Egine ID help please
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Egine ID help please
Hello everyone.
Ive been searching this forum, 460.com, and the internet and have learned more about 460s and 429s that I ever thought I would know and have learend some suprising things.
I found a disassembled motor a few hours from me for under 100 bucks and wanted a little help to ID it.
Block # is D1VE-8016-A2B
Head # D3VE-A2A
I still have yet to get the numbers for the crank of manifolds.
He states it came out of a early 70s truck but from what I think Ive learned its a Lincoln code, earlier model heads, and a later model block?
So probably a frankenmotor? Out of a car? And either a 429 which would be ok, or a 460 which is what I want.
Thanks for any light that can be shed.
If the guy sends more numbers Ill post it-
Ive been searching this forum, 460.com, and the internet and have learned more about 460s and 429s that I ever thought I would know and have learend some suprising things.
I found a disassembled motor a few hours from me for under 100 bucks and wanted a little help to ID it.
Block # is D1VE-8016-A2B
Head # D3VE-A2A
I still have yet to get the numbers for the crank of manifolds.
He states it came out of a early 70s truck but from what I think Ive learned its a Lincoln code, earlier model heads, and a later model block?
So probably a frankenmotor? Out of a car? And either a 429 which would be ok, or a 460 which is what I want.
Thanks for any light that can be shed.
If the guy sends more numbers Ill post it-
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D1 is surely early car, but somebody could have installed it in a truck. Maybe if it was a F250 or 350 it could have came in one of those. In 79 the truck blocks went to D9TE.
You sure on the second number, it is -8016 or is it -6016
And the crank, 460 should be 2Y or 3Y. The 429s are 4U cranks.
Of course though, you already know the D3 heads are good to have.
Neil
You sure on the second number, it is -8016 or is it -6016
And the crank, 460 should be 2Y or 3Y. The 429s are 4U cranks.
Of course though, you already know the D3 heads are good to have.
Neil
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The guy says it came out of a 72 F150 which to me means it was swapped. As far as I know the F150 never came with a 460 or any other BBF.
My understanding of the D3 heads was they are smog type heads but with a little work can flow as well as the D0VE heads?
I thought that maybe the D1VE-A2B block was a later revision and therefore not an early 70s block. My concern there is I would need to change to a different timing change and gears to eek the HP potential of the block. That isnt too big of a deal I guess but I am working on a limited budget and the swap I would want to do is going to cost enough as it is.
Of course, I could always save and build the motor slowly as there is plenty of work to do on the recipient truck (63 F100 4x4). Or I could bide my time and find a solid short or long block out of a donor car.
The benifit of going with the disassembled block that I am looking at is I can see what it looks like on the inside.
I still have mucho to learn here-
My understanding of the D3 heads was they are smog type heads but with a little work can flow as well as the D0VE heads?
I thought that maybe the D1VE-A2B block was a later revision and therefore not an early 70s block. My concern there is I would need to change to a different timing change and gears to eek the HP potential of the block. That isnt too big of a deal I guess but I am working on a limited budget and the swap I would want to do is going to cost enough as it is.
Of course, I could always save and build the motor slowly as there is plenty of work to do on the recipient truck (63 F100 4x4). Or I could bide my time and find a solid short or long block out of a donor car.
The benifit of going with the disassembled block that I am looking at is I can see what it looks like on the inside.
I still have mucho to learn here-
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They are hardly boat anchors. The D3 heads are real similar to a DOVE head, only with a larger combustion chamber. The D1 was used from 71 to 79 so they are plentiful. Don't be concerned about this webs. Most previous blocks had thin webs. I am running mine at ~650 hp and spinning it to 6500 with no problems.
I would rebuild the D3's since you have them, port them a bit to clean up the exhaust side and run ~ 9.0 compression to run on pump gas.
I would rebuild the D3's since you have them, port them a bit to clean up the exhaust side and run ~ 9.0 compression to run on pump gas.
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did not mean to affiend .I have seen D1VE blocks ARP ed turn out 850 HP on stock cast cranks week after week . the rods are the week link even the CJ dooe rod is week.I like the D6 or D7 rod better but still week 600 HP???? AS for D3 Heads ,my bad I was thinking D2VE they were the biggest chambered offered .Cool 79 my dad had a 79 camper special sw 429/460 factory.
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did not mean to affiend .I have seen D1VE blocks ARP ed turn out 850 HP on stock cast cranks week after week . the rods are the week link even the CJ dooe rod is week.I like the D6 or D7 rod better but still week 600 HP???? AS for D3 Heads ,my bad I was thinking D2VE they were the biggest chambered offered .Cool 79 my dad had a 79 camper special sw 429/460 factory.
Now "WEAK" is a whole different matter. Like in you spelling skils are very weak.
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