1965 Cadillac Deville blowing smoke!

1965 CADILLAC DEVILLE
79,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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TYRICE
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my car blows smoke could it be that it needs a head job..
Jun 6, 2008 at 6:18 PM
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[quote:f92cd4c7e3="tyrice"]Engine Performance problem
1965 Cadillac Deville V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic 79000 miles
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my car blows smoke could it be that it needs a head job..[/quote:f92cd4c7e3]

what year is your caddy? a 65 with 79k?
Jun 9, 2008 at 3:00 AM
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TYRICE
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thinking about replacing my 429 with a 472 will it fit? Because they want $2800.00 to rebuild my 429 and i could replace it with a more powerful engine for half the price.. what do you think would be best....
Jun 15, 2008 at 7:11 PM
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[quote:626272ccee="tyrice"]thinking about replacing my 429 with a 472 will it fit? Because they want $2800.00 to rebuild my 429 and i could replace it with a more powerful engine for half the price.. what do you think would be best....[/quote:626272ccee]

a 429 is a hemi, you can get more horse out of it
Jun 15, 2008 at 10:33 PM
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TYRICE
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I want to replace my 429 cadillac engine with a 472 cadillac engine because the 472 has more horsepower, what do you think would be best?
Jun 16, 2008 at 6:07 PM
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