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Old 05-11-05, 09:49 PM
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Re: cheap power improvements to the 425...

Here is a question I have...

lets say I want to keep my origanal 425 in my '79... no 472/500 swaps...

Is the BlackBird kit from Cad Company a good choice?

for $4,000 you get all the stuff to build up your enigne to get 400hp and 500ft-lbs torque on premium pump gas.

So the question is... for $4,000 can you piece your own engine together and get more power... and still be reliable? and also... for $4,000 would it be betting to buy a 472/500 and build that up?

Just something I am thinking of... a 472/500 would be sweet... but it would require me buying another engine, then letting my 425 sit... when in fact I have an awesome running 90k origanal mile 425 sitting in the car as it is...

Of course there is machine shop work and whatnot, but I was looking at the kit, and that is looking pretty nice...

http://cad500parts.com/newpage1.htm