I was just wondering which motor would give me more "bang for my buck." I really wanna put big-block power in my car, but I don't wanna waste any money that I could be spending on bolt-ons for my new engine. Thanks for any input.
ToNy
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1967 Mustang Fastback
302ci Ford
Hey, aren't you the same idiot who said to buy an import on the panzy forum. Yeah, so don't even talk to me about putting threads where they don't belong. Don't you drive some POS Civic, so just shut up and answer my question, otherwise, go suck a dick, idiot.
ToNy
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1967 Mustang Fastback
302ci Ford
Well...There is not a lot of aftermarket equipment available for the 390, so I would go 429. Do keep in mind, it will be a tight sqeeze in that 67. I installed a 514 in a 68 and it was a big job. Custom radiator, headers and so on. The added weight will also have an impact on your front suspension as well as your rear suspension, to handle all the extra torque. I used a set of Caltracks on the 68 and managed to get a 10.5 x 28 inch MT under the car.
If I was in your shoes, and I had a decent budget? I would go with a Dart block, stroke it to 428 inches, and still have some engine bay room. A good friend did exactly that and it ended up being one awesome motor. First time to the track he went 9.64 at 140. Not bad on a 10.5 inch tire.
A BOSS 429 will cost you so much to build you could do probably 4 or 5 428's or a couple of 514CJ crate engines. I would get the 428, even build it out of a 390 if I had to, use aluminum heads, they have been around for years and now edelbrock even makes a few sets. 390's are okay but not real good race engines. They have even less useable rpm than my beloved 455 Pontiacs. Gettin a 390 to rev over 4500-5500 is a chore, they just dont have the airflow or enuff cubes to really do some damage, especially considering the weight penalty. You can go faster with small blocks cheaper than 390's. They make AWESOME truck engines, put one in a 74 F-150 and use it to pull the race car around.
If you have enough money to build BOSS429's then why not a Side oiler or a 427 cammer? They are just as exotic and hard to find.
RED's idea with a stroked windsor sounds like a great idea. I have thought about that myself, but also I tend to lean towards Clevelands when I think of small blocks. Look into the 514 crate engine Ford builds now, its pretty freeakin awesome.
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I didnt force anyone to buy half an engine, or in the case of a Honda, 1/4 of an engine...
The 352/360/390/427/428 are all the same family, all FE motors. The 429 and 460 are "385" engines, and according to carmemories.com the difference is this:
The 429 was unique in many ways. It offered:
Thin wall casting
Longer bore centers than the FE block
Huge bearings
Canted-valve cylinder heads forming a slightly hemi-spherical combustion chamber
Rocker shafts were replaced with rockers riding on fulcrums with separate pedestals
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Pretty accurate but you also didnt mention that the 385's were the HEAVIEST Ford engines made in modern times. Not that the FE's were feather light. FE's are big blocks. The 385's are okay if you lighten the load a bit. They are a more modern design, and with Aluminum CJ heads are incredible, but they were mainly smog motors, at least 460's were. With stock heads cam and the pistons about .10" down the bore they were doggy. Fix those shortcomings and the 385 is decent.
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I didnt force anyone to buy half an engine, or in the case of a Honda, 1/4 of an engine...
Boss 429 or Big Block 390
