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Oct 31, 2010 | 10:10 PM

luckyranger79

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1986 460 wrecker

Hey guys. I have a 1986 wrecker with a 460 I use for the tow business. Looking to build a new engine and was wondering about some of the aftermarket head and cams. I want to get good power, truck weighs 9500lbs, but I need to have the reliablility as this engine will get lots of hours idling and running hydraulics. Any thoughts are helpful. Thanks!

Oct 31, 2010 | 10:51 PM

littlehusky

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would really depend on what you want out of it and what you're willing to spend.

Nov 2, 2010 | 12:04 PM

85lebaront2

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From: Exmore, VA

I built one a few years ago for a friend's 86 wrecker. We used an early short block and 73 heads to get around 9.5:1 compression ratio. It had plenty of power and ran quite a while. The biggest issue we had was the 10.5" clutch couldn't handle the torque. We had to put a bigger clutch in, I think we went to a 13". We kept his stock intake etc.