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Old 09-14-2001, 10:51 PM
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Mike, the term "shotgun" refers to the large size of the ports in the head. The Boss 429 was designed from the ground up as a race engine. Ford then adapted wedge style heads (copied from a chevy big block) for the standard 429/460's.
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