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Old Mar 12, 2004 | 11:38 AM
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300 to 460 summer project

looking for a summer project

I'm seriously considering swaping in a 460 to my 95 F-150...

I'd like to do all the guts of the research so i can get a good price range here, and know what to expect.

This will be my first engine swap, but I'd love to have the experience, and I'm pretty good at the first timers.

I know the mazda isn't going to be quite up to the job of the 375ft-lbs.

I'd like to get either a 460 EFI long block, or possibly a low mileage 460 EFI that could sit in the garage and slowly accumulate parts untill she's finally ready to be tossed in (and i use that term lightly).

So here's the list of things i know i'll need:
frame mounts, motor mounts, crossmembers, new tranny (zf 5 speed?), computer, radiator, exhaust...

Now here's the list of questions..

Will the current transfer case work with a 460? Driveshaft?
Is the ZF the easiest manual tranny to find that'll fit in there relatively easy?

Am i going to be hitting any huge clearance issues? From what i've read it should "fit" in there pretty well (at least better than a miata) because the differences in the F-150 to F-350 are mainly outside of the motor bay.

Is the TTB with a 2" lift going to be a problem? I'm not worried about weight, but if the oil pan is going to get smashed or something splendid like that...

I tried searching but its only coming up with really recent topics... maybe i'm doin it wrong...

Thanks in advance
 
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