recently bought a 1990 f250 with a 460 EFI with just under 100k miles. you can't just dangle a 460 in front of a 19 year old gear head and not expect me to want to get some power out of the old girl. i really want to at least waker up a bit and rather than posting the typical how to get more power or what heads or what cam or whatever i wana see what y'all wana do or have done to your 460. throw up some pictures too if you can!

 

I will post pictures as I go build just got my 71 Lincoln 460 and complete transmission. Will be doing a mild rebuild. For one its got plenty stock HP and torque. Plus replacement parts will be easily had. But yours is definetly a different beast. Mine is going into my 75 supercab f250.

 

I'm in the process of collecting parts for my 460 build. I will be working with my 85' F350's original 460. So far, I have an Edelbrock 1411 750 cfm carb and a set of C9VE heads. I'm in the process of getting rid of all of the emissions garbage, installing the carb and performing needed maintenance on the engine. I recently purchased this truck. PO says he installed a"performance cam" last year.

Immediate future plans;
Port and install the heads
Edelbrock Performer intake
Custom ground cam and pre emission "straight up" timing gear set
Headers
Re-curve the distributor

Down the road;
Stroker kit, probably around 520 ci.

My goals are to get around 400hp and 500 ft/lbs of torque, run on regular octane gas, making a serious, fun towing machine!

 

I would go with a Weiand Stealth intake, over on 460ford.com that is the one they recommend for truck/mild street use. An RV cam will work fine for your desired power output, and done right at stock displacement you should easily get 400hp/500tq on 87 octane without a stroker kit or a custom (read: expensive) cam grind.

 

the kid asked for an ultimate 460... you guys helped out on a 460 build for my 250 and a 400 build for the wifes bronco.. thye advice was spot on and helped immencely... so if theses dont work fell free to correct me again..
heres mine..
1976 460 block from mercury marqui, bored.60 over, line honed, decked, cleaernced, oil passages reworked..
scat 4.500 stroke forged crank, scat h beam 6.7 rods, probe flat top pistons, total seal rings, clevite bearings
kasse p-51 heads and spring kit matched to cam
custom ground mechanical roller cam (probly a kasse cut) degreed as reqi.
true roller timing set, electric water pump, hv oil pump, stud girdle, arp studs through out..milidon foxswap pan
weind stealth intake with 3/4" spacer
holley 1150 mec secondary carb
jegs engine swap headers for foxbody stang.. no other exhaust.

as this is going in a strpped down 3000lbs 83 mustan hatch drag car.. i think itll be fast.. and mean..

any opinions...

 

I've got a 460 with an unknown mild cam (purchased used and already built), D3VE heads, Weiand Stealth intake, Edelbrock 750 carb, HEI dizzy with a Moroso curve kit, and the timimg base is at 18 deg BTDC.

That is not making enough power for me, mostly because I live at 7200 feet. I will be stroking it to either 520 or 533 cubic inches. That along with changing the rear end gears from the 3.42 it has to 4.11 should really wake up the truck.

Good luck with yours

 

if i could build one today without much regard to cost?

pistons at zero deck, (preferably taller pistons or offset grinding the crank rather than decking the block)

CR around 9.5
FR Super Cobra Jet heads
Lunati Voodoo 256/262 (10340701LK) timed straight up with matching springs ect.
full roller rockers
Weiand Stealth intake (already have)
Edelbrock 1406 (already have)

and reasonable expectations of 350hp/400+tq.
this would be powering my 79 f350 with stock 4.10's and would serve as a heavy hauler.

if i were going to build it today, for real ...
same as above
but leaving the long block alone
using a Lunati Voodo 250/256 (10340700LK) straight up
stock rockers

and reasonable expectations of 300hp/380tq
this would still power my 79 and would still serve as a heavy hauler .... which it does anyway, with everything stock and far less power

but i haven't thought about it much ....