Thread: Ford 460ci build-up

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sweet ride man. im only boreing mine .030 over cuz keepin it runnin cool will be an issue. and the closer u are to ur water ports the hotter it runs. so .030 over should be more than adequite. plus im gonna try an run 12:1 compression and have a 577 stroker kit put in it. so lack of power will not be an issue.



and sappy, im gonna check those heads out that ur talkin about. appreciate the info man. do u know if the new heads will be able to handle all that power that i plan on puttin out?

I was worried about the possible overheating issue myself, but after talking to seasoned engine rebuilders they assured me that the 460 can handle it with ease. I haven't had even a bit of extra heat, even with the weight of my Lincoln. The motor guys said that thin cylinder walls might be a problem on other types of motors, but not the 460. Of course, this is just an opinion.

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this is some good reading on the upcoming heads i would think that if a man can make 700 hp on a set of cast heads you should easily make the numbers with these they are a step up from the tfs streets and a step down from the tfs a cactings but with the right "smoothing they can be made to flow more than the stock tfs a so with that in mind i think kasse has himself a winner

I just finished a project where we dropped a 460 into a 87 McLaren. If you are going with a fox body care you need to improve air flow through the radiator. I had a fit trying t0 figure out why it over heated so quickly. We eventually add a makeshift skirt under the car to direct the air better and she runs nice and cool now. Would also recommand using the Cobra Grill insert.

right now im not exactly sure on what im gonna drop the 460 in after its all said and done. im keepin my eye on my moms 68' stang. this is gonna be a long project because its gonna be expensive as all get up, plus im gonna be moveing around alot for a while. but i have something in mind for the 460, liiike a 557ci stroker kit plus many many extras. im gonna try to pump as much HP through this motor as humanly possible (running on pump gas and naturally asperated of course).