Need advice and opinions!

[Confederate]

Got an email from a guy saying:
I've got 2 460s that I'm wanting to get rid of. One is a marine motor that has 100 hours on it...which is equivalent to 2000 miles. The other is a newly rebuilt 600hp 460. I'd take $400 for the 1st one and $2000 for the 2nd. Email me back and i'll give you more details on either one.

I don't know about a marine motor. To much work to do to it I'd imagine.

Then I went to talk with this Mexican mechanic that works on my truck and he said One is in that truck he has and he said he probably is going to sell the whole truck for $1500.

Then he said the other 460. He doesn't know if it runs or not but they are going to see and see if it is smoking. If it runs good he said he may sell it for $800 but he said if it smokes and isn't good. He may sell it for less.

So I don't know what to do....

[So-Bad-Im-Good]

Confederate,The marine motor will work but they are usally low compression and low HP.You will have to change ,intake,exhaust manifolds,Water pumps and a few other parts to make it work.If you use a 460 out of 2wd you will need a new oil pan to clear your steering.
      If you can find a 351 Cleveland motor to build you can get plenty of power cheaper than building a 460 or the 351 M.

[Confederate]

I want to get at least 500 HP

I don't know if I can get it with modifying the 351M.

I like to make is stronger than my friends 7.2 or 7.3 Diesel. Lol.


I know I would like to get lower gears and get at least 38s on that thing.

Blah, I don't know what to do.

[Logan]

With 500hp and 38's you'll break 60's when you get into it. Have you thought about Rockwells? They have low gears stock, and if you look hard enough you can find a pair for the cost of a front hp 60.

[Confederate]

Hm.. {ehm}

500 HP will snap a Dana 60? Lord.

About how much HP do you think Dana 60s can hold with 38s?

[Logan]

It's not that a 60 can't be built to handle it, just that when you do that you are talking $$$$.

[Confederate]

$$$$ is something I don't hardly have right now. Lol.

Well any ideas what I should do?

The 351M seems to be ok. Just my stupid Edelbrock carb sucks.
But I would like at least some very eye raising HP from the ole truck and also good pulling power.

What's your two cents about it? Think I needs to gets that 460s or just build up what I have or what?

[Jimmy]

Why not put a windsor motor in it? You can get cheap and easy HP out of a small block.

[Confederate]

Well what's the HP of a Windsor and a Modified?
All a modified is, is a cleveland and a windsor put together kinda somehow or something, ya know? I may be wrong.

[Jimmy]

Most stock windsors are in the 185-225 hp range and I've seen ones in the 2000+ hp range. There is a cheap abundance of parts out there to build a 302 or 351 as mild or as wild as you want.

I've seen a few Clevors/modifieds that have been built up, but it seems like they could be tricky to build and need a good working knowledge of both the windsors and the clevelands.

[mdo817]

All this FORD talk is bringing me down.

[Jimmy]

All this FORD talk is bringing me down.

Thats because Ford motors are the best!