found a siezed 429 in a junk yard

[Fullchat289]

Originally Posted by 133bus

..... and there was a snake skin under the valve pan cover(true).
Steve

^ I think your answer is right there....this engine is destined for a Cobra..LOL.

- Allen.

[Dwight]

I have a Performance Automotive Warehouse catalog (2005) that list a rebuild kits for 429 - 460 from $851 to $1048.

kit includes: crank, rods, pistons, rings, bearings, cam, lifters, oil pump, timing chain and gear.

I have heard that the 429/460 is the cheapest Ford motor to rebuild.

Now I would not want a lot of the parts in the kit, but you could build a mild motor with a butt load of torque for a very little money.
At one horse per cubic, you would have 460 hp.

600 hp from a 460 would be easy.

Great motor.

Dwight

[mdross1]

A stroker crank kit,set of aluminum heads,intake and water pump,a decent fuel mixer,top it off with a good ignition and you have a fine air pump to move you down the highway smartly.Make sure whatever you decide on for compression your cam choice optimizes it.

[blykins]

I'm running a special on Scat/Probe stroker kits right....this would be a good candidate for one. They're all the same price....so go big... 552/557 cubes is easy. I'm building one right now for my own personal Mustang.

[mdross1]

Originally Posted by blykins

I'm running a special on Scat/Probe stroker kits right....this would be a good candidate for one. They're all the same price....so go big... 552/557 cubes is easy. I'm building one right now for my own personal Mustang.

I have a spare 460 motor, have thought about a big stroker.Why I hesitate is how easy this 460 slides in a turn with a tad too much wick.Can only imagine what whacking the loud pedal must feel like with 100 more cubes.What kind of numbers with say a 557"?Maybe somebody would want my motor.

[blykins]

Depending on the heads and cam....anywhere from 675-800hp. It's easy to get power out of them. A set of P51 heads and a mildish solid roller will get you 725-750 pretty easily without revving the engine high.