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Old Feb 4, 2015 | 08:34 AM
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what do you think?

I have an 89 mustang gt. And I'm thinking about dropping a 460 in it. What are your thoughts about it?
 
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Old Feb 4, 2015 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by stang89
I have an 89 mustang gt. And I'm thinking about dropping a 460 in it. What are your thoughts about it?

Been done plenty of times. Pretty much a bolt in swap with the right parts. It's a great swap for a drag car or pro street style street car. Not so great if you actually want the car to handle going around curves. It adds a lot of nose weight to the car. Which not only hurts the handling but also hurts the braking.

A 351W is a better swap choice. It's a lighter engine then the 460 and can make plenty of power if built right.

But it really depends on what you want to accomplish with the swap.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2015 | 10:53 AM
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Do it! But when you do use manifolds and face them forward stick a 72-75mm turbo on it from like a Detroit diesel 6v92. Cheep power.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2015 | 07:37 PM
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A 351W punched out to 408 is probably the best choice there.

If I had someone GIVE ME a 460, I'd use it to build a truck - no question about it. It would be a pure grunt high torque plow monster from mars!

But for a 'Stang you definitely want to watch that front end suspension loading.
 
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