, but if i do decide to keep it what all should i do to it? it's already got the stock 4 barrell
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429 v8
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 
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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. 
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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
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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
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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 
, 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
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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.