Official Thread For 460 Articles

[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This thread is for 460 related articles (or features) that are of interest to our board members.

Please post your links here with a brief description of the article, the origin of the article and year published. (if known)

For example: These first 4 links are from an article published in Super Ford 1990 and I will start with the article name, then mag. title, year and month.

Torque-O-Matic
Super Ford
March 1990
Engine build (800 HP)

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If you click on the article, then the enlargment box ( 4 arrow box) in the lower right corner, you can view the pages better.

[83-88T-Bird Guy]

Monster Tech II
Super Ford
Jan 1990
Engine buildup for Norm Wizner's 57 Ford Fairlane Top Sportsman/Shoebox

https://2img.net/h/i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/MegaMotorIISuperFordJan1990page1a.jpg
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[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This article is my personal favorite of all time because this is the Super Ford 460 article that started it all for me...both my love affair with the 460 as well as my love for the 83-88 T-Birds.


Thunder for the Bird
Super Ford
Dec. 1990
460 Swap into a Fox T-Bird...part 1

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[83-88T-Bird Guy]

Here is a 2 page article on threading a block for screw in core plugs.

Core Development
Super Ford
April 1988
Tech how to article

https://2img.net/h/i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/ThreadingforCoreplugsTech1.jpg
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[83-88T-Bird Guy]

Another Jon Kaase built 605 inch wedge in Norm Wizner's 57 Shoebox.


Mega Ford Monster Motor
Super Ford
April 1988
Feature on a 605 inch wedge


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[83-88T-Bird Guy]

Mild 460 engine buildup by Al Moody

Firebreathing 460
Super Ford
Nov. 1989
Mild 460 build...454 hp...500 ft lbs

https://2img.net/h/i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/Firebreathing460page1.jpg
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[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This is the article on Rick and Mike Smith's ( TFS) 460 heads as published in Hot Rod Mag. Dec. 1984


Rat Trap
Hot Rod Mag.
Dec. 1984
Tech story on the development on TFS heads

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[83-88T-Bird Guy]

Danny Bee Belt Drive for the 460 as published in Super Ford 1991


Chain Gang Escape
Super Ford
Oct. 1991
Tech on the introduction of the Danny Bee BBF Belt Drive

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[83-88T-Bird Guy]

Blown 460 buildup with 6-71 and twin carbs.

Pressure Cooker
Super Ford
Oct. 1991
Tech Buildup on a 6-71 Blown 460


https://2img.net/h/i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/PressureCookerBlown460page1.jpg
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[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This is a 460 buildup in Popular Hot Rodding magazine.

I cannot find what year and month it was published in.

Built by Mark Sanchez of A.E.W.

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/enginemasters/articles/ford/bigblock/0108phrbbford/index.html

[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This is Car Craft's 460 build in 2006. Well done by Jeff Smith.

Car Craft
2006
500 HP Pump Gas

http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles/ccrp_0602_big_block_ford_engine_build/index.html

[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This is a budget build 460 on fordmuscle.com

http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2004/04/460Build/


I noticed at the bottom of the page it requires a subscription to see the other pages...bummer.

[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This is a 545 build up in Mustang & Fords Magazine:

http://www.mustangandfords.com/techarticles/mufp_0601_ford_460_engine_build/index.html
http://www.mustangandfords.com/techarticles/mufp_0601_ford_460_engine_build/photo_15.html

[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This is an interesting tech article on swapping a 460 into a Bronco on projectbronco.com:

http://www.projectbronco.com/Technical_Articles/installing_460.htm

[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This is the Jon Kaase P51 headed 466 BBF article in Pop. Hot Rodding (7 pages)

Precedent Ford
Popular Hot Rodding
July 2006
Engine dyno test on P51 headed 466 cu.in.

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[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This is tech article on hydraulic camshaft break-in info. If you are installing a new flat tappet hydraulic cam, this is a must read. Well written by Marlan Davis (Hot Rod Mag)

When Good Cams Go Bad
Hot Rod Mag.
June 2006
General Tech about flat tappet Hyd. cams

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[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This article is a build with a 460 block and repaired Boss 429 heads.

Boss Frankestein
Hot Rod Mag.
March 2006
Engine build w/460 block and Boss 429 Heads.

https://2img.net/h/i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/BossFrankensteinpage1.jpg
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[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This article is about testing nitrous camshafts on Car Craft's 466 BBF. Well done by Jeff Smith.

Nitrous Cams: Are They Worth It?
Car Craft
May 2006
Tech and dyno testing with nitrous and cams on a 466 BBF

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[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This is the engine buildup of Livernois Motorsports 509 BBF that made 816 hp at the EMC. on 91 octane.

Blue Oval Brawler
Popular Hot Rodding
May 2006
Engine build and dyno testing on 509 w/13:1 C.R.

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[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This is a 6 page article on how large a 460 can be bored and stroked with different combos.

Larger Than Life
Mustang and Fords
Sept. 1992
Tech info on stroker combos for the 460

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[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This is a 2 page dyno test on a BBF with a B&M supercharger at D.L.I.

Big Power!
Mustang and Fords
Nov. 1997
Info and dyno test on a B&M S/C BBF

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[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This is a 5 page tech overview of the then new SVO 460 crate engine with A429 heads.

460 To Go
Mustang and Fords
June 1998
Tech overview of SVO's crate BBF

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[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This is a 6 page buildup of a Jon Kaase built 519 BBF equipped with A429 heads.

519 Stroker Performance Guide
Mustang and Fords
Feb 1998
Tech info and overview of a 519 BBF

https://2img.net/h/i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/519StrokerPerformanceGuidepage1.jpg
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[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This is a 5 page tech article on the 385 series engine.

Performance Engine Guide
Mustang and Fords
Dec. 2000
Tech overview of the 385 series engines.

https://2img.net/h/i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/PerformanceEngineGuide385Seriespage.jpg
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[83-88T-Bird Guy]

This is a 2 page article in Mustangs and Fords about the testing of the then new Edelbrock 460 heads.

Vicarious Verification
Mustang and Fords
Sept 2000
Tech overview of the Performer heads

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