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Old 07-07-2011, 12:02 AM
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Unhappy How do you visually tell the difference between a 400 & 429/460 engine?

While cruizing through the boneyard today I came upon a NICE 1978 F250 XLT supercab that had just been brought in. It almost made me heartsick to see this truck sitting there as it is in far better condition than most I've seen on the road lately! Metallic blue with clearcoat! Body straight as an arrow with very minimal rust which is extraordinary around here. Looking under the hood, it looked like the owner had steam cleaned the engine well not that long ago. I looked at the block and it looks about the same size as my 460 but couldn't be sure. I didn't think about looking at the carb to see if it was 2 or 4 bbl until I left. I know that most 400's are a 2 bbl but I was just curious if there is a way to tell the difference visually? I'm sure there is but as I'm more of a body guy and less of an engine guy I'd throw this out to the guys that know much more than me! I just can't figure why someone would kick this beauty into the graveyard! I'll try to get some pictures up later.