Paul pops in occasionally, and always has good solid advice. The 429-460 engines are his speciality. Until he shows up, here are a couple of things I have learned from building a 460 I have sitting, waiting for me to build a drag altered for it to go in.

The first thing I learned it that in their stock form they are strong, powerful engines, and while you can build one to fit most budgets, they aren't cheap. Everything you purchase for them seems to be about twice as much as let's say a Chevy engine.............but that seems to be the case even when playing with a 302 Ford............parts are just a little more, regardless of what the part is.

The DOVE heads are said to be among the best, but mine are D3VE heads
with big ss valves and Harlan Sharp roller rockers and Comp Cams springs. This engine seems to like a hot cam, and normal stuff like an aluminum intake, carb, and headers makes a big difference. I have a roller cam for mine that has something like .700 lift, if I recall.

Now we'll let the guys who really know take over.

Don