How much are Dove-C heads worth?

In a good market the heads would go for $100.00 to $200.00 as good clean and magged cores. A nice std bore block can bring $350.00 in a hot market.

How good are Dove-C heads?

They’re good for a mild build IF you clean up the exhaust ports, they’re very flow restrictive. Intake valves are 2.08, exhausts 1.66. I recently bought a set off the ‘auction block’ at 460ford.com :: Index, ported and polished with CJ valves (2.25 int, 1.72 exh) that were good for 700 horsepower.

What did D0VE heads come on?

Premium Member. D0VE-A heads are early 1970 engineering revision castings that first appeared on standard issue production 429/460 engines in late 1969 for the 1970 model year vehicles.

What CC are Dove heads?

DOVE-C heads were casted in 1970 and have a 75cc combustion chamber.

What are Ford dove-C heads?

DOVE-C is the Ford casting number. It can be seen just below the valve cover and above the exhaust ports. There are many numbers: C8VE, D3VE, D0OE for example. The D0VE are a closed chamber casting that take well to porting in the right hands.

How much torque does a 460 Ford have?

Ford Performance has taken its Boss Block to the max with the biggest small block Windsor crate engine ever – the Z460. With 575 horsepower and 575 Lb. Ft. of torque, Z460 packs a pump gas fueled punch that works well on the street and on the track.

What are dove heads?

The “DOVE” refers to the Ford part number on the heads. The DOVE-C 429/460 heads are the same as any other stock 460 head with two exceptions: they have smaller 75cc combustion chambers which helps generate compression, and they come with screw-in rocker studs-although they are not for adjustable rockers.

What are Dove C heads?

What are Ford dove C heads?

How much horsepower can you get out of a 429?

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.

Are there any Unported heads for the 429 / 460?

All 429/460 production heads suffer from a turbulent exhaust port that requires grinding and reshaping to improve performance. Unported heads can offer up pretty good power in the right combo, but even that combo will benefit greatly by improving the flow characteristics of the iron heads. Larger valves may be fit into the heads as well.

Which is the best Ford 429 cylinder head?

The D0VE-C factory iron cylinder heads are the most popular of the 429/460 heads. Contrary to the above post, they are a great factory iron cylinder head…definitely among the best mass produced passenger car cylinder heads of the era.

What makes the Dove C head so special?

What makes the DOVE-C heads so special is that they out-flow any other stock 429/460 head that Ford ever built. PLANET EARTH, INSANE ASYLUM FOR THE UNIVERSE. chappy is correct, the exhaust flow on most any Ford head is the weak point.

What’s the compression ratio on a 429 Pistons?

On a stock 429 with flat top pistons, they will get you approximately 10.5:1 compression ratio. How the D0VE-C heads (specifically) came to be such a popular head is a bit bewildering for me, in that the C8VE heads, the C9VE heads and the D0VE heads are all pretty much the same….meaning most 429’s have nice heads on them.