pulling my 460
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pulling my 460
i have a 94 f250 with a 460 i just rebuilt the motor put a mild cam in it and headers i was wondering if there was any thing that i could do within my price range (round 500) that would make a big difference. anso any tips would be appriated like what gear u pull in and things like that thanks in advance
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You don’t say what you are pulling, also what tranny? The cam you put in, was it a RV cam? Also the headers, were they designed for a motorhome?
Some of the biggest mistakes people make is trying to get more high rpm horsepower like a race engine when pulling a RV. For towing you need lots of low rpm torque and you need to purchase the right accessories to do this. So post more info as to what you are trying to do. Also there is a towing section on this website that has a lot of informative guys that will help you if this is what you are doing.
Some of the biggest mistakes people make is trying to get more high rpm horsepower like a race engine when pulling a RV. For towing you need lots of low rpm torque and you need to purchase the right accessories to do this. So post more info as to what you are trying to do. Also there is a towing section on this website that has a lot of informative guys that will help you if this is what you are doing.
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as in pullin i mean pullin the sled for a truck pull im not really sure what the cam is ill have to find the sheet for some reason i want to think that the lift is .300 or somthing ill try to find out i know the headers are hedman shorty headers its got a 5 speed trans i hope this helps any
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Porting the heads can make a difference, along with a good, 3 angle valvejob. Maybe mill the heads while you're at it to bump compression. I'd really like to know what your cam specs are, I'm getting ready to put a cam in my 460 (finally..) and don't want to install a cam that messes with the stock fuel injection computer.
What kind of exhaust do you have after the headers?
What kind of exhaust do you have after the headers?
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its just normal 3 inch with a glasspack hopin to put duel 3 inch on it soon ill try to find the numbers for the cam this week
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re: pulling my 460
i have done a lot of mods to my 95 E350 w/a 460. the best bang for the buck was adding an MSD 6A. it added a lot of low end throttle response and allowed me to pull hills in OD that i was never able to do previously. cost was low and results were amazing. same comment from a bud running a 95 F350 4x4 and towing a desert trailer.
after that i would clean and rescreen/o-ring my injectors if they had over 100k miles. did it to mine w/ great results as my spray pattern had turned to squirt on a couple of injectors. used a kit from RJM Injection Tech - cost about $40.
start with the simple things first. then spend money.
neil
after that i would clean and rescreen/o-ring my injectors if they had over 100k miles. did it to mine w/ great results as my spray pattern had turned to squirt on a couple of injectors. used a kit from RJM Injection Tech - cost about $40.
start with the simple things first. then spend money.
neil
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i have done a lot of mods to my 95 E350 w/a 460. the best bang for the buck was adding an MSD 6A. it added a lot of low end throttle response and allowed me to pull hills in OD that i was never able to do previously. cost was low and results were amazing. same comment from a bud running a 95 F350 4x4 and towing a desert trailer.
after that i would clean and rescreen/o-ring my injectors if they had over 100k miles. did it to mine w/ great results as my spray pattern had turned to squirt on a couple of injectors. used a kit from RJM Injection Tech - cost about $40.
start with the simple things first. then spend money.
neil
after that i would clean and rescreen/o-ring my injectors if they had over 100k miles. did it to mine w/ great results as my spray pattern had turned to squirt on a couple of injectors. used a kit from RJM Injection Tech - cost about $40.
start with the simple things first. then spend money.
neil
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Porting the heads can make a difference, along with a good, 3 angle valvejob. Maybe mill the heads while you're at it to bump compression. I'd really like to know what your cam specs are, I'm getting ready to put a cam in my 460 (finally..) and don't want to install a cam that messes with the stock fuel injection computer.
What kind of exhaust do you have after the headers?
What kind of exhaust do you have after the headers?
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hahaha, thats exactly what happended to me, right before I grabbed the .gif file and started using it myself...
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