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429 in a 88 GT

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bowtietrader

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i can get a 429 complete motor witha C6 trans, how hard would it be to put it inmy 88 GT???
 

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www.corral.net will help you out with that
 

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they make kits, should be no problems. a 429 is the way to go instead of a 460, it revs faster and i have heard from somewhere that it makes more power but that may be certain years or maybe it was a 427
 
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www.bigblockfox.com
 

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dastang2 said:
they make kits, should be no problems. a 429 is the way to go instead of a 460, it revs faster and i have heard from somewhere that it makes more power but that may be certain years or maybe it was a 427
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Oh ya? Why is that? A 460 is just a stroked 429.
 
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the motor came out of a 70-73 mercury marqui.... does that matter?? and how is the c6 trans??
 

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the c6 is a nice tranny and would be a good choice to use, not to mention that it is probably the only tranny you may have to use
 
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You can use a Toploader or Tremec also. They make all headers, pan mount and everything you need to do the swap. I'm planning out the conversion also. Its fairly easy actually.
 

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sorry i meant auto trannies
 
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