Anything can kill someone if they don't know what they're doing. Just look at all these street racer types that constantly crash into and kill innocent people just trying to get from A to B.

Actually have people knowing how to drive? Now they want technology to drive for them. I won’t have a car with nanny controls

Cars, like guns don’t kill people, lack of skills and common sense does.

@@HypocriticYT Right on. That's why I prefer older cars

@@KeepItReal2024 reckless

Yup....

Great job

Lol

Yep you mirror my thoughts exactly if it was about 40 Grand I might steal money from my grandkids

We've built a few of those. The 427 cubic inch version is based on the 350 Windsor block design, however the blocks we use are made by Dart in Michigan. The Dart block permits a cylinder bore diameter of 4.125" and that bore size, coupled up with a 4" stroke crankshaft will yield 427 cubes.

lol FE series are not small blocks

@@weefek O.P. knows, he's saying it's not an FE, if it is a 427 at all it's made from a bored and stroked 351W small block

Beat me to it Jim. I hope Car Wizard ordered the right gaskets for it!

Easy way to tell its a 351w is the distributor hole being way below the base of the intake manifold.

Was going to say the same thing.

Great info , I have a 2018 superformance car as a road car it’s remarkable, fast comfortable and fun . As a track day car it’s absolutely horrible . I’ll have a look at cobra valley now for handling upgrades .

@@johnszwede8516 John….if you are even a little serious about being on a track….especially competitively…..you need to follow up on the Cobra Valley upgrades. Unless you are racing other Cobras, you will have difficulty being competitive on the track. The cars come from the factory for those of us who drive them on the street and drive them a lot. Now, with the proper upgrades they can be transformed into absolute track beasts. For a guy like me, even though I have well over 100,000 miles in the seat, my lack of skills will never allow me to run with the big boys who track a lot. But that is even a bigger reason to get the suspension tuned up. Drying hard on the roads can put us in situations where everything needs to be balanced and work together. My car is like it is on rails. The stock shocks will have you all over the place. The upgraded shocks will keep you planted but still give you a great ride. The sway bars really make a big seat of the pants improvement in handling. You can take the stock ball joints out and to move them much you will have to put them in a vice and beat them with a hammer. The upgraded ball joints move like silk. I don’t know how much that will help on the track (probably a lot) but it totally removes that pesky steering will shake you probably get beginning around 55 MPH on up to about 70. The originals are good quality but they are a standard off the shelf part made for much heavier cars and so don’t move much. There is also a safety issue with the rear upper shock mounts. Not as bad as the older cars (the manufacturer made some improvements back in the 90’s after a few broke with devastating outcomes. But the R/T upper mounts from Cobra Valley are way over engineered to take that issue totally out of our minds. The R/T shocks and springs also make a tremendous difference. The old 90’s shocks are horrible. They have made them better over the years but the Cobra Valley shocks and springs are light years ahead in performance. If you get springs, get at least 400 lb (probably the best for combination street and track use) and 450 is arguably even better. The stock springs are only around 300 lbs. I went to the 350’s which was recommended way back when they came out and I wish I had gone to 400 lbs and I am strictly a street guy other than getting out on the track once in a blue moon for fun with no one close by. Of course, Randy Thomas at Cobra Valley can and will give you great advice if you give him a call. He engineered and produced all this stuff (plus much more including oils etc) and knows more about the SPF Cobra than ANYBODY. Even the factory comes to him for advice on the Cobra, GT 40, and Shelby Coupe. He has 4 SPF Cobras he experiments with plus a GT40 and their new Grand Sport Vette. Good luck in improving your car. It’s worth every dime and while not cheap it’s not all that expensive to do. You might also consider joining SCOF (Superformance Cobra Owners Forum) also owned and operated by Randy Thomas. It has a tech library that will blow your mind. You will make life long friends on there as well and enjoy BSing with the guys and a few gals not to mention getting any tech question answered by the best minds in the Cobra world. It is at least as incredible as the car. As a matter of fact, now that I am getting older and not driving as much, I keep my car more because of SCOF than because of the enjoyment I get from driving the darned thing. You must be a verified SPF Cobra owner to be a member. Check it out.

@@garyosborne8906 amazingly detailed reply and greatly appreciated , I’m lucky enough to have a few cars I also race hill climb and targa events in Australia. When I got this car from SPF in cally they kept telling me what an amazing track toy it was , perhaps I’m spoiled with other cars but this at Philip island Grand Prix track was so bad I parked it in the garage after 2 laps . It’s a >700 hp and >1000 nm car and hooks up well with Avon race tyres ( period correct style ) CR6ZZ once they have some heat , so yes I will have a chat with randy for sure and see what he suggests , it’s fun to pull a 720’s in a back straight but it’s more fun to have car that can turn well ! Without it tucking under itself and feeling like it’s going to bend in half .. for me anyway . Thanks so much for the lovely informative response once again . If you ever come to Australia give me a shout

I noticed that too. The engine was way to small to be a 427 FE big block.

And, of course prior to the automatic choke, having to know how to use the manual choke.

@@cousinjohncarstuff4568 When I was young I used to ride motorcycles that had a manual choke. So I am familiar with manual chokes also.

@@cousinjohncarstuff4568 The 600 Holley on my old 302 had no choke. Two quick pumps on the accelerator, hit the key...started no sweat, down to freezing temps too !!

Replicas should have jaguar XJ6 series one or two steering and suspension to perform in a imilar fashion to an original.

I thought the rear suspension looked authentic.

Tail lights on original had round tail lights the later 427s had round tail lights because of regulations. The early produce cars had square tail lights

Some have a CSX number, early ones don’t.

Superformance cars are not kinda Cobras and do not have CSX vin # s

It is licensed by Shelby, but they are not licensed as “continuation” cobras, so have SPX, not the Shelby CSX numbering. They are not eligible for the Shelby registry. If memory serves, Superformance Daytona cars are continuation cars and do have CSX numbering.

Yes, operating a car was once a much higher skill than today. Been many years since cars had manual transmissions, so few of younger generations know how to use them. There were a few times having clutch problems, I had to drive without using a clutch. Would like to see the "kids" do a tricky feat like that!

Not so. Superformance Cobras were build on original chassis.

The only reason they got his blessing is because of money. He sued every replica builder he could find.

@@weefek you're 100% incorrect, there are no more original chassis

Yea, I noticed that too, thought I would check the comments first before saying something....

It's probably not 427ci at all

@@Blue_Flame_Raptor likely not. Still fun either way. I have a FFR MK2 with a mildly built 302 and it’s still an awesome car.

@@Blue_Flame_Raptor It's not hard at all, use a 400M crank turned down to fit the 351W mains, (4" stroke) and bore to 4.125". then find rods and pistons with the correct pin height.

@@jrmotorsports5532 absolutely

I also love the smiths guages. They always look good in any car.

with daily fiddling with carburetors and you know there's something wrong when there's a hole burned in the piston. 😉

@@jochenstacker7448 If you have to fiddle with a carb on a daily basis, you don't know what the fuck you're doing.

@@jochenstacker7448 The only time I fiddled with a properly working carb was slightly adjusting the choke tension coil going from winter into spring and fall into winter.

He was in the wrong location or feeding you a line of***.

Must have been during the 70's gas crunch. Most performance cars went for next to nothing during that bleak time period.

This is true these cars where impractical for most and the cost of one was double of most other cars of the day.

It was expensive. And it is impractical. Still wish I could have one.

@@craigpennington1251 you'd be wrong

glad, someone else also noticed the washers. And they seem to be partially ground off after welding.

Nice mansplaining.

Ammeters were used on dynamo cars. With engine off normal is zero. Engine running should show + that shows its refilling the battery. After that, a slight + shows the battery is getting a trickle charge. Voltmeter (as used with alternators) is more useful and much easier to install.

@@davidelliott5843 Many cars from the 1970s had alternators and ammeters.

The replica cars are usually better finished and better made than the originals (though worth a fraction as much). A Lancia Stratos with tired and wrinkly panels and bad gaps is probably original and worth hundreds of thousands. That's $ or £. It makes no difference.

Superformance is more of a continuation than a replica. CSX serial numbers and licensed by Shelby.

How tall are you? If you sat in a cheaper replica it would be tighter. I'm 6'7" and can comfortably drive my superformance. The car was designed to fit people that are 6'4" so I'm pushing the limits

I’m 6’ and the steering wheel was in my lap - I could take that for about 1 hour…

Dino Martino I am also 6’ and I found it super claustrophobic. Any accident would be bad news.

@@ronjohnson8119 try a Corvette - not as brutal but not a Ford ... lol

I'm 6'4 wear a 15eee and no issues but I have a dropped floor and wider foot box my wife and I have been on 3hr trips in it get our butts kicked but the fun of taking that ride are worth it

3 pumps on the gas & a shot of either and you're fired up&running.

You can choose between round or square frame with superformance

Square frame is more rigid. Which improves performance.

Only the Mark 3 cars had the 4" tubes. This was an improvement designed by Brian Waite (ex Aston Martin and Lister). The Mark 1 and 2 cars have 3" diameter main tubes. It was found with the sole experimental 427 Mk.2, that these were hopelessly inadequate to handle the torque. That car was quickly changed back to a 289. Brian designed and built the tubular chassis for our 1970 "Fraud" Morgan modsports car 4/4 with a Martin 2L engine.

@@dp4122 not true at all. you don't see many superformance on the track, but a lot of Factory Fives and Backdrafts due to better rigidity

She knows her cars

There's a type used by bikers that sits on a stick. The stick itself is electronically removed from the video.

That type of wheel attachment likely pre-dates RC cars by about 100 years.

To put them on and off, rhebcorrect way is to hit the 'wings' with a lead hammer! It can be a pretty fair exercise 😄

@@saki302 I've owned several Lotus cars with "knock-off" wheels, used a brass hammer, which works both on the wing type, and the wrench type.

guess you don't have any experience with cobras. almost all owners, myself include, find they need narrow driving shoes to be able to operate the clutch, brakes and gas pedal. also a hydraulic clutch isn't that much different than a properly setup mechanical linkage one

shifter too long tho

Fit yes, yes it would I built mine with a Gen Coyote, a T56 trans and 17 Mustang Gt IRS. It’s the same size as the 4.6 DOHC in the Mustang Cobras.

@@253speedgarage5 Yeah, I figured it would. Did ya have to stick with the stock intake manifold, Boss intake would look better and ya can do a direct port nitrous if you're crazy enough.

@@rayjay8322 I’m using stock manifold I have thought about the boss intake. It has plenty of power no nitros. 400hp at the wheel is plenty very fun to drive

Once the auto choke is set by an initial push on the throttle, it should start foot off if the fast idle cam is set properly. Important to not have the choke set too rich in very cold starts, or it might flood. Carbs vary with this condition. I never liked regular starting fluid, but cigarette lighter fluid works very well.

I love it when cars like this are dirty underneath!!!