460 heads
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460 heads
I am gonna sink a 460 in a ranger and i wanted to know about the stock heads on the 460. Can anyone tell me if any of the heads have screw in studs and how big a cam i could run on a set of stock heads without getting spring bind.
thanks donnie
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post it in the 460 forumn, you will get a lot more replys. you can put in studs i dont know if they came with them, and im not sure how big of a cam you can out in a 460 with out changeing springs etc.. but i bet the guys in the 460 forumn can help you out.
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I am running a set of D3VE's with 7/16's studs and a .580 lift. I had to have the stud pads and spring pockets machined though. I did some serious machine work to mine to improve the performance on them. I also needed the larger chamber volume to keep it on pump gas. 68-71 heads have a 72-76cc chambers while the later heads have 92cc's.
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hotrod ranger,
The D1VE's are three times the heads that the D3's are. Use them, and a good set of springs, and you can run any cam you want. Get a 3 angle valve job, a little port work, especially on the exhaust side, and the sky's the limit as far as the power's concerned. Also, when having them worked over, have the 2.19 intake valves installed, and use the 2.25's only for use above 7500 rpm.
The D1VE's are three times the heads that the D3's are. Use them, and a good set of springs, and you can run any cam you want. Get a 3 angle valve job, a little port work, especially on the exhaust side, and the sky's the limit as far as the power's concerned. Also, when having them worked over, have the 2.19 intake valves installed, and use the 2.25's only for use above 7500 rpm.
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Originally posted by airharley
Every time I am next to a Mercedies or BMW they give me a dirty look. But that is their problem not mine. I have to put my baby up for a year though, I have to ship out to Iraq next month. So in the mean time I am starting to buy all of the things I will need to make sure she's taken care of while I am gone.
Every time I am next to a Mercedies or BMW they give me a dirty look. But that is their problem not mine. I have to put my baby up for a year though, I have to ship out to Iraq next month. So in the mean time I am starting to buy all of the things I will need to make sure she's taken care of while I am gone.
Good luck and be safe on your deployment.