[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 04-Jun-01 AT 02:33 PM (EST)[/font][p]What cam would be best to run in a460 with a stock C6 auto?


[font color=blue]1977 Ford F-150 Explorer 2x4 (460)
[ul][li]Flowmaster 40-Series with 2.5 inch aluminized duals
[li]14in Edelbrock chrome air cleaner
[li]P275 60R 15 tires
[li]Jensen CD player with 6 speakers (subs & an amp on the way)[/ul]

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Are you planning any other changes to the 460? Raising compression, different heads, intake, carb, headers??? What are you looking for, torque for pulling, or hp for racing, or some of both??

JJ

 

Some of both. I plan to add headers and an Edelbrock 750 electric choke.


[font color=blue]1977 Ford F-150 Explorer 2x4 (460)
[ul][li]Flowmaster 40-Series with 2.5 inch aluminized duals
[li]14in Edelbrock chrome air cleaner
[li]P275 60R 15 tires
[li]Jensen CD player with 6 speakers (subs & an amp on the way)[/ul]

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For performance, I'd suggest getting the 750 Edelbrock with a manual choke and then converting it to electric choke. It's cheaper first off and second it's calibrated for performance. Your 460 will need the extra fuel. It'll cost you mileage, maybe ever so slightly, but who drives a big block for the mileage??

JJ

 

How do I convert it to electric? I sorta care about milage since its the only vehicle I have. But oh well, I hotrod the he** out of it anyway.


[font color=blue]1977 Ford F-150 Explorer 2x4 (460)
[ul][li]Flowmaster 40-Series with 2.5 inch aluminized duals
[li]14in Edelbrock chrome air cleaner
[li]P275 60R 15 tires
[li]Jensen CD player with 6 speakers (subs & an amp on the way)[/ul]

[link:communities.msn.com/400EXWorld|My ATV Website]

 

You just buy the electric choke kit and then install it. The instuctions are with it and they are "okay". It took me about 25-30 minutes to convert it over. I could probably do another one in 10 minutes now that I have done one. I think the differnce in mileage would be at best maybe 1/2 mpg. Not worth it to me.

JJ

 

A while back I built a 460 and this is what it looked like:

.040 over cast stock replacement pistons.
Competitions Cams 268H grind.
Hedman Headers.
Old Weiand intake (looked like Edelbrock Performer).
Holley Quadrajunk replacement vacuum secondary carb.

I was running 33 inch BF Goodrich tires and 3.73 gears in a 1978 F150 2WD, C6 and positrak. It had a nice rumble, got about 14 mpg (better than my 2001 5.4!) and would light up when I tromped on it at about 20 mph. It was great except that the tranny blew and the dumb bunnies that were at the trans shop couldn't rebuild it worth a d###. Anyhoo, I think something like this would work for you if you got a stouter tranny built from an aftermarket group. You might not need it though, since my tranny saw some river water before the engine was rebuilt and never worked right after that.