I have a 1973 429, its got the d1ve-a2b block and the d2ve-aa heads, i know it's not the best out of the 429's but is it worth anything? i got it for free with my first truck and it runs and everything, should i sell it, trash it, or save it to put into my truck or a playtoy or something like that? advice would be appreciated because im very new to this whole mechanicing thing

 

o it's worthless I'll take it so u don't have to dispose of it lol jk you can sell it pretty easily I imagine or save it for something cool

 

The 429 is 1 of 3 385 series engines. I am confident you could sell it in a heartbeat even though it is not the 1970 or earlier. Personally I would hold on to it if you have any desire for a big block that sucks gas & hauls a$$. OR if I am closer than Jacks61ford I would also come and haul it away. I might not even charge you anything for doing it.

 

Haha i give you an A for effort on that first part , but if i do decide to keep it what all should i do to it? it's already got the stock 4 barrell

 

haha yeah, i just put a 302 in my 77 f100, so not gonna put another engine in anytime soon, but might in the future, so im thinking of modin' the Sh** out of it

 

o mod the crap out of my best friend it putting a 68 thunder jet in his 67 mustang we modded the crap out of just waiting for a little things to install then watch out pavement lol

 

haha i hear ya! where can i get some good heads?

 

great heads are the trick flow heads they r badazz if you have the coin lol but the procomps are nice bang for your buck

 

i can order the procomps online? and should i do a hi-rise intake?

 

for street dual plane is nice procomps are on flea bay like 1300 a pair not to horrible considering that the price for one trick flow lol then a nice big 600 lift cam not much of a idle but oh we'll lol

 

you gotta bear with me im not much of a mechanic , where can i get the cam, and would it be like pissing in the wind if i put the heads and intake on without swapping cams? and i ain't much worried about idling, cause my truck don't do much of that anyways

 

lol o you drive like me summit racing .com find a intake you like and buy the cam that matches and when it says valve spring required you won't to worry if u buy upgraded heads

 

haha i reckon so, and uhmm this may seem simple but how will i know which cam matches, or will it say it on the website?

 

it will say what rpm range the intake is and find a cam that is the same like I said a good dual plane is nice for the street for low end power

 

I'd take the heads off and throw them in the trash. Those D2's are the worst heads you can have on a big block. Look around for a set of D3's they are a dime a dozen, then grind & polish the smog humps out of the exhaust ports.