Help with my ford!

[Doctor Sodways]

Niether do ford Oz.....

Both parties source big motors from the states....

If you want big GM stuff, cant go past the 572 crate motor...

 

[pedrotski]

Niether do ford Oz.....

Both parties source big motors from the states....

If you want big GM stuff, cant go past the 572 crate motor...

if the chev sounded like a holden motor, then one would have been dropped in the stato a long time ago.

 

[Fun_Bucket]

I have a question, now there's nothing wrong with a 351, you say it's been sitting, but will it still run? The amount of money you spend on buying and fitting a 460, would go a long way if spent on the 351. But maybe it's long gone, i dunno, just my opinion, looks alrught mate on the outside, what's the interior like?

 

[pedrotski]

Interior is imac except for the carpet. The engine starts fine and still makes some power. Can still spin 265's all the way from a rolling start in 1st till 2nd gear (3 speed box and the throttle got stuck ahahah). Its a strong engine and has been rebuilt and then garaged and put under a car cover for the past few years.

The 460 just sounds demonic. When they start up and get going they sound like the devil himself is behind the wheel. I am willing to put alot of work into the engine to get about 5/600hp and then retire it as a show/weekend cruiser.

YouTube - 460 ford jet boat under fire

 

[Doctor Sodways]

Holden 5 litres sound good, but you cant beat cubic inches for a real sound....

YouTube - Naturally Aspirated 572 CI Impala By Nelson Racing Engines

Im in agreeance with the other guy though, build the 351 man, they sound great, i loved the sound of my old one... If you have the coin to throw at cars, why not build something mental from the 351 seeing as you allready have a good starting point... and that way, you dont have to worry about reg problems cos its the orignal block...

kurtNIghtOut049.flv video by Doctor_Sodways - Photobucket

 

[delcowizzid]

stock 460 and isky cam and extractors will be far better than a 351 rebuilt to massive specs

 

[Doctor Sodways]

Oh no doubt, but it depends what he is wanting, and depends how long he wants to wait, to find a 460, could just go all out and order one from the states and build it the way he wants it, or run the 351 with a nice exhaust till he can get his hands on a built one here, theres a few ways to go about it.... In the end, there is no replacement for displacement...

 

[Fun_Bucket]

If i had money to throw around ( and i was a Ford man haha) i'd probably sell the fairlane as a rolling car, and then freshen the 351 up a little, and hunt down maybe a nice XA,XB....that's just me anyway. But yeah like the other guy's said, there's a few good Ford forums out there, many will also have a for sale section too, something might even come up in one of them, worth checking out.