460 the king of ford engines
#31
and here I go again,ford diesel trucks have tall gears some 2.21 that's the only reason they get high mpg,i once put the axles from a diesel in my f250 with a 460,rear had 2.31 gears the motor would outrun the truck cound not keep the truck on the road way to high of speeds,i work logging all our machines have diesels with turbos you lose a turbo,and engine cant even move the machine due to no power,
#32
460 the king of ford engines
and here I go again,ford diesel trucks have tall gears some 2.21 that's the only reason they get high mpg,i once put the axles from a diesel in my f250 with a 460,rear had 2.31 gears the motor would outrun the truck cound not keep the truck on the road way to high of speeds,i work logging all our machines have diesels with turbos you lose a turbo,and engine cant even move the machine due to no power,
#33
bragging rights
mistercmk like your truck we all have opinions,its a shame I just spank my brothers 2006 f350 diesel with my stock 1997 mercury mountaineer 302 gt40 heads,headers,3.73 posi full time 4 wheel,price was 41000 back in 97 all stock all options very fast being all time 4 wheel limits the tire spin taking off,does 117 then rolls into overdrive and its on,at 5800 rpm it runs hard oh that's right diesels don't go that high rpm,lol just having fun there all good fords,
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#38
Can't resist adding my .02c :-) In the old days you didn't buy a pickup truck to compete in the stoplight horsepower wars with Mustangs and Camaros. You bought them for low purchase price, low maintenanace costs, longevity, and towing/hauling ability. The 300 I6 is a great representative of that view of truck engines. But sometime in the last decade or so people's views of pickup trucks changed and now young guys buy diesel pickups instead of a Mustang for the horse power. As a result I see a lot of the modern pickups that have clean hitches and smooth clean beds. See what I mean.
Modern diesels are marvels of power and performance but fail in two areas - too expensive to buy and too expensive to repair. For the shadetree or backyard mechanic modern diesels are not easy engines to diagnose and repair. There is no free lunch. You want 800 ft/lbs of torque? Then expect EGR failures, DPF failures that grenade your engine, water pump failures that grenade your engine, and ceramic turbo failures that grenade your engine. Not to mention injectors and high pressure oil pumps that leave you on the side of the road.
Just my 02c
Modern diesels are marvels of power and performance but fail in two areas - too expensive to buy and too expensive to repair. For the shadetree or backyard mechanic modern diesels are not easy engines to diagnose and repair. There is no free lunch. You want 800 ft/lbs of torque? Then expect EGR failures, DPF failures that grenade your engine, water pump failures that grenade your engine, and ceramic turbo failures that grenade your engine. Not to mention injectors and high pressure oil pumps that leave you on the side of the road.
Just my 02c
#39
I've ran a 460 for more years then I care to remember. I've spent enough in gas to circumnavigate the globe. The 460 has never left me sitting on the road waiting for a tow. The pulling power is there with a little spare in reserve, if geared appropriately. Everyone has his/her opinion on the best made. I like the 460. Don't care much for the v10 after having replaced 5 of them in ambulances for bottom ends coming apart. 6.0 powerstroke are good for making money off of, because uneducated kids get them crank them up with tuners and pop the head bolts.
#42
i like the 300 six, i would like to see them bring ti back with upgrades, it would be a beast.
newer heavy duty gas trucks does not get any better than a 460, my 250 v10 gets worse than my 460 and my my new f350 dump truck with 6.2 gas gets the same as my 460, which brings me to a point the 6.2 gas feels and acts like a refined 460.
besides all the hot women love a big block engine, women dig men with a 460
newer heavy duty gas trucks does not get any better than a 460, my 250 v10 gets worse than my 460 and my my new f350 dump truck with 6.2 gas gets the same as my 460, which brings me to a point the 6.2 gas feels and acts like a refined 460.
besides all the hot women love a big block engine, women dig men with a 460
#43
well I agree the 460 is strong long lasting,but not the best has anyone besides myself every put a set of 429 heads on a 460,then you would see a beast,myself the 300 6 cyl is the best for power,and long lasting,i had 2 both for business one reached 285000 the other 325000 before they starting smoking and yes a 300 ford will out pull a old chevy 350 up a hill with a load a well built engine,
I have to agree.. I took a 460, bored it, pushed some 10.5/ 1 forged pistons in it, a 290 comp cam, roller chain/ gears, stainless bb chevy valves, roller rockers, L88 Triple valve springs/ retainers (I know, here it comes for using chevy parts) in a set of exhaust ported DOVE-C heads, dual point mallory dist, msd box, and a torker 2 intake w/ a 850 dual feed double-pumper (with a little jetting and squirters), everything balanced, then fed it a little NO2 for those 292 cammed 350 camaros (since it was in a '66 F250)... Oh the surprises when I lit a fire in it... Most thought I was running a built 351 cleveland. W/o the juice, it rev'd like a small block and would turn 6000 rpm.. oh to the surprise when the hood was lifted and within the beast lived a 460.... IMHO, a 460 just needs a little work to bring out the hp it's capable of... was a daily driver, racer on weekends, but don't expect 20mpg.. and it lived for years with the abuse I gave it... Someday, gonna build another one......
#44
#45
Ford GAA Engine
This is from 2007:
He talks about it at the end of this thread, post 33:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...ord-gas-3.html