Head casting #

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Jan 18, 2001 | 10:15 PM

xaviar

Thread Starter

Elder User

Joined: Dec 2000

Posts: 808

Likes: 3

Head casting #

I have a pair of 429 early casting heads and can't seem to find out what they are. Can anyone decode this head

C9AE-A

I had thought it was off a Mercury Montclair because all ford castings were D0AE or later castings. Mercury's were of C9 vintage.

From what I've found so far it could be off a Mercury. Head has Closed chamber, screw in studs and guide plates.

Could this be a interceptor head? Would like to find out if anyone knows.

Thanks,
Xaviar

Jan 19, 2001 | 05:41 AM

cobrajet

Tuned

Joined: Feb 2000

Posts: 309

Likes: 0

From: michigan

Head casting #

hey Xaviar, how is everything going? what you have is a plain jane pair of 429 passenger car heads. C9AE-A. C = 1960's ,,, 9=the year 1969,, A= the model code and A stand for all full size fords,, E= represents the engine division. sorry these are not police heads. these could have come off old thunderbirds! they are a good pair of heads the comp. ratio is 10.5:1. hope this helps ya out. later....

Jan 19, 2001 | 09:27 AM

xaviar

Thread Starter

Elder User

Joined: Dec 2000

Posts: 808

Likes: 3

Head casting #

Howdy CJ, Everything is fine here. Yeah, I knew they were 69 heads, was hopeing for a diamond in the rough........LOL. Well, at least they're a good set to use. I knew they were different. I've never seen a set of 429/460 with a substantial quenched area around the plug.

Thanks for the info

Xaviar

Jan 19, 2001 | 11:32 AM

Chuck P.

Elder User

Joined: Jun 1999

Posts: 861

Likes: 0

From: SE PA

Head casting #

Just a bit more for you, the chamber size is 75.8cc, valves are 2.08 and 1.66, ports sizes are 2.18 x 1.87 and 1.99 x 1.30. Can be upgraded to the CJ size valves and a little port work on the exhaust side mostly with matching on intake side will really help these even if you don't put in the larger valves.