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From: GP Canada
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Hi everybody, I've a reader for quite some time and I have to say I've learned alot, but now I need some help with a combo I'm running.
I have a what I believe is a 1969 429 block 2 bolt main (C9VE), I'm using a 1972 460 (2YABC) crank, a set of 1973 460 heads (D3VE-A2A)which I believe are 91.4 cc's and the C9VE connecting rods (please correct me on my codes if I am wrong). Those are the basics, now the block is already at the machine shop they are telling me its within specs to be re-ringed but recommend I go 20 over. I bought a set of Speed pro h535p-20 hyperuetectic flat tops that apparently should bring my compresion up to 9.76:1 because of the lower deck height, now I'm stuck on a cam. It's going in a 79 ford 2wd pick-up. I want it to be a total sleeper and I LOVE the sound of a stiff cam. I have heard to try a 234/244 @.050 but I have also heard 234/234 @.050 whats the difference? .I could use some tried advice on choosing a intake aswell. I've already got a C-6 rebuilt with a stage 3 kit installed and haven't ordered a tourque converter yet,some advice there to would help.
Thanks in Advance,
Sean.
I have a what I believe is a 1969 429 block 2 bolt main (C9VE), I'm using a 1972 460 (2YABC) crank, a set of 1973 460 heads (D3VE-A2A)which I believe are 91.4 cc's and the C9VE connecting rods (please correct me on my codes if I am wrong). Those are the basics, now the block is already at the machine shop they are telling me its within specs to be re-ringed but recommend I go 20 over. I bought a set of Speed pro h535p-20 hyperuetectic flat tops that apparently should bring my compresion up to 9.76:1 because of the lower deck height, now I'm stuck on a cam. It's going in a 79 ford 2wd pick-up. I want it to be a total sleeper and I LOVE the sound of a stiff cam. I have heard to try a 234/244 @.050 but I have also heard 234/234 @.050 whats the difference? .I could use some tried advice on choosing a intake aswell. I've already got a C-6 rebuilt with a stage 3 kit installed and haven't ordered a tourque converter yet,some advice there to would help.
Thanks in Advance,
Sean.
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From: arkansas
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I used a comp X-Treme 4x4 cam in mine, should do exactly what you want to. Mine is .030" 9.8 compression stock D0VE heads with 2.24/1.76 valves. Makes 525hp @ 5700, 530 lb-ft @ 3800. I cant remember the part number, but it sounds mean, really sounds like a pro-stocker when the truck is cold, but still has a "noticeable" idle when it warms up. It's a .572/.580 lift, duration in the neighborhood of 224/234 @ .050, or somewhere close.
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My .02
Call the cam companies tech lines and see what they reccommend.....most have toll free numbers....or go to their web sites and see if they have a profile sheet you can mail to them.
What works great for one guy's engine, may not work for yours......and then you are stuck with a cam and a bad taste in your mouth for what someone tells you works great for them.....
Call the cam companies tech lines and see what they reccommend.....most have toll free numbers....or go to their web sites and see if they have a profile sheet you can mail to them.
What works great for one guy's engine, may not work for yours......and then you are stuck with a cam and a bad taste in your mouth for what someone tells you works great for them.....
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 01-Mar-02 AT 01:49 PM (EST)]234/244 @0.050 is getting up there in duration. You won't be able to use a stock torque converter with that cam. I went with a 218/226 and it is perhaps a might small for a 460 and stock converter. Something in the neighborhood of 220-226/230-236 would be about right for a street 460. If you plan on doing any towing or want to use an auto tranny with a non high-stall converter then you definitely need to stay below 230 intake duration at 0.050. If this truck is going to be only fun and mostly strip action then the 234/244 cam or even bigger might be what you want.
Mavman:
Where did you get your numbers for your engine combo??? Desktop Dyno?
Later,
JJ
Mavman:
Where did you get your numbers for your engine combo??? Desktop Dyno?
Later,
JJ
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