maybe. valve seals will leak particularly on dedelleration from high rpm. take it up to redline in third gear and back off abruptly. if they are bad you will get a lot of smoke. it is not a dangerous problem, more of a nuisance...unless you have a mosquito problem.

tom w

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.