460 Conversion

The price difference isn't as big as some are describing, until you start talking about gas. A very mild build on a 460 (fresh bottom end, ported heads, cam) could easily put an SN95 into the 11's. The more you do, the smaller that time gets. This post is an example of why you see BB Chevy's roasting most everyone at your average strip. For some reason, most people are scared of the 460. If I was going to build an all out drag car, it would be a moderately built 460BB with a 2-stage 250 shot. I'm sorry, but your not going to touch that with any 302/331/347 combo without crossing your fingers in prayer that you don't pop it half way through the run. You could build a 351W based set-up to produce comparable numbers, but the 460BB still has a higher ceiling. As for needing a badass tranny to handle all the power...

Isn't that a good thing???

Oh, and notice the powerplant in my boat below. It makes 190+hp w/ only half of a 460 w/ 1980 technology lol (460 head, pistons, rods, etc., Mercruiser block, crank, cam). I've priced decent heads, trying to find an aluminum piece for it, and found some used for $500-800 a set, about the same that people want for Windsor heads.
Brandon

Sweet dude i think ur car will be awesome with a 460. I'm startin my own 460 project too im puttin one in a turbocoupe. My main goal is to pop a wheelie dont really care about times as long as there in the 11's.

I think it would be pretty cool to see one of these with a 460 in it!

if you do the 460 conversion which is very possible, make sure you do alot of body work as in strength wise and also I have seen the C6 take all kinds of abuse with motors make 800+ that is NA. A C6 can handle the power if it is built right. Dont buy aftermarket C6 find one out of a junk yard have it rebuilt by a compitant Tranny builder and it will glide but if you want to go with something non ford I would suggest the powerglide very nice tranny also.

There is soooooo much BS floating around in this thread its rediculous. BIG BLOCKS ARE NOT EXPENSIVE TO MOD, THERE ARE TONS OF AFTERMARKET PARTS READILY AVAILABLE FOR THEM. Even though my car is a 91 hatch, building the motor is essentially the same. Aftermarket heads cost around $1800 a set, assembled, ported they're good for up to 800hp, more for better ones like blue thunders. My whole build cost around $6500, N/A im expecting only 450rwhp and 500+ ft.-lb torque, i can still throw boost or N2O at it and get ~700hp before i have to start thinking about stock crankshaft integrity. If any of you have any questions about the 385 series motors, I'd be happy to clear up the BS.

I was also told to stay away from the 460 and keep the 302 and just add a S/C like every other person in the 5.0 talk section. I wanted something different and i built it, very happy with the outcome. Nobody else around here has anything like it and when i take the hood off, people are just awe-struck. Its nice having that kind of feeling of accomplishment.

Heres a movie of my whole swap process:

http://www.northcoastmusclecar.com/CCV/BBFoxProject.wmv