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Ford developed two high-performance street versions of the 429 between 1969 and 1971, the Cobra Jet and Super Cobra Jet. The Cobra Jet (429CJ) was fitted with a Rochester Quadrajet 715 cu ft/min (20.2 m 3 /min) Spreadbore 4-bbl carburetor, a larger camshaft; a special set of cylinder heads (DOOE-R) 73.5 CC, combustion chamber and canted valve ...
The 428-4V Cobra-Jet was the most potent engine available for 1968, and is general believed to be under-rated at 335 hp (250 kW). [5] The cars equipped with the 428 Cobra Jets had emblems borrowed from the full-sized Fords (a red-and-chrome badge reading "428") mounted on the fenders behind the parking lamps.
The 428 Cobra Jet was a performance version of the 428 FE. Launched in April 1968, it was built on a regular production line using a variety of cylinder heads [30] combined with a 735 CFM Holley four-barrel carburetor. The Cobra Jet used heavier connecting rods with a 13/32 rod bolt and a nodular iron crankshaft casting #1UB.
1969 Mercury Cyclone Cobra Jet. Mercury also added a new model to the Cyclone line: the Cobra Jet (CJ). The Cobra Jet's engine was a 428 cu in (7,014 cc) which generated 335 hp (250 kW). The engine had a Ram Air option, a 735 CFM Holley four-barrel carburetor [3] although the option showed no quoted difference in horsepower rating.
The 390 four-barrel was supplanted mid-year as the top performance engine by the 428 cu in (7.0 L) Cobra Jet, developing 335 bhp (250 kW). There was also a 428 cu in (7.0 L) Super Cobra Jet. For 1969, the Fairlane 500 , Ranchero, and Torino GT/GTA were also offered with the new 351W CID with a two-barrel producing 250 HP and only in the Torino ...
1968 Shelby GT500KR Fastback 1968 Shelby GT500KR in Lime Gold Metallic Interior of 1968 Shelby. Visible full gauges and top loader 4 Speed transmission. Beginning in April 1968, Ford began factory installing a version of the 428 engine known as the Cobra Jet. This new engine featured a unique, 16-bolt exhaust flange.
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The powerful 428 cu in (7.0 L) Cobra Jet, another FE derivative and the largest engine offered in the Ranchero to date, was a mid-1968 option. The 1968 model marked the final year of production of the 289; a 302 cu in (4.9 L) V8 with two-barrel carburetor became the standard V8 in 1969.