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hi i have what is probably a dumb question. i just acquired a 71 lincoln coninental 460. v.c. tags still on it. i was told it had the DOVE heads. what exactly is a dove head? what makes them special? the gy i got it from said the motor had 10.5:1 compression factory and 375 H.P. does this sound right? any help is appreciated, i am new to the 460 world, i currently run all FE's this is my first 460.
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MATT,
THE TERM DOVE HEADS COMES FROM THE CASTING NUMBER ON THE HEAD. THE # IS LOCATED ABOVE THE EXHAUST PORT. THE # SHOULD BE "DOVE-C" THE DOVE CASTING HAVE A SMALLER COMBUSTION CHAMBER YEILDING 10.5 TO 1. HEADS WITH A D2VE OR OTHER NUMBER ON '72 AND LATER ENGINES HAVE LARGER CHAMBERS WITH LOWER COMPRESSION AND LESS HP. YOUR ENGINE WITH DOVE HEADS HAD 375 HP ACCORDING TO ALL THE INFO I HAVE READ ON THE 385 SIERES ENGINES
THE TERM DOVE HEADS COMES FROM THE CASTING NUMBER ON THE HEAD. THE # IS LOCATED ABOVE THE EXHAUST PORT. THE # SHOULD BE "DOVE-C" THE DOVE CASTING HAVE A SMALLER COMBUSTION CHAMBER YEILDING 10.5 TO 1. HEADS WITH A D2VE OR OTHER NUMBER ON '72 AND LATER ENGINES HAVE LARGER CHAMBERS WITH LOWER COMPRESSION AND LESS HP. YOUR ENGINE WITH DOVE HEADS HAD 375 HP ACCORDING TO ALL THE INFO I HAVE READ ON THE 385 SIERES ENGINES
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Matt,
I too have an early 70's (71 I think) Lincoln dove motor (block for sure, will check heads). From what I have read, the dove block is a heavier block with longer piston skirts and thicker cylinder walls. It was designed for truck applications, thus the heavier casting. This however can be good as they can be overbored a little more than regular blocks, and are a little more heavy duty. Good luck. Mine is going to be built by a NASCAR engine bulilder to go into a '65 shortbed Custom Cab.
Don
I too have an early 70's (71 I think) Lincoln dove motor (block for sure, will check heads). From what I have read, the dove block is a heavier block with longer piston skirts and thicker cylinder walls. It was designed for truck applications, thus the heavier casting. This however can be good as they can be overbored a little more than regular blocks, and are a little more heavy duty. Good luck. Mine is going to be built by a NASCAR engine bulilder to go into a '65 shortbed Custom Cab.
Don
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