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Sep 5, 2004 | 01:42 PM

MudinMan19704x4

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460 Mild Build Q's

OK, Building a 460 , this is going to go in a weekend warrior and street/gentle driver (small town) I wanna run it on low octane( 87,89) (poor guy)I wanna run a mild cam without messin with my drive train (beside what you replace with cam,lifter's,maybe springs,rollerchain) I'm gona put some new pistons (thinkin speedpro mostly cause they keep the compression llower so i can run low octane still) an intake and a either 750 edel or holley (i have both) and some headers , whats the highest comp ratio i can run on 87 and or 89? what cam would yall recomend? Basicly I'm kinda lookin for maybe a build sheet I wanna run my D3's have good power but still run on low octane gas , this is gona be going (most likely) in my 69' F-100 (has warm 390 c-6) another Q (might post this in the 67-72 forum) what will i need to do to go from 390c-6 to 460-c-6?? mounts and thats it?? will the tranny bolt right up?? ok i know its alot just throw some idea's out there and we will go from there.... ( also not realy lookin to rebuild/port my heads if i decide to do that in the future i'll go with some other's like D0ve's ) alright thanks alot feller's lookin forward to buildin this motor

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Sep 5, 2004 | 02:01 PM

RapidRuss

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Well as far as mild build I dont realy know what to tell ya that you dont allready know? ya have headers, a nice carb,Maybe an Edel Airgap rpm intake? and as far as the swap goes, I went to L&L and got there swap mounts for 390 to 460..$212 and I think the C6 is a bolt in? I hope so? might have to go to a later C6 I dont know? That and headers is as far as I have gotten... Good luck..Russ

Sep 5, 2004 | 02:22 PM

MudinMan19704x4

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I was told you can use 73-79 460 mounts and the 460 bolts right in(to 67-72)I'm kinda curious to find out if thats true(because it would be alot cheaper then L&L).....thanks alot Yea i look at L&L i realy like them headers but I'm gona either fab some or run some 73-79's keep'm coming guys........

Sep 5, 2004 | 05:13 PM

RapidRuss

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Ya Mudin, I could have got by going to the yard and got some from a donor? but I thought as far away as my 2 yards are here...and draging in my tools...I could sit here at the house and watch the races on The 60" and drink beer and have then delivered to me?

Shoot, I sound like Gtex, in the FE forum!! LOL! and I wanted 2" primarys but if they dont look like I can get them opened some at the port..I may just send them back?

Russ

Sep 5, 2004 | 06:15 PM

MudinMan19704x4

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Yea, LOL i'll save my self some dough and go and find me some 73-79 mounts thats the main concern that and I cant find any PS brakets for this 460 where i can use my pump......this build is getin me excited!!!