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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....

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?

Paul

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

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

i think that (2') means 2 feet.. ( 2'') should mean 2 inches

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

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?

Paul