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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CobraRGuy" data-source="post: 1532958" data-attributes="member: 24211">Here's what the alternator on the '95 Cobra R looks like.[ATTACH]30073[/ATTACH]Clearly this alternator will not bolt to the stock SN95 bracket. It has been many years since my engine compartment looked like the engine compartment in Musturd's picture. Judging by that, I can see why they had to move the alternator.When I wrote "Since my car has a 351W, the accessory brackets are different", what I meant was not "the stock SN95 brackets will not bolt to a 351W", but that in order to make the 351W work in this car, they must have realized they did not have a choice but to move the alternator. When you put an engine in that has a taller deck height, the cylinder heads, along with all of the accessories move up and out. Things start interfering with each other. Something has to change, and the alternator location seems like it must have been the culprit that necessitated this particular change.Just because something will bolt up to the engine on a stand does not mean it will work in the car.There are a lot of things I know about these cars that possibly no other '95 Cobra R owner knows. This is not only because I've spent so much time with the hood up, but under the car as well. I also spent nearly two hours on the phone picking the brains of Steve Anderson who was Ford's Program Manager for the '95 Cobra R just prior to his retirement from Ford. There are a lot of misconceptions about these cars that are not correct.My original post on this topic was to express my desire to NOT mess with my accessory brackets even though it precludes me from running a dry sump which this aluminum race block is set up for. I try not to read posts and jump at the chance to try to prove others wrong. I know my car, not yours...Thanks, Perry[ATTACH=full]30074[/ATTACH]</blockquote>