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,

 

Even a na diesel has more power and better fuel economy than a gasser

 

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,

 

Cool story, bro

 

Dont even get me started on the 5.4's unbridled power abilitys...

 

Love the sound of a well tuned 460!

 

my vote is for the 460..i have owned several of them..simple, reliable, parts-a-plenty and they get the job done...I also like the 300, the 302 and the 351W..all good reliable, simple power plants..

 

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

 

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.

 

Those days are, sadly, long gone!

 

hate to admit it but I had a 1991 explorer with 360,000 miles on it and sold it as far as I know still on the road. all I did was 1 set of heads pretty good rep for Ford

 

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

 

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......

 

Nah....the Ford GAA is the king.

1,100 cubic inch V8.
I rest my case.

 

That pic is of Locomotivebreath's Mustang. Sadly, no posts since 2013.

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