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12-02-2001, 01:05 PM

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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 02-Dec-01 AT 02:07 PM (EST)]will a FE toploaderhold up to a 500hp 460?Will be mostly street driven with ocasional strip.

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12-03-2001, 07:34 AM

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>will a FE toploaderhold up to a 500hp 460?Will be mostly
>street driven with ocasional strip.

It should...just make sure you have the large input shaft that was available for the big block. Deen

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12-03-2001, 10:21 AM

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Newbie question here...
What is a toploader 460?

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12-03-2001, 12:27 PM

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A top loader is slang for Ford's 4 speed manual transmission. Unlike the BW's and muncie's, the gears come out of the top of the tranny instead of the side. The 4spd had a ten bolt top cover and the 3 speed had 9 bolts (i think).

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