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Hello all -

I'm in the middle of a complete rebuild of my 429 CJ. In the spirit of
higher performance and fuel efficiency, I am going to install a computer
controlled fuel injection/ignition system that I would like to derive from
the current generation 460 motors.

I need to know some info about swaps.

For instance, can I take the crank sensors, and all the other electronic
gizmos off of a current 460 or maybe a recent 351M/400 and "bolt" them
directly onto my 429? The electronics are not a problem (I'm an electrical
engineer/tech after all, and do my own spaghetti anyway), but the prospect of
having to machine the block for something like a crank sensor is not
something I look forward to; more money to piss away to my machine shop!

I would also like to try out the 460 throttlebody injection/intake on my
motor before I get too wrapped up in fabricating a direct-port system from
scratch. Anyone know if the damn thing will bolt on my intake and/or heads?

...and, if I can install the damn thing, what kind of mods would I need to
make to it to so I could run either a blower or nitros? (the car in question
is a 1969/70 Merc Marauder, weighing in at about 5000lbs; last 1/4 mile time
I can remember was something in the high 13's [stock, for the most part]).

Parts (intakes, etc) are not really a problem - I've got three or four
complete 429's which I am using as sources for parts and pieces that my
rebuild motor needs.

As I see it, I think I can come out of this with three complete motors, one
of which I will build to kill, the other two will be either sold, crated and
stored, or installed in my '73 Gremlin (hey, I've always wanted to do that!)
and/or my '78 T-Bird.

Thanks for any info you can provide!

Mark F. Mitcham

ps - how do I get a ford SVO catalog? Where can I get Mitchells?

thanks again...