Mileage, reliability, power of 94-97 460?
#46
10-06-2010, 03:18 PM
I must have a heavy foot...my 95 (X-cab, 4wd, 285's, E4OD, 4:10's) has always gotten 8mpg whether its towing or cruising. It recently moved up to 9.2 after having the trans rebuilt, but it stays around 9 no matter what.
I know technology has advanced but I do love my 460, this has been the best truck I've owned.
I know technology has advanced but I do love my 460, this has been the best truck I've owned.
#47
10-06-2010, 04:53 PM
#48
10-10-2010, 01:28 PM
#49
01-06-2011, 07:43 PM
#50
06-11-2014, 03:36 AM
Looking to rebuild.
part of the problem w/yours might be te 35's, the taller the tire the greater the gear ratio, so if youre runnin 4.10's, it's more like 3.55's now, especially when you figure that truck came stock w/235/80/16's (rough guess), and those 35's are the equivelent of 315/70's...thats a big jump, and can caouse alot of problems if not done right.....at a bare minimum i hope they flashed the OBDII when they went that big, you might get that looked into.
as for the "air horns", look @ the air tubes from the filter box to the engine, adout 1/2 way theres a plastic junction, the horns are hid in the hose on the filter side of that junction, simply pull the hose off, and saw the horns off (leave enough plastic to clamo the hose back onto).
as for MPG since i did mine, I'm up to 12.8 runnin around here empty, 13.6 on the interstate empty, and 10.2 with a 4000# load on my 20' trailer (total of 6000#) on the interstate.
not bad considering stock it got 10 empty, and 7.2 loaded (same load).
If any of y'al are looking @ rebuilding your engines, and wantin "good" mileage and still keep some power, lemme know and I'll post exactly whats been done to mine for you to kinda follow....I'm sure the external mods would help some too, but i think alot of mine came from how it was built, especially if you look @ the numbers and keep in mind i beat the hell out of this thing, if i could keep my foot out of it i might gain another mpg or 2, who knows? (the pipes sound too good to try to find out).
as for the "air horns", look @ the air tubes from the filter box to the engine, adout 1/2 way theres a plastic junction, the horns are hid in the hose on the filter side of that junction, simply pull the hose off, and saw the horns off (leave enough plastic to clamo the hose back onto).
as for MPG since i did mine, I'm up to 12.8 runnin around here empty, 13.6 on the interstate empty, and 10.2 with a 4000# load on my 20' trailer (total of 6000#) on the interstate.
not bad considering stock it got 10 empty, and 7.2 loaded (same load).
If any of y'al are looking @ rebuilding your engines, and wantin "good" mileage and still keep some power, lemme know and I'll post exactly whats been done to mine for you to kinda follow....I'm sure the external mods would help some too, but i think alot of mine came from how it was built, especially if you look @ the numbers and keep in mind i beat the hell out of this thing, if i could keep my foot out of it i might gain another mpg or 2, who knows? (the pipes sound too good to try to find out).
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i have a 94 supercab 4x on 33x12.50's, e4od, 3.55's lockers, it got 8 loaded (7000# trailer weighs 1800 empty, and a 4600# t-bird on it) and 10 with no trailer before i rebuilt it @ 189,000 miles (broke piston skirt). After the .060 bore and crane cam, K&N filter, and perf chip i get 10.8 loaded (same load) and 14.5 empty.
My theroy is more horsepower doesnt have to work as hard to move the weight, and besides, its fun to see the faces of the guys @ the drag strip when i take the 4x4 out for fun when the 'birds done for the night....gotta love a 13.675 sec 4x4
My theroy is more horsepower doesnt have to work as hard to move the weight, and besides, its fun to see the faces of the guys @ the drag strip when i take the 4x4 out for fun when the 'birds done for the night....gotta love a 13.675 sec 4x4
Hey Ford_for_Brains just curious what crane cam you are using in your 460. And was head work required. Does it play nice with the speed density?
#52
06-29-2019, 07:18 AM
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12-12-2019, 10:35 AM
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