Went directly to Jayb first and he told me to pose it to the forum.  Building a 410 fe for a customer, has already been built previously and bored .30 with dish pistons. Customer is putting it in a 57 ford and wanting to add some pep.  Is there any off the shelf flat top pistons available or something that will work?  Engine will have edelbrock heads and rpm intake.
Will a 390 piston work?

Thanks,
Brian

Jay--I was thinking the same on going with the Performer RPM, the cam will need to be a flat tappet hyd.  Budget doesn't allow for a roller, having to purchase a new steering box to install while the motor is removed.  The heads are c8oe with the n.  Haven't gotten the engine out quite yet(damned rusted header bolts!!! anything besides anti-seize to put on the new bolts during the install?) so don't know the cc's on the chambers.  Car is a c6 with a 3.91 gear.  The cj heads will have to be reused, just wanting cam/intake suggestions.  I know there has to be something better than the current Melling grind in the motor, it's probably 20+ year technology.

Brian

Thanks for the reply Jay, love your car's!! The two four' s won't work as the local reds will definitely scream race car if the hood is raised. I don't think the heads have had match work done other tan the bigger valves, gasket match on the intake, and a little porting on the exhaust.Will have to replace all the exhaust valves in the c8 heads as the touched the block and bent(390 from a friend), the cj heads will need all new valves as they were installed in the 406 heads our race car. Really trying to put this engine together as cheap as possible as I will have to put the car together also. Keep the input coming.

New member to the forum, but have been around fe's for close to 30 years now.  Dad was a tech at a ford dealership 60-70's and owned a 69 mach 1 428 drag pak car he bought new and raced for many years, towing it with his 51 ford truck sporting a 427 low riser. Looking at putting together a 406 from my dad's fe engine stash.  It's a .30 over true flat top with a trough cut valve relief, using c8ae heads with 2.15/1.66 valves, have a set of 428 cj heads that could be used if they would be better?  Will go in either a 67/8 coupe or a 70 mach1.  Will see 80% strip/20% street.  Local track has a true street class running full interior, alt, stock suspension(will use cal trac springs and bars), drag radials,etc.  Wanting around 400hp or better on the motor and will fill in the rest with asthma meds.  Currently running a port-o-sonic with the 4500 pattern on our current drag car(.60 over 428, 304s comp, 406 heads).  Wondering what intake would be best for this set-up with the ability to upgrade the long-block in the future?  Any input is appreciated as it's been about 8 years since we built the motor in the drag car and don't know what the new stuff might be?

Thanks,
Brian