Anyone ever hear of or see a Cadillac 425 / 472 / 500 engine into a Ford?

 

Thats ruining a perfectly good Ford. I wouldnt desecrate a Ford like that. thats how you unholy the holy water.

 

For the same amount of trouble and fuel, you can just go 460... Haven't seen it, but have heard of some.

 

I am a life long,blue blood Ford man,but I've thought about that.A 500 inch Caddy would be an awesome towing motor and would be an eyecatcher.As aFord man though,I agree the 460 would probably be the best way to go.I guess if a guy found an old Caddy sitting in a garage with 50k on the odo.for 500 bucks,it would be sweet.

 

A friend and I put a 472 in his 3/4 ton Chevy, and it is a great motor, but I would probably have a hard time getting past the whole "GM in a Ford" thing.

 

I know this is an older topic, but I just saw it and had to reply. I put a 500" Caddy in my 68 Ford pickup. Other than having to fabricate my own engine stands, the engine and trans went right in. And as with all older GM engines the electrical hookup was a breeze. I had a driveshaft cut and put the GM yoke on the front of the shaft and bolted it right up. I had a power steering pressure line made up. Shifter linkage was not a big deal. The big Caddy motors have huge amounts of torque and it ran great in the truck until it just couldn't handle the torture I put it through anymore (it was a used motor I had sitting around the shop). That was several years ago and just to further irritate any die-hard Ford fans, the truck now has a fresh 472" Chrysler motor that runs great and looks like it could have come from the factory with it. But in all honesty, the best motor I've had in the truck was a 460 (yes Ford) with a decent cam that would set the 295/50 tires on fire! Food for Thought.

 

i heard that those monster motors got good gas mileage...my uncle was telling me about one he used to have...said it got about 19mpg on the highway....pretty hard to believe bit he said it would really suprise you

 

the best 472 and 500 is 1968 to 1970 the rest of the years suck the first ones had 472 375 hp 525 tq 500 400 hp 540 tq

 

Wasn't '71 the year the government changed the testing rules as far as horsepower numbers? And every engine across the board simply went "down" in power when this occured.

Anyway, not being a purist and finding "odd" combinations of parts interesting, if this is something you want to put effort in, by all means. There are some companies that make go-fast goodies for the 500cid caddy.

You're also starting out with "good stuff" too. For example, the caddy 500cid block was made using the same nickel content as the chevy bow-tie blocks, and the crank is quite indescructable too. There are guys making 600+hp with stock parts no problem. The block also is stout - thicke webbing than a 455 and 454 and a variety of other things.

Go-fast parts are available from http://www.500cid.com and http://www.cad500parts.com for example, so there is some decent aftermarket support if you want bigger this, better that for your project.

Remember that the 500cid is a FWD car (I know, that sounds strange) so the oil pan might be facing the wrong way. If it is, the junkyard solution to this problem is to find yourself an 80ish eldorado with a 368, and take the oil pan, pickup tube and slap them on. I'm honestly not sure whether you'd want a front sump or rear sump while shoving that into an F-series pickup, I haven't done it, but I gave you the info in case you have to switch.

If you were to compare the "stock" torque curve of a caddy 500 and the same year Ford 460, you'll find that the caddy engine has higher torque and it's lower in the RPM band as well by a little bit (couple of 100 rpms). So if you want some "snap" off the line or towing torque, it's a great choice in engine.

Sounds like a very cool swap to me. Just expect to be purchasing tires a lot if you're not gentle.

 

Actually I still have this 472 engine and tranny but I don't know what to put it in. I pulled it out of a 1970 Caddy Deville rear wheel drive. The factory rating on it is 375 hp and 525 ft lbs of torque. And I think the compression is 10 to 1.