Any chance a C8 block could be a 4 bolt?

Found a C8 block and crank local to me. Any chance it could be a 4 bolt? haven't looked at it yet? Is the crank worth getting to offset grind?

Never seen a C8 4 bolt.

99.99999 % chance it isn't a 4 bolt (probably a little higher!) BBF are not like Small Block Chevy's, only 4 bolt motors are 429 SCJ, Boss 429's and some 429 CJ and Police Interceptor Motors.

Cheaper to buy a stroker crank IMO, but yes a regular 460 crank can normaly be stroked to 4.14 or 4.15 with a big block chevy pin size

Didn.t ford make some four bolts and put them in trucks for about a year or two in the late 70's Just wondering thought I read that in some ford history

Not to my knowlage, pretty sure I've state the only 4 bolt stuff produced in my above post.

With the number of people on here and the number of blocks that we all collectivly have, I'm sure if their where others, someone here would have one or have seen one. They would be sought after if they existed.

Thanks

Only one way it could be a 4 bolt block is if someone put them in.

the c8 block i have is not even a thick web,like a dove or some d1ve.i'v never saw a pi 4bolt block,but they's a lot i aint saw yet.

The C8 is still a good block even though it's a 2 bolt with narrow webbing and narrow pan rail. I've got one with a BT 4 bolt conversion that has handled ~840 hp for 1200 or so passes (6 yrs worth of racing). It even survived a broken crank at 6800 and 140 mph. It will be the basis for Ward's (Dr's Wife) new build.

I have also read that Ford put some in some trucks,BUT ,like Dave said.W/all the BBF guy's on here and the other site,not one person has ever seen one be a 4bolt from a truck.

I'm going to offer him $100 for it. Me and my dad have a 30 Model A sititng here that needs a stock 460 for power...

bbf-falcon wrote:I have also read that Ford put some in some trucks,BUT ,like Dave said.W/all the BBF guy's on here and the other site,not one person has ever seen one be a 4bolt from a truck.

Rick thats like a 4v 351m and a 4v 400 they say there were a few built but to this day no one has seen one yet.....



Randy

the Coug wrote:

bbf-falcon wrote:I have also read that Ford put some in some trucks,BUT ,like Dave said.W/all the BBF guy's on here and the other site,not one person has ever seen one be a 4bolt from a truck.

Rick thats like a 4v 351m and a 4v 400 they say there were a few built but to this day no one has seen one yet.....



Randy

Hey Randy, the 4v 400 has been confirmed. Saw pics of it on a 351c site. Manifold had something other than a production part #. Can't recall what it was exactly. I think it was a prototype or pre-production part. Don't think it was sold or an option though.

Just found the article about other 4bolt main blocks its from BIG BLOCK PERFORMANCE ENGINE GUIDE-Mustang&Fords Magazine It says if you are unable to find a dove 4 bolt main block look for a d7te or a d8te 460 TRUCK block which also has 4 bolt main capsThese are more plentiful and just as durable as the older dove cj/scj blocks The article was writing by Jim Smart Hope this helps everyone ANYBODY GOT ONE OF THESE

If the Dove 4 bolts are less plentyful..... I've seen and touched dozens of them...... If the supposed 4 bolt truck blocks exist, I would believe at least someone like Paul Kane, Dave mcclain, Bret Powell, Randy Malick, ect whould have seen them and would verify their "plentyful" existance and believe me, we would be using them...... In short that magazine artical is BS !

BS X 2 .

Could it be a BIG TRUCK gas block old ford dump truck or baby semi. I know chevy put 427 and 454 into small semi trucks that I use to drive trailers around yards with maybe Just passing on the article that I read

dave d wrote:Could it be a BIG TRUCK gas block old ford dump truck or baby semi. I know chevy put 427 and 454 into small semi trucks that I use to drive trailers around yards with maybe Just passing on the article that I read

now that your here , learb one thing --- you will be told correct info . not like that jim notso smart. wonder how he keeps a job with all the BS info he gets in print.

I have seen and bought and sold lots of 4 bolt blocks.....all were and are DOVE SCJ, Boss and A460 blocks....I have 4 in the garage now all 4 bolt, but never seen a D7TE 4 bolt.....or D8TE 4 bolt as of yet.... have pulled to many to count apart......


Randy

dave d wrote:Could it be a BIG TRUCK gas block old ford dump truck or baby semi. I know chevy put 427 and 454 into small semi trucks that I use to drive trailers around yards with maybe Just passing on the article that I read

are you not listening to me ???? People on this site have built literaly 1000's and 1000's of 429/460 based motors and I will tell you again the 4 bolt blocks you keep insisting exist..... DO NOT EXIST in any regular common production truck, HD, wana be semi or otherwise. Now I'm not saying ford wouldn't have cast someting for durability testing, as every once in a while something wierd pops up that's way off the beatin path but as far as something 4 bolt more plentyful than a dove block.... IT DOES NOT EXIST in any production Ford car, truck, tractor, boat, Plane, train or submarine........

It's that simple, these are not Chevy's...... And I would personal ask you to stop spreading this kind of false BD info..... And if you can prove me otherwise I will take every 4 bolt HD truck block motor you can come up with and A460 blocks do not count.......