Jacob_Royer
SCCoA Member
I came across a good running complete 460 truck motor and good c6 tranny for $500 74 model i believe. Anyway Ive been searching the crap out of the forum for info on 460 swaps and it looks like it has been done a few times, ive found out the basics, fox swap radiator etc. Anyway what i am wondering is this.
1: How hard is it to do the swap in a way that you can swap back to original drivetrain? ie: do you have to cut/weld to make it happen?
2: Does the driveshaft have to be shortened?
3: Has anyone done the swap retaining a/c, cruise, speedo, power brakes? If so what needs done to acomplish this?(i saw some posts mentioning a/c but no specifics on how to retain it)
4: Will a truck 460 from the mid 70s in stock trim perform any better than a SC motor or will heads/cam/intake be needed to get one to perform?
5: I used to have a f250 with a 70 lincoln 460 and it was an absolute beast! but from what i have read the 69/71 460 was 365hp/500ft lbs tourque! Is this mainly do to the heads? example can a set ove D0VE heads be swapped onto a mid 70's motor to achieve this level of power?
6: If i do this i will be refreshing the motor and adding a performer RPM intake, RPM camshaft DOVE or c9ve heads, 750 edelbrock carb and 2500rpm stall speed TC. My exhaust setup currently consists of 2.5" downtubes Y pipe 3.5" midpipe Y'd to 2.5" dynomax superturbo mufflers. Would this combination of parts get me in the 425/450hp range on 93 octane gas?
7: Will the above setup properly tuned get at least 15/16mpg in a SC?
And last but not least i saw some mention of offsetting the engine 1" in the engine bay? would this allow for retaining the stock master cyl setup and power brakes? Sorry for all the qustions! ive done alot of searching and got alot of bits and pieces out of it i am just trying to fill in the blanks and figure out if this is a silly thing to do instead of just putting my SC motor back together
1: How hard is it to do the swap in a way that you can swap back to original drivetrain? ie: do you have to cut/weld to make it happen?
2: Does the driveshaft have to be shortened?
3: Has anyone done the swap retaining a/c, cruise, speedo, power brakes? If so what needs done to acomplish this?(i saw some posts mentioning a/c but no specifics on how to retain it)
4: Will a truck 460 from the mid 70s in stock trim perform any better than a SC motor or will heads/cam/intake be needed to get one to perform?
5: I used to have a f250 with a 70 lincoln 460 and it was an absolute beast! but from what i have read the 69/71 460 was 365hp/500ft lbs tourque! Is this mainly do to the heads? example can a set ove D0VE heads be swapped onto a mid 70's motor to achieve this level of power?
6: If i do this i will be refreshing the motor and adding a performer RPM intake, RPM camshaft DOVE or c9ve heads, 750 edelbrock carb and 2500rpm stall speed TC. My exhaust setup currently consists of 2.5" downtubes Y pipe 3.5" midpipe Y'd to 2.5" dynomax superturbo mufflers. Would this combination of parts get me in the 425/450hp range on 93 octane gas?
7: Will the above setup properly tuned get at least 15/16mpg in a SC?
And last but not least i saw some mention of offsetting the engine 1" in the engine bay? would this allow for retaining the stock master cyl setup and power brakes? Sorry for all the qustions! ive done alot of searching and got alot of bits and pieces out of it i am just trying to fill in the blanks and figure out if this is a silly thing to do instead of just putting my SC motor back together