Thread: 460 rebuild advice

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It doesn't take much to make 460's perform well. In stock form they are ok, but with simple Hot Rod touches they wake up considerably. The downside is the physical size, weight, and cost to do a rebuild, and for any speed parts you buy.

Two bolt mains are more than sufficient for the rpms you will be turning. Earlier heads, like '70-'71's are available, and breath much better, and have smaller chambers for better compression.

Bump up the compression to something like 9 to 1, put in a mild hydraulic cam, a dual plane aluminum intake, and about 700-800 cfms worth of carb, plus some free flowing exhaust, and you are going to have a great street package. With the light rear end of that pickup, traction will be minimal anyways. Something around 3:50 to 3:70 would be right on the edge.

I've got a 460 that is pretty much built and sitting waiting for my T bucket project to get underway, and I can't wait. They are brutal engines, and should put the big Mickeys I plan to run to the test.

Good luck..............