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)

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/Torque-O-Maticpg1.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/Torque-O-Maticpg2.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/Torque-O-Maticpg3.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/Torque-O-Maticpg4.jpg

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

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/MegaMotorIISuperFordJan1990page1a.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/MegaMotorIISuperFordJan1990page2.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/MegaMotorIISuperFordJan1990page3.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/MegaMotorIISuperFordJan1990page4.jpg

[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

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/ThunderfortheBirdSFordDec1990Coverj.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/ThunderfortheBirdSFordDec1990Page1.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/ThunderfortheBirdSFordDec1990Page2.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/ThunderfortheBirdSFordDec1990Page3.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/ThunderfortheBirdSFordDec1990Page4.jpg

[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

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/ThreadingforCoreplugsTech1.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/ThreadingforCoreplugsTech2.jpg

[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


http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/MegaFordmonsterMotorpage1.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/MegaFordmonsterMotorpage2.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/MegaFordmonsterMotorpage3.jpg

[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

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/Firebreathing460page1.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/Firebreathing460page2.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/Firebreathing460page3.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/Firebreathing460page4.jpg

[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

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/RatTrappg1.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/RatTrappg2.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/RatTrappg3.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/RatTrappg4.jpg

[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

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/DannyBeebeltdrivepage1.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/DannyBeebeltdrivepage2.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/DannyBeebeltdrivepage3.jpg

[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


http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/PressureCookerBlown460page1.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/PressureCookerBlown460page2.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/PressureCookerBlown460page3.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/PressureCookerBlown460page4.jpg

[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.

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/PrecedentFordP51page1.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/PrecedentFordP51page2.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/PrecedentFordP51page3.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/PrecedentFordP51page4.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/PrecedentFordP51page5.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/PrecedentFordP51page6.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj226/carmagguy/PrecedentFordP51page7.jpg