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05-21-2010 07:11 PM #1
Newby 429-460 question
Hi,
Great forum here so I thought I would post a question about my new to me '79 F-250 4x4. I bought it to tow an 8,000lb boat and trailer (wt??) from N.CA to N.WA, plus I,ve always kinda wanted a '70's era Ford "custom" 4x4. It did the trick, but when I bought it I was told, like apparently so many people, that it had a '70 Police Interceptor engine. I have receipts for all the work done on it and was wondering if I could get some help interpreting it.
It shows a 1970 429 bored .30 over; Mooly rings, balanced; Crank .010-.010; Cam 262-272;, 479-504 lift, etc. It appears to have been rebuilt, was mated with a C6 auto, this was about ten years and 11,000mi before I bought it and it runs great, except that it does not want to shut off right away and there is some minor valve chatter when I get on at certain RPMs.
Anybody know what the engine might actually be, and what kinda HP/Torque its putting out? I think I saw a D1VE on the block and C 8Ve-E on the heads.
Any help from the experts here is appreciated!
Ditto on the model kits! My best were lost when the Hobby Shop burned under suspicious circumstances....
How did you get hooked on cars?