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oldno7

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OK I have a 87 5.0 and 2 engines what one should I put in her. I have a 460 bb. 30 over or a 347 built . upwhat way should I go. Help me out.
 

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no question

347
 

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I'm with Mike. 347. Just for sake of ease of installation. Takes a lot to swap in a 460
 

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uh... someplace far away. (Yes, that'll do.)
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347
 
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Summit had a kit for 800 or 900. I was more worried about traction. But I was thinking 347.
 

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Would a 460 even fit within the confines of the Fox engine bay?
 

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I would go with 460BB
 
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For a strip car, or one that was strictly a play toy to go in a straight line that occasionally is driven on the street, could go either way. For a street car, especially if you want to go fast through corners, the 347 hands down.
 

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Small block for life!!!! Not even a question if you ask me
 

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While the 460 would be really cool, I gotta agree with the other guys and say 347.
 

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Street car....347
Strip car....460.
 

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That depends on your intended usage. (which you didn't provide)

The voice of non-conventional wisdom would tell me to put the 460 in it, provided you want to spend the extra money to make it work properly.
You'll need heavier springs for sure, and of course the required mounts and headers for the swap. The trans won't fit, and the driveshaft will have to be altered.
Unless you plan to convert over to carburetor, you'll have a hefty chunk in the F.I. and induction for the big engine.
Your mileage will be the stuff of legends......think.....10-12 MPG carbureted, maybe 15-17 injected.

But.....only a few have one (mostly for the above reasons) and (depending on how the 460 was built, and what's inside it) 11 OH ET's right outta the box, 400-500 ft lbs of torque on a stock rebuild.
And THAT is always a good reason for a quick trip to the Walmart to pick up a loaf of bread and some tampons for the wife.

Soon enough this will be you:

" Honey are you sure you have enough tampons?....I can go get you more,...it's REALLY no trouble. I'll just pop down there in the coupe, and be back before you know I'm gone."
 
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The 460 would be cool, but as mentioned by others, you never said what you wanted to do with the car.

You have 'wow' factor with the 460, but remember you will lose most of your accessories.
I am not even sure you can keep the power steering with the 460... and driving on the street with 700# on the front tires, you will want power steering! :yep:

The 347 might be done to death, but their is a reason for that...
 
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