460 v 351w

[ratio411]

The 429/460s are torque monsters. There is ssooooo much there it is not even funny.

He's not exaggerating folks!
I used a bone stock 460 out of a 72 Lincoln, lots of miles and leaks... 3.28 gear, the torque was UNREAL.
The I-6 springs in the car would stretch straight up like a slinky when you touched the gas. I know it wasn't pulling the tires, but the front end would pull up so high it was doing everything but. This was a 71 Torino btw.
A quick install of a good ignition and a 750 DP Holley added a bunch more fun!
I have never built one, or even owned any other than this, but I can only imagine what a well built Lima would do.
It's crazy.
BBCs are not quite the same, I have owned a few and they never impressed me as much as that junkyard 460.
Dave

 

[Mosse]

A hard decision. I´d stroke the 351, if you don´t wanna throw stacks of cash there... Alu heads and proper build up will get you far...

 

[ratio411]

A hard decision. I´d stroke the 351, if you don´t wanna throw stacks of cash there... Alu heads and proper build up will get you far...

I am not sure that a 460 would cost more per HP to build than a 351w built to get the same HP/TQ.
You would get gobs of power for little money with a 460, but to bring the 351 to that level would surely cost more.
Granted 460 aftermarket parts are expensive, but you wouldn't need nearly as many aftermarket parts.
Dave

 

[mustang70]

He's not exaggerating folks!
I used a bone stock 460 out of a 72 Lincoln, lots of miles and leaks... 3.28 gear, the torque was UNREAL.
The I-6 springs in the car would stretch straight up like a slinky when you touched the gas. I know it wasn't pulling the tires, but the front end would pull up so high it was doing everything but. This was a 71 Torino btw.
A quick install of a good ignition and a 750 DP Holley added a bunch more fun!
I have never built one, or even owned any other than this, but I can only imagine what a well built Lima would do.
It's crazy.
BBCs are not quite the same, I have owned a few and they never impressed me as much as that junkyard 460.
Dave

You should have had the heads ported. I had roller rockers and a Holley 600 vacuum secondary on mine. Anything past half throttle from a start made smoke signals out of the back tires.