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I just bought an original untouched 429 block to put in my car. The engine had 60 000 original clicks so I did a complete teardown on the block. To my surprised other then some worn out main bearings and a few pistons with the compression rings compressed into the pistons heads nothing major was wrong.

Now im looking to do this build up once and do it the right way. Im looking to put out around 550 to 600 hundred horsepower out of this monster. New alum heads and a hyd roller cam and rockers will be installed. Some studded main caps will help take care of those 2 bolt mains for added strength.

Now my question is this. Will the bottom end of the block (rods, crank, and pistons) hold up under this kind of power? Or is this a no brainier and there’s no way it can handle this kind of power? I know this is a good solid engine and can handle a lot. Any recommendations would be appreciated thanks.