat omeletts out of that engine cavity!!!!

[MrBudz130]

looks beautiful! well done mate

[67FEfastback]

@5191keith Thanks a lot for your comments & info!

[OneGuitarGuy]

What a tasty chunk to change to spend. Wish I had the funds to build my dream car.

[O7ROADKING]

nice nice work. sounds great also Thanks for posting

[ceetwarrior]

very clean! Nice paint on inner fenders and strut tower. Looks real sharp!

[67FEfastback]

@ceetwarrior Thanks, I spent a long time welding up holes and block sanding the inside of the engine bay, to make it look as nice as possible

[Blago6actual]

Good thing is you sound like you didn't over-cam the motor.

FEs with hydraulics will take a lot of cam....but it basically kills the power-brake vacuum without doing much else......if you're buzzing it much above 6 you're just kidding yourself.

[67FEfastback]

@Blago6actual Thanks for input, and I agree with your thoughts on the cam selection

[Blago6actual]

Flaming River has a bolt-in swap for the old steering box and it uses your old fiber coupling if it's still good.

[Blago6actual]

Stock HV pump works fine...get the thicker aftermarket drive shaft.

[Blago6actual]

The oil restricting orifice plugs under the rocker stands are a good idea, too.

I run Erson billet shafts and rockers.

[Blago6actual]

9R02R132xxx owner.......factory CJ pan with baffle and windage tray is perfectly fine....and I've killed numerous C-5s, Porsches and even an F-355.

Put a pair of 620# springs up front and make the rest of the car new...add a SSB brake package to the front, urethane everything and it'll handle just fine, if you can drive.

[crisp2882]

wow that sounds awesome

[67FEfastback]

@crisp2882 Thanks

[zobcity01]

the oil limiting jets will go in the number 3 rocker shaft bolt hole on the side where the oil flows up trough from the heads..

[zobcity01]

if you plan to buzz the motor then add extra capacity oil pan with about 2 additional quart volume and a high volume oil pump so the oiling will save its life. those engines need it if you buzz it much. I used to race them and that is vital. And if you do that then one last thing is a oil limiting jet in the rocker arm supply so the rocker lids dont fill up with oil and starve the oil pan. I used to use carb jets yet canot recall what size. ask around some and ppl will know what to use best

[67FEfastback]

@zobcity01 Thanks for the tips

[GundamKnight07]

@zobcity01 thanks i never new that

[1968CobraJet]

@zobcity01

If you've got roller rockers a .060 jet will work well to limit oil flow to the rockers. It will also add a few PSI at idle. If you're not running rollers I would up the size a bit for a little more oil. I second the larger oil pan + windage tray. The cobra pans are real nice (but expensive). Add the windage tray and you can easily run with 6-7 quarts of oil. I personally dont think the high volume pump is necessary. At sustained high rpm you might suck the std. pan dry...

[1968CobraJet]

If you're gonna lean on it hard I'd go for the following: cobra pan, windage tray, oil cooler, high volume pump with approx. 7 quarts. Some internal oiling mods like restricting the flow to the rockers will also be a good idea. For everyday street use and occasional burn outs, etc. all that stuff isn't necessary.

[zobcity01]

super tough and reliable engine they are. Good torque with the 427 cam rated at 585 lift. Very streetable setup.

[67FEfastback]

@zobcity01 Thanks for your comment. So far everything is working great now, and all the oil leaks , drips and seepage has been taken care of. Love driving it

[starry816]

what type of cam are you running? Is it hydraulic roller? Sounds great!

Jason

[67FEfastback]

This cam was a hydraulic. It was really not a nice cam, when driving at about 2000 rpm, so we changed to a solid lifter cam

[beepandbop]

Are you putting in a six speed or keeping the 4 speed? Or 3 spd auto?

[67FEfastback]

We started with a 4 speed. It now has a 5 speed TKO

[beepandbop]

Nice! That sounds hot.

Is this the same platform as the 390 FE?

I heard installing new transmissions were hard for the Ford Edsel.

[67FEfastback]

Yes exterior dimensions are nearly identical between the 428 and 390

also 332 352 are very similar

[beepandbop]

Did you have tranny troubles?

Also, is there a final build movie where we can see your finished shelby?

[n5ifi]

It a tight fit but a hell of a lot of fun.

That's an extremely mild cam for that motor.

Nice Job

[67FEfastback]

Yes it is a very mild cam. We build the 'stnag as a reliable highway cruiser, but it's still quite a handful ;-)

[ndubb1]

where'd you get valve covers that big for a ford engine?

[67FEfastback]

@ndubb1 They are standard 1968 style cobra lemans valve covers, which have been chrome plated

[ndubb1]

ok thanks

[starry816]

Thank you so much. AMAZING CAR!!!

Jason

[starry816]

I was wondering if you could please tell me what spark plugs you are running and the gap? Thanks...Jason

[67FEfastback]

Autolite 3924 .035 indexed

[inagod]

the big problem with these motors is the oiling system,or should I say lack off a good one,big and narrow bearings have a lot of speed.fix the oiling system and they are great engines.

[ACTS814]

I think I would have went with a little bigger cam, a rump ti rump cam big duration, hi lift FIRE BALL Cam.

[ironleg22]

Looks and sounds good bro

[390merc65]

mouth watering...nothing like a well dressed fe topped off with some aluminum goodie's

[belaey]

Oh hell yeah, look at that engineblock.... love it love it...good old-fashion muscles...

[oshunchango]

NICE

[manafao]

could you please tell me whats the cost on one of those?im lookin forward to building an eleanor and i need to know some stuff so...please!

[importtunerx12]

hey whats up i have a 1990 grandmarqe with stock 5.0 in it how hard is to put cobra manifold in it?????

[PixelatedFancyLads]

That's nice man, great job.

[67FEfastback]

Thanks, got it tuned up past weened, its' running a lot better now

[CrazyJMFS]

I'll project 4 MPG, lol. Very nice build though, sounds good too.

[67FEfastback]

Yeah definitely not an economy engine

[xmodrock]

how much HP?

[67FEfastback]

I won't know for sure, until engine is dynoed.

Cam software projects 430-470 HP and 519 - 540 lbft torque

[Coles312]

that is a nice 428 super cobra jet u got her all chromed out

[67FEfastback]

Thanks

[farsscf]

Badass

[67FEfastback]

Thanks