The block says D9TE-AB and the only number i looked at on intake manifold (I'm sure there's a cast number on there too. Where would that be?) was 3H22 i couldn't find the head cast number in the usual spot between cylinders 3 and 4. Any ideas? This engine will be going in my first truck when it's done. (its a project!)

 

A D9 is a later block and the crank in it should have outside counter balancers at the front and rear. The head casting numbers are there, just look closer and you should find them. As far as the intake, who cares ? The stock ones are all crap ! Get a nice aluminum Weiand 8012 or Edelbrock Performer RPM Air Gap.

 

i'm planning on building it, i just wanted to know if i had a crappy 70's motor. I have heard that there are some heads with the cast # on the underside,so that you need to remove the intake manifold. Is this true?

 

you think this kit would be good for my application? https://www.summitracing.com/parts/edl-2045 im pretty much just wanting to do the top end and all the gaskets/seals and thats about it.

 

I don't know about any numbers under the runners so could you post a picture of the heads ? That Edelbrock kit is nice but expensive. You still need the right pistons to get the comp ratio up. I think you will be disappointed if you buy that kit and just bolt it on a stock bottom end. One other thing, It's always risky business to put fresh heads on old used bores and old used piston rings. Right now your pistons are around .040 below deck at tdc so no matter what pistons are in it now, that's a problem that has to be addressed before any real power is made.

 

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Originally Posted by banjopicker66
Homespun: I have a question about your comment on E- coded 460 heads. Did I correctly read your message to say that a casting such as E6 is an EFI head?
If so, I must disagree with you. There are E3, E5, E6 and E7 heads, all for carburated intakes. I have E6s on my 460 right now, with an Edelbrock Performer intake. These were all made for 1980s vehicles, before fuel injection was utilized.
A carburated 460 was available for model as late as '87 for some heavy duty trucks. Apparently, their weight class didn't yet require FI to meet some or all of the smog standards. I don't know all the details of the weight divisions and smog requirements therefore, but I have dissected several like this, and have seen those casting numbers on carburated engines.

The location for these casting numbers on these heads changed, too. It is underneath the head, on a beveled plane. To see these casting numbers with the head installed on the engine, you have to use a small mirror to see it.