dove c heads

Hi...does anyone know the difference from dove a and dove c besides the spark plugs and what is the year...I think it is from 1968 thru the 80's...Thanks, Grandpa

 

I always thought the heads with the D0 prefix were 1970.
Not sure off the top of my head what the differences are. I'll check my books.

 

Desertratrodder is correct. Dove heads are 1970. vbmenu_register("postmenu_1836698", true);

 

If X = a year to the tenth,then....

A=194X B=195X C=196X D=197X E=198X F=199X G=200X

 

I don't know what the difference between the "A" & "C" is, but DOVE is a 1970 model head. There is not much difference at all in the 68 thru 70 small port, closed chamber, 429/460 heads. I built a stout flat-top 429 using ported small port C8 (1968) heads. I used CJ 2.19 intake valves, and Pontiac 1.77 exhaust valves. I beat the crap out of that motor, and sprayed it with a 200 horse shot on a regular basis.

 

Check these guys out. May help you in for big ford build.....

http://www.doveengineparts.com/

 

D0VE heads are, as mentioned, found on 1970 MY vehicles, & also 1971. There is no functional difference between D0VE-A & D0VE-C heads. For that matter, the C8VE & C9VE heads are also functionally equivalent to the D0VE heads; except C8s & C9s are almost always not drilled for Thermactor, which saves a couple of steps when porting them.

C8VE-1968
C9VE-1969
D0VE-1970-71
D0OE- CJ/SCJ
D2VE-1972 (avoid like a bad case of the...)
D2OE-1972 Police Interceptor
D3VE-1973-on

All are passenger car except as noted. The D0OE & D2OE are going for large $$ these days.

There are also D4VE & a few other oddball numbers, all equivalent to the D3VE heads; all D3VE-on are the same until the EFI heads of the later '80s.

The D3VE & etc. heads are very similar in porting & chamber design to the C8/C9/D0VE heads, except the chamber is approximately .100 deeper into the heads to lower compression. This changes the port entry into the chamber & as a result in MAX EFFORT PORTED heads, there is about a 35-40 hp less difference for the later heads. For street or moderate racing the D3VE heads are just as good as the older heads and usually a lot cheaper. Pistons are available for both early & late chamber volumes to get just about any compression you might want.

The D2VE heads are a one year only attempt to cut compression & clean up emissions. They have virtually no "quench" surface & tend to rattle under almost any load, unless the compression & timing are cut to the point that the engine is a dog. Ford dropped the idea after one year & returned to the older chamber design, just enlarged as noted above. Hope this helps someone.