picked up my 429...

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Apr 11, 2002 | 12:04 AM

JoeyH

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picked up my 429...

I picked up my 429 thunderjet today from a guy that had it... it is suppose to be a 68 model... I havent got into rebuilding it yet but the casting numbers on the heads are C8VE-E... are these good heads??? anything else I should know before rebuildin it?? its goin in my 79 in place of the old 77 model 460.. that is kinda wore out..

Apr 11, 2002 | 12:42 AM

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picked up my 429...

Good heads.

Push rod length is important.

It won't run as well on 91-92 octane pump gas.

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