429 Intake question
Thread Starter
|
New User
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
429 Intake question
I am building a 429 with port and polished heads. I was wondering what is the best intake to put on it. I want a single plane and I am putting on it a 1050 Dominator. What is your best suggestion?
Hotshot
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 18,423
Likes: 9
From: iowa
Originally Posted by Deerbowhunter
I am building a 429 with port and polished heads. I was wondering what is the best intake to put on it. I want a single plane and I am putting on it a 1050 Dominator. What is your best suggestion?
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 1,529
Likes: 35
From: Kansas
Originally Posted by monsterbaby
A 1050 on a 429 is enough carb to about 11,000rpm
Seriously, for street use a 1050 is too big.
Thread Starter
|
New User
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
Im making it for a mud racing truck for a 78 F-250. My range will only be to about 7000 or so. Just trying to get a feel for what other people have had luck out of. I know a lot of guys who run the victor 460 and love it, but i was just wondering if there was one better?
Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 6,056
Likes: 8
From: Union, Washington
Originally Posted by Kruse
I guess my old 289/302 Buddy Bar tri-power with 350 cfm Holleys is good to about 20 grand then, right??!!!
Seriously, for street use a 1050 is too big.
Seriously, for street use a 1050 is too big.
Hotshot
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 18,423
Likes: 9
From: iowa
Bear the main reason for you gains as I understand the principle is the smaller holes will have a faster violocity of the air causing the fuel to atomiz better and thus cause a better burn.
I run the victor style intake with a dominator (mines actually a FRPP manifold for use on the A460 heads but they are made by edelbrock for ford) and I run a 2" supersucker spacer, I can tell you I saw a mrked improvement when I put that spacer on.
I run the victor style intake with a dominator (mines actually a FRPP manifold for use on the A460 heads but they are made by edelbrock for ford) and I run a 2" supersucker spacer, I can tell you I saw a mrked improvement when I put that spacer on.
Trending Topics
Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 6,056
Likes: 8
From: Union, Washington
I was aware of the "a lot of little holes" theory and why it works. As to the " mrked improvement ", was that seat of the pants or was that from time slip, before and after the change. I can tell you that seat of the pants will lie to you. Many times I thought a change was gonna be good because of the "seat of the pants" feel and the time slips showed that the feeling was completely wrong. I quit trusting the seat as a preformance indicator back in the early '70s. Bigger is not always etter, even on a race only setup.
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026
Brett Foote
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time
Joe Kucinski
Hotshot
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 18,423
Likes: 9
From: iowa
Well it's not really from time slips as the places I raced before putting the spacer on didn't actually time it but rather just who crossed the finish line first. But I can tell by either how much I beat trucks that I had raced without it or the fact that I was able to beat a truck after I put it on that had beat ;me before I did.
Also several people in different places have noted a 20-25hp increase in the dyno using those spacers, and I trust dyno numbers pretty well.
Also several people in different places have noted a 20-25hp increase in the dyno using those spacers, and I trust dyno numbers pretty well.