Ford 428 Cobra Jet Build - Deadly Cobra - Engine Tech

Joe Sherman shows how to make an easy 600 hp with Ford's venerable FE engine using modern heads and cam design.Joe Sherman is primarily known as a builder of stout stroker small-block Chevy and Ford engines that make big power at a reasonable price. Recently, a longtime Sherman customer asked him to apply some of his magic to the venerable Ford 428 Cobra Jet, a member of Ford's long-out-of-production FE big-block family. Thanks to widely available Edelbrock aluminum FE cylinder heads and affordable Scat stroker rotating assembly kits, Sherman reports things are looking up for the old FE, which is still coveted by enthusiasts restoring old '60s-era muscle cars or building Cobra kit cars. Although affordable production blocks are becoming hard to find, the end result is, Sherman reports, an engine that's "competitive to a 440 Chrysler. It's no 454 Chevy, but it's definitely not a slug, either." Applying modern tech to Ford's old warhorse, Sherman came up with a 465ci engine that has a torque curve broader than the Mississippi River and more power than a speeding locomotive. Even with its 11:1 compression ratio, the mechanical roller-cammed engine is happy on 91-octane gas. As Sherman puts it, "This engine is high-performance fun, the ultimate street/strip engine in a lightweight car like my customer's Cobra."


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