460 Efi
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460 Efi
I'm going to look at an 89 F-250, 4wd, 460-with manual. Not sure if it's a 4 or 5 speed. Being that it's an 89 I'm assuming it's EFI. MY old 300 straight six was EFI and it was a reliable set up. How is the EFI on the 460s? Would I do better trying to find a carbed motor? Also, how reliable are those manual trannies? Are they pretty heavy duty?
Cargo Master
Joined: Dec 2003
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From: Sunny Florida
It will more than likely have the ZF 5-speed which is the best 5-speed ford has for the bigger heavier trucks. I am installing a ZF in a 78 Bronco.
I can not decide if I want carb or EFI my project so I don't have much to offer as far as how good the EFI is or can be.
I can not decide if I want carb or EFI my project so I don't have much to offer as far as how good the EFI is or can be.
Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2003
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From: Virginia Beach
The fuel injecton can be reliable and more efficient. . .but remeber your buying an engine with an electronics system thats 17 years old and has been exposed to extreme heat and cold, wet and dry and a myriade of chemicals for its entire life. . .problems can arise and can get exspnsive. Just coming from a been there done that experience.
Now, thats not to say it wasn't extremely taken care of, or give you many years of trouble free service, but the older an EFI system is the more problems can arise more frequently.
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Now, thats not to say it wasn't extremely taken care of, or give you many years of trouble free service, but the older an EFI system is the more problems can arise more frequently.
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