How do I know what Ford head I have?
How do I know what Ford head I have?
Look for three different locations where your Ford cylinder head code number will be located: on top of the head under the valve cover; on the bottom of the head, requiring the head to be removed; and on the side of the head just under the valve cover lip.
How do I identify a Ford 260 head?
The 260 heads have larger 52- to 55-cc kidney-shaped chambers with the same valve size. Expect to see C2OE-F, C3OE-B prior to February of 1964. In February of 1964, Ford came out with an improved 260 head with larger 1.67/1.45- inch valves along with the same 52- to 55-cc chambers. The revised head is numbered C4OE-B.
How do you identify a Cobra 429 jet head?
The NOS 429 Super Cobra Jet head is shown from the chamber side. These are approximately 88-cc chambers with 2.190-inch intake and 1.730-inch exhaust valves. The exhaust side of the 429 Super Cbra Jet ead reveals 2.060 x 1.310-inch ports, which are considerably larger than the standard 429/460 exhaust port.
How do I identify a Ford 289 engine?
Registered. If you remove the Valve Covers the Heads will be Stamped 289 or 302 inside as well as a Date Code in this format: [7L22] or [8A2] for example. The Casting Numbers for the Cylinder Heads are on bottom and only visible if the Heads are removed, typically.
Are 289 and 302 heads the same?
also it looks like i have the depression all the way in the back, so safe to say ive got 289 block with 302 heads then. unless some one did some tricky stuff and loaded it with 302 guts. Non of those things identify it as a 289 for sure. Pretty much everything is interchangeable between 289/302s….
How do I know if my engine is a 289?
You need to look for the cast numbers on the engine. Those numbers are located near the place where the startmotor is . That photo could be a 289 or a 302, and there would be no way to tell.
What is the difference between a 429 and 460?
A 429 has a 3.590″ inch stroke, and a 460 has a 3.850″ inch stroke…just a hair over a 1/4″ inch extra stroke. So the crankshafts are different between the two, and so are the pistons (same bore size, but wrist pin location is different between the two), the rods are the same.
How do you tell what year my 289 is?
There is a machined pad on the block in front of the driver’s side cylinder head. Stamped into this pad is the engine assembly date. For an original engine, that date should precede your car’s build date by 2-5 weeks. The format of that date code will be Year – Month (letter) – Day – Inspector.
How much HP will GT40 heads add?
Essentially, you can port your E7TE heads, which will earn you about thirty horsepower, or you can upgrade to GT40 heads, which will also earn you about thirty horsepower.
