460 swap gurus step in please
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There are tons of parts for 460 motors to work in fox bodies. Dimension wise,.. it fits better then a 4.6 does.
As for trannys,.. you have a lot of options. They even have bell housings to mount a T5 up to a 460. So long as it stays on the street,.. a stock T5 should be fine. But a built T5 like a Gforce setup would hold up as good as a TKO would.
Toploader tranny's are notchy and loud. My father inlaw had a 69 Mach1, 428 with a 4 spd. Loved the car,.. but slamming gears took some training. Plus locating a toploader will be pricey at best,.. and you wont have any over drive.
TKO 600 will be pricey also. But will hold up to the abuse just fine. TKO 600's have issues power shifting above 6000 rpm. A 460 doesnt really like to spin above 6000 so you shouldnt have any problems if you go that route.
I think the most affordable avenue will be to build a T5 and use that or if you dont mind an auto,.. then run a C6. C6 would probably be the absolute cheapest and most trouble free. But again,.. no OD. My father inlaw has 2 C6 tranny's that need to be rebuilt,.. but both will fit 429/460 engines.
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As for trannys,.. you have a lot of options. They even have bell housings to mount a T5 up to a 460. So long as it stays on the street,.. a stock T5 should be fine. But a built T5 like a Gforce setup would hold up as good as a TKO would.
Toploader tranny's are notchy and loud. My father inlaw had a 69 Mach1, 428 with a 4 spd. Loved the car,.. but slamming gears took some training. Plus locating a toploader will be pricey at best,.. and you wont have any over drive.
TKO 600 will be pricey also. But will hold up to the abuse just fine. TKO 600's have issues power shifting above 6000 rpm. A 460 doesnt really like to spin above 6000 so you shouldnt have any problems if you go that route.
I think the most affordable avenue will be to build a T5 and use that or if you dont mind an auto,.. then run a C6. C6 would probably be the absolute cheapest and most trouble free. But again,.. no OD. My father inlaw has 2 C6 tranny's that need to be rebuilt,.. but both will fit 429/460 engines.
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Thanks for all the info guys! The nice thing is I'm not in a rush so I can take my time finding all the parts and figuring out what to do.
How long do you think this 4 banger T5 I have would hold up?
How long do you think this 4 banger T5 I have would hold up?
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The project is coming back to the front burner,,I was gonna sell the whole car as a project for some one but you can't get much for these cars now days..I don't have a bunch of money involved but alot of time and I just don't want to give up on it..
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I've been wanting to do the same swap for a while now. there was a 460 at the junk yard thats close to me but i didnt have the money on hand, and i doubt its still there...
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