If you're building a Cobra there is no real choice when it comes to deciding what engine is going under the bonnet. It has to be a V8!

Ok OK, all the purists will scream sacrilege if it's not a Ford being installed but heh who's giving a hoot as long as it has the V8 sound and grunt. Anyway Chevy engines are easier to work on and parts are in abundance and reasonably priced.

I decided on a Chevy 350 small block with 430bhp. This has more than enough power for me. I purchased my engine from the engine factory in Florida. It cost approximately £6,500 including import duties and vat. They fly it to you so I had mine delivered to my nearest airport (Aberdeen). After taking care of the import paperwork and a short drive home it was sitting in my garage looking like a million quid!

The Engine Factory did a great job in building the engine and provided me with a video of it being tested along with the relevant paperwork. I ordered a year in advance and paid it off in installments.

The spec for my engine is given below....enjoy!!

Chevrolet 5.7ltr 350 small block V8

• Blueprinted, machined 350 Roller version Block
• Nodular Cast Iron GM Crankshaft, deburred and micro polished
• Shot peened  ZZ4PM connecting Rods with 190,000 psi retaining bolts
• Hyperuetectic 10 to 1 Speed Pro Pistons
• Speed Pro Chrome Moly Rings
• Heavy Duty Double Roller Dynagear Timing Set
• 
  Aluminum fast burn  Edelbrock RPM cylinder heads w/ Large stainless steel valves, hardened valve locks, chrome moly retainers, HD Valve Springs,Guide Plates Hand Aligned, Hardened Seats
• Hydraulic Roller Edelbrock Cam # 2204
• Hydraulic Roller High Rev Lifters
• Federal Mogul Tri-Metal Bearings
• New Hardened pushrods and Rocker Arms
• Melling High Volume Oil pump
• Complete Fel-pro Gasket set
• New Harmonic Balancer Dampner
• New Flywheel for a Manual Transmission. 
• New Chrome Oil pan, Timing cover and  Baffled  Chrome Valve Covers
• Edelbrock Air Gap Intake #7501
• Edelbrock 800 cfm AVS 4 barrel Carburetor with electric choke
• New High Flow Water pump 
• New Fuel Pump and fuel lines
• Blueprinted High Energy Ignition Distributor with Integral  53,000 volt coil Pak
• New Champion Spark plugs gapped and installed
•  8mm Accel Silicone Wires
• New Chrome Thermostat Housing
• Cobra Oval Air Cleaner
• PCV Ventilation System supplied
• Ignition Timing Set, Carburetor fully adjusted
• Hot Run tested and dialed In place
• Video Footage with engine running in our test Stand for your personal record
• Packaged and Crated for Shipment
• Mini High Torque Starter Installed
• Complete March Performance Serpentine Pulleys with 100 Amp CSI Chrome Alternator

Here are a couple of pictures of the engine installed