Was there a 429 Cobra Jet?

The mechanical lifter 429 Super Cobra Jet was the second punch response to Chevrolet's 450-horse 454ci LS6 big-block. It added an aggressive mechanical cam, adjustable stud rockers, and 4150 Holley carburetion. Like the big Chevy, Ford's 429 SCJ was underrated at 375 horsepower.

Was there a 429 Cobra Jet engine?

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Rather than re-engineer the stock head completely, the 429 Cobra Jet simply offered larger valves and ports, a higher compression ratio (11.3:1), and a number of other hardware upgrades to support an advertised 370hp rating (along with the ubiquitous 450 lb-ft of torque).

What Mustang had a 429 Cobra Jet?

The 429 Cobra Jet did not prove popular in the '71 Mustang. Total production amounted to 1,865. Of these, Ford assembled and sold 86 in the coupe body style. Rick's '71 is one of 11 built with the C-code 429 CJ and a four-speed.

What's the difference between a 429 Cobra Jet and a 428 Cobra Jet?

In 1970 the 428 Cobra Jet Motor was replaced with a 429 CJ engine. The change occurred in the middle of the production year so some early Cobra Jet cars had 428's, later cars were 429's. The 429 Cobra Jet package included: Bigger heads with larger ports and valves.

How much is a 1970 Torino 429 Cobra Jet worth?

This beautifully restored 1970 Ford Torino Cobra 429 SCJ Drag Pack is offered by North Shore Classics for just $85,000.

429 Cobra Jet 1970 Ford Torino - THIS is why Stock Rocks!

What is a Boss 429?

The Boss 429 Mustang is a high performance Ford Mustang variant that was offered by Ford in 1969 and 1970. Engine builder Jon Kasse currently reproduces the cylinder heads that make up the "boss 9" engine architecture.

Did Ford make a 427 Cobra Jet?

The car automatically became a Super Cobra Jet. The package included special capscrew-type connecting rods borrowed from the Ford GT Mark IV 427 Le Mans engine. A different crankshaft and forged-aluminum pistons were also included. Even an external oil cooler was part of the deal--not bad for $6.53.

How much HP does a 429 have?

At 375 horsepower and 450 lb-ft of torque, the 385-series 429ci big-block was the most powerful factory engine ever installed in a first generation Mustang. Ford initially used the short-block with hemi heads in '69 to conceive the limited production Boss 429 Mustang. However, the Boss 429 was not for everyone.

What cars did Ford put the 429?

How much HP did the 69 Boss 429 have?

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The Boss 429 engine used a single Holley four-barrel carburetor rated at 735 CFM mounted on an aluminum intake manifold. All these cars had 4-Speed Manual Transmissions and the Boss was rated very conservatively at 375 HP while actual output was believed to be well over 500 horsepower.

What engine was never offered in a Ford truck?

In Brazil, Ford sold the first-generation Super Duty with two choices of turbodiesel engines never offered in the United States. Some had 3.9-liter Cummins B-series paired with four-speed automatics, while others came with a domestically produced 4.2-liter inline-six from MWM, a Brazilian division of Navistar.

What is a 1969 Mustang Boss 429 worth?

Classic Recreations charges a minimum of $209,000 for a Boss 429, and the price can climb from there depending on options.

What is a Super Cobra Jet engine?

It is a special 5.2-liter version of the Blue Oval's famed 5.0-liter V8, strengthened and outfitted with a 3.0-liter Whipple supercharger. The engine's core is a 5.2L (317-cubic inch) “Gen 3” Coyote Aluminum Engine Block (M-6010-M52B) that features high-performance castings to support high-power engine builds.

What makes a Super Cobra Jet?

The 428 Super Cobra Jet version was offered as a Drag-Pack option. It utilized a shaker hood scoop, temperature decreasing engine oil cooler, modified crankshaft, and stronger connecting rods for high-end revving. The powerful engine was backed by a four-speed manual transmission that fed into a limited-slip rearend.

What is Ford's biggest V8 engine?

The Ford Motor Company has built nearly every kind of V8 engine we can imagine over the past century, but the biggest was the 1100 CID GAA tank engine of World War II.

Is the Ford 429 a hemi?

The racing engine dubbed the Boss 429, was an aluminum hemi-head engine design with gigantic ports and valves for high rpm use. Although the Boss 429 Hemi design worked great on the track, the large port heads were too big for street use, so the Ford engineers designed a different head for the passenger car engines.

What was Ford's big-block?

What Is a Big-Block 460? The Ford 460ci 385-series big-block—also named the "Lima" engine after the original city of its manufacture in Ohio—began in passenger carsand found its way into the Thunderbird starting around 1968 as a smaller 429ci unit and into the Lincoln Mark III as a 460.

What year Ford 460 had the most horsepower?

The first generation was introduced in 1968 and was produced until 1972, this had an Autolite four-barrel carburetor and made 365 horsepower and 485 pound-feet of torque. This is the most powerful of all of the 460s.

Did Ford make a 460 Cobra?

See all 11 photos Rated at 560 hp at 6,000 rpm and 535 lb-ft of torque at 4,750 rpm, Ford's 460 Cobra Jet engine assembly comes complete minus the air cleaner, carburetor, wiring and headers.

Did Ford make a 390 Cobra Jet engine?

With the Muscle Car horsepower race escalating for the 1968 season, Ford Motor Company introduced its all-new 428-cubic inch Cobra Jet engine. With 335 hp, the potent 428 CJ offered a huge leap in power over the smaller 390-cube V8, which was the top Mustang engine for 1967.

How many original 427 cobras are left?

There is only one genuine, original 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake left in the world, and it just sold for $5.1 million.

Are Ford Torinos rare?

The Ford Torino Twister Special is an exceedingly rare car, just 90 were ever built and only 29 are now accounted for in the Torino Twister Registry.

How many years did Ford make the Gran Torino?

The Gran Torino Sport was only produced in 1972 and 1973. With only two years' worth of production, it's a rare treat when you run across one available. When the revamped Torino debuted in 1972, it outsold some industry classics like the Chevrolet Chevelle.