Head Idenification?
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From: Rockingham County, NC
Head Idenification?
I have a 72 LTD Brougham with a 429 in it. I seen on this site that there are 2 sets of heads that came on the 429's. What is different about them and how can I find which I have (where do I look on the head)
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rollinlow&slow
Thanks,
rollinlow&slow
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From: wi
look for a castin number that starts with a D.if its a 72 itll be d2 with some other letters behind it like VE. all the casting number start out with a letter followed by a number the letter is the decade and the number is the year in that decade c=60's D=70's
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ok thanks, but if there are 2 different types of heads that came on the 429 engines which is which and how can I tell them apart? Sorry I'm new to these engines and just trying to build up some my info
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From: fargo, nd
if its d2ve-aa then theyre garbage, if theyre d2oe then theyre the police interceptor heads and are pretty good... those are the only heads that were standard on a 429 in 1972. if the engine was swapped or the heads changed theyll be fine too... the only bad 429/460 head was the d2ve.
