What do you think of a 460 with a c6 in my waggin

[83countrysquire]

i can get it for 400 both

[83countrysquire]

well my main question is. is it possible to do? What Suspension work would need to be done? and how would i mount it ? What rear gears should I get? how big should be my exhuast? I have a 2.5 set up right know? Will it work? What else should I know before buying it.

[nitroracer]

It is possible a few cars are running around with big blocks but its not a bolt in affair. Just find a plan that will fit your budget and stick to it.

[mrltd]

go over to CVN and harass the guy that did the big block swap...

It's not that easy and requires a bit of fabrication...

[Lincolnmania]

gonna be really expensive......u just gonna drop in a used motor and trans? rebuilding big blocks is not in teh cheap mang.......then theres the probable hood clearance issue, all the added weight, custom motor and trans mounting........with a big block and a 3 speed, i would run a 3.27 rear

[1987cp]

I think a big-block wagon would be a lot of fun. I've thought of maybe doing that with my LTD someday. My biggest worries would be headers and motor mounts. I think a 2.5" dual exhaust should be plenty unless you're planning a crazy 600hp build. And yeah, with an engine that makes seriously big torque down low, you really don't need so much gear to go fast. Car Craft was testing some sort of torque-happy big block once and found the car actually went faster with gears somewhere in the 3.20-3.60 range (I wanna say 3.3-something, but I don't remember for sure) than with the 4.10s or whatever they'd been using with a hot small-block.

[87vicFIVEO]

I'm with Scott on this one, too much work for too little gain. Think about what your actually getting....

Whats the HP and TQ rating on that 460???

You could probabably invest half the time and money into a 302 or 351 buildup and end up with MORE power, but a big block has a certain COOL factor I 'spose!

[Jackup460]

Just save a barge body.

[gadget73]

If its a motor made after about 1973, the power figures aren't going to be real impressive. If its a late 70s smogger motor, forget it. probably like 250 hp or something.

Its a lot of work and money to make it fit, and if you're not rebuilding it, you're going to be underimpressed with the performance. Most of the factory manifolds weren't that great, the later heads and cams weren't that good either, so to make one really worth bothering with you almost have to rebuild it with a decent cam and intake.

[Fordman75]

The 460 in my 86 F250 super cab long box truck moves it pretty damn good and the truck weighs in close to 6,000 pounds. And it's a stock motor besides the Edelbrock 750cfm carb. And it sounds sweet too!

[1987cp]

Just save a barge body.

You might be right .... even get the 9" rear to go with the big-block package. How about modding a barge-body with the sheetmetal from a Panther?

[p71towny]

Focus on the 2dr, make one nice car instead of 2 hoopties, I need to sell my vic.

[Lincolnmania]

74-78 460 was rated 202 hp iirc

[1987cp]

Focus on the 2dr, make one nice car instead of 2 hoopties, I need to sell my vic.

Darn, too bad I really don't need a third vehicle right now!

[Lincolnmania]

i got too many hoopties too