performance quest. for big block 460
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performance quest. for big block 460
Is there someone out there that knows if a book exist that can show u how and what parts to use . if u r planning on rebuilding a 460 and wanting to get about 5 or 6 hundred horse and then put a paxton super charger on it and maybe a 1oo horse shot of nos.......i have rebuilt engines b 4 , just not big performance i have built them to last.....if there is a sight also that would work....ultimatly 6 or 7 hundred horse would b nice...i want to put it in a late 80's 5.0 ,,,,,,all the help would b great......
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HP books has a series of rebuild/modify/performance books. You can get them at any Barnes and Noble. Ford Parts Interchange, Ford Performance, Ford V8's On A Budget are a few titles I can remember. They're worth a look if nothing else. Also, I remember Tom Monroe has a few Ford books published by the same people, HP books, might want to check that out. Hot Rod built a 460 a while ago and Car Craft built one for their Big Block Showdown. Both articles are available on the tech pages of their web sites.
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500 or 600 hp is nothing for the two bolt or four bolt blocks, the 460 cranks are good for 650 to 700 hp in offset ground 4.150" stroke version and a touch more in stock form. I run a poured four bolt D0VE block bored to 4.470" and a billet 4.5" crank for 565" A460 aluminum heads, injected on alcohol and make about 1000hp in a dragster that turns 7.80's @ 171+ mph.
The nitrous is what will kill this deal forget that, it is so easy to run an engine into detonation with the happy gas its not even funny. Start with a 460 block forged flat top pistons, use a set of Blue Thunder aluminum heads and a nice single plane manifold with at Holley HP 950 carb, a nice moderate cam, say about 235@ .050" and .575" to .600" lift, a set of 1 7/8" headers and you got 600hp or better in a fairly doscile street package. Why monkey with all the complications of blowers and nitrous, there just a bundle of costly problems.
Later Larry
The nitrous is what will kill this deal forget that, it is so easy to run an engine into detonation with the happy gas its not even funny. Start with a 460 block forged flat top pistons, use a set of Blue Thunder aluminum heads and a nice single plane manifold with at Holley HP 950 carb, a nice moderate cam, say about 235@ .050" and .575" to .600" lift, a set of 1 7/8" headers and you got 600hp or better in a fairly doscile street package. Why monkey with all the complications of blowers and nitrous, there just a bundle of costly problems.
Later Larry
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Larry, Blue thunder heads, where do you get them and how much? are they like CJ heads? what are the ports like and how big are the valves? I'm just learning the 460 engine too. Cheers, Boss 429
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