Putting a Big Block ford in a Model A 1929 coupe

[donsrods]

Don,
aint that the truth I keep telling my wife that we really dont need airconditioning in the house !!! Laughing ....... She said she really did'nt need a husband Shocked Shocked ........women have no sense of humor when it comes to such things. Confused


Funny          

As for the heads, I'm not sure about 429's. Someone else on here will probably know.  Mine are like '73 heads that I bought from a drag racer who went to Cobra Jet aluminum heads, so I got his freshly finished heads at a good price.  You don't really need to do much to wake up a 460, like you said, better cam, dual plane intake, about an 800 cfm carb, good ignition, headers and perhaps some head modifications will yield surprising HP. In a light car they are dynamite. Traction becomes an issue though.


Don

[kb426]

The head deal may be refering to the chamber shape. Just like bb chevy, open or closed chamber. I had 460's in pickups. I also put a 429 in my 67 Shelby GT. (Please don;t ask). The 460 is just bigger and has a little more torque. But, if you're comparing to the fe series, there's a lot of differences. One's a dinosaur, one's semi-modern.

[art.flame]

found something interesting in the bible (thats the hot rodder's bible)
engine       cid         length           width        weight     sump

sb chevy  265-400    26,5            19,5           535        rear
bb chevy  396-454    30,5            22             635         rear
ford flat    221-255   30                26             525        rear
ford sb     260-351    27               20           460-550    front
ford bb     332-428   30                23            650         front

i used a sb ford efi with the waterpump from ford motorsport it's now even 1. 1/2 inch shorter then a sb chevy ,
but if you want big inches in a motor man o war are selling sb from 302 to 460 cid , talk about surpice someone whats under the hood