newbie looking for advice

hey guys, lifetime Blue Oval lover here looking for some advice. shop I work at just picked up a beautiful '70 Cobra. has a stock 429 CJ all the way down to the Quadrajet and iron intake D0OE heads and exhaust manifolds and 4speed with 3:50 gears. we want to add a bit of power but it's been awhile since I've purchased '385' stuff. we are thinking of a comp extreme energy 274 hydralic and roller tip rockers. we have to keep the q-jet and manifolds in place per owner...thoughts, suggestions? thank ya'lll, alan

pic's or i call B/S! i like torino's..............c/j's for sure.

no B.S....I work at Carlyle Motors here in Houston, he picked up the cora from Fastlane in MO. code T red 3:50, 4sp with evap emissions 1 of 1 according to the Marti and 1 of 6 with 3:50s. alan
pics you can have in a day or so when I take them with my own camera!

i can see why the owner dont want to change it up much.that's a rare jewl!

yeah, engines been into and someone put a BB cam, probably out of a 2bl 429 and D0VE heads on it. we are putting the D0OEs' back on it and want a bit more power. stock CJ were 456/495? alan

torinoal1970 wrote:yeah, engines been into and someone put a BB cam, probably out of a 2bl 429 and D0VE heads on it. we are putting the D0OEs' back on it and want a bit more power. stock CJ were 456/495? alan

i'm not too up on the stock'ish parts for a BBF. i'd give you advice if i had any but i'm sure some of the others will be in to help you out.a little port work could be a plus on the stock heads too.

You will have some head work to do for the use of the 274 the xe274h I have is .562 .565 lifts you will need to cut the valve guides for the higher lift .Stock heads for what I understand will only go to .540 lift with no valve seals.I would talk with a cam builder like Randy M at rmcomprandy on here or Lem at BF Evens race Parts and have a custom cam disigned for it.

Leave it alone........ If its a correct factory 429cj, they are worth a few $$$'s