Hey guys i just found some dove haeds for my 77 F250 460. i would like to know what i should do to make them the most effective on my rebuilt 460 with 50,000 miles.

thank you all in advance.
Oo.

 

just bolt em on...it will more than likely raise your compression...if your feeling a little cashy port and polish them and you'll have some damn good heads.

 

You know the pistons and heads were matched. Your pistons may not make a big difference. I have a '71 (Dove) 460 in my '78 F250 and I can race anyone, I love it. Not my daily driver though. A set of cobra valves, full competition headers, flowmasters and full 3" exhaust will make yours sound/run great. It does for me. I don't wash my truck, it has green stuff growing on the hood, total sleeper, scare a lot of people when the light turns green, haha.

 

I know that some SCJ 429 heads work real nice too. Just ask the 55 Chev pickup with the 327 that ate my exhaust!!!!

 

You will need the proper pushrods for the DOVE heads. They are a different length, they also use rail type rockers instead of the pedistal mounted ones so you will need theat set-up as well if the heads don't have them with them.

 

hey LxMan1, so can i use the rail type rockers with the roller on top of the valve stem. and do you know what length pushrod i will need.


thank you
leo