429 v8
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The '73 was a smogger. I would not expect much without a few minor alterations. I just posted a group of links to making a 460 purr. The 429 is the exact same engine except for stroke. You can find those links here.
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The '73 was a smogger. I would not expect much without a few minor alterations. I just posted a group of links to making a 460 purr. The 429 is the exact same engine except for stroke. You can find those links here.
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and would this be a goodf timing chain set to order? or could you post a link of one i should buy? BBF FORD 429 460 TRUE DOUBLE ROLLER TIMING CHAIN & GEAR SET 9-1122 750385702210 | eBay
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and would this be a goodf timing chain set to order? or could you post a link of one i should buy? BBF FORD 429 460 TRUE DOUBLE ROLLER TIMING CHAIN & GEAR SET 9-1122 750385702210 | eBay
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yeahh sounds good man, how much gain should i get from the timing chain alone? and what about all that egr stuff?
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I haven't cranked it yet. But no, it is far from stock. The double roller timing chain is a simple addition that many people have said makes a noticeable difference. If you don't mind yanking the water pump, it shouldn't take more than a few hours. I used a Lunati setup, but Ford Racing makes a nice one too.
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You will see a 1" plate below the carb that the EGR is attached to. Replace that spacer with a 1" spacer from someone like Mr. Gasket. The smog tubes go into the back of the heads. You can cut the tubes off & weld them shut or if you pull the heads you can take them out completely, tap the holes & plug them. If I were you I would search out a set of C8, C9 or D0 heads & just swap them on to your block.
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You will see a 1" plate below the carb that the EGR is attached to. Replace that spacer with a 1" spacer from someone like Mr. Gasket. The smog tubes go into the back of the heads. You can cut the tubes off & weld them shut or if you pull the heads you can take them out completely, tap the holes & plug them. If I were you I would search out a set of C8, C9 or D0 heads & just swap them on to your block.
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Yes I think it is also Mr. Gasket who makes the curve kit which is just 2 springs. I paid less than $7. If you pull the carb off the next piece under the carb is the EGR spacer. I am confident Mr. Gasket has a website. I bought my spacer from Advance Auto for $18. I bought the recurve kit from a local speed shop. I got my heads from Pull A Part. They were $34 each. I would do some homework on the cam before going into it. The cam I am going to buy wants 4* advanced. You might get even more power from retiming the stock cam to 4* advanced. The 460 site should be of service with info about that. Those guys really know their stuff. Bottom line is if you simply recurve the distributor, put in an early timing set just to bring the cam to 0 & the carb spacer you will notice a big difference in how it runs. If you can find a 750 cfm vac secondaries carb you can expect even more. The exhaust is the weak side of the engine. Headers (prefer 1 7/8" primaries but 1 3/4" will do) & a low restriction exhaust will help greatly. Porting the heads can get you up to 80 hp. There is so much power just sitting there in the engine waiting to be let loose. Seems like anything I do makes it run even better. My wife had drove our truck with the 302 which moved it down the road fairly well. The 1st time she drove the truck with the 460 in it after I did some work on it she was talking to a friend. Her description of the truck was "Oh my f&^%*&g God!". Tonight she said we will be needing to buy wheelie bars before long.