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    Hello all, new here...Love all the info...Alittle about my TOY..A 1979 F250, FORD BLUE, D1ve block, Dove-c heads all stock for now..This is a toy, takes EXTREME beating...Running on 44" cut boggers, 2.5 ton running gear, 6.72 ratio with front and rear lockers...C-6 trans, built for 800 ford ponies..Motor will be rebuilt in a couple of months and im taking all your info in..I will have lots of questions.This will be my first 429 build, i trust ya'll to help make it right...looking for around 650 to 700 reliable ponies....

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    650-700hp can be reliable, relatively speaking. There will be preventive maintenance involved, since the more you ask of an engine the more attention it will need. Example: at one end of the extreme, a passenger car engine might last 100,000 miles with little more than tune-ups...while at the other end of the extreme a 7000 hp nitro funny car will need it's engine rebuilt after being run hard for just a 1000-foot pass. Your engine would fall somewhere in between these two extremes.

    Why do you want to put 700 hp in a 4x4 truck? I have an idea of what might work well in your vehicle, but it really depends on how it is used....a mud truck, a pulling truck, a crawling truck, etc. 700hp from a Ford will have ridiculous torque and probably more torque than 99% of the members of this Forum has ever experienced. If it must be turn-key reliable and run on pump gas, you might consider a lesser build and I'll bet you'd be more than happy with what you truck is capable of doing...so what's the application?

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    The app will be racing in 2' or deeper mudd..Ever seen the Video trucks gone Wild???

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    Will more Torque and HP help in 2 inches or more of Mud? I don't see the logic in this theory.

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    i think that (2') means 2 feet.. ( 2'') should mean 2 inches
    iv`e used up all my sick days at work .. can i call in dead ?

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    Yes, 2 feet!!! My door handle is 6 feet 1 inches tall..

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    For an engine that generates 700+ hp on pump gas, prices might vary from $8500-$15000 depending on what engine componenetry is used...from your current block/heads/crankshaft to aftermarket block/heads/crank and lots more. Which way do you want to go?

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