20yrNotch

In an earlier post i said that i could get one of these boys for drit cheap, its prolly not a pre-'73 but cheap is cheap. Anyhow, i know that they are costly to build up but when they are what kind of power can they make? And with what part combos'?

fordstroker

my 557 made 780 on pump gas all motor, simple build, nothing dramatic. If you plan on a bone stock 460, then no

20yrNotch

no im not gunna keep it stock, i wanna rebuild it and bullit proof the internals. Also thinking of a 800+cfm carb, victor intake, dunno much about cams but i nice one no less. Im gunna do some work to it just looking for HP estimates, and part combinations

fordstroker

your not gonna hurt a truck rod with arp bolts, factory cast crank. You need to worry about heads, use a C9 or D0 head ported and it will make 550 easy. make sure you have atleast 5-10k to do it right, trans is the next consideration, headers, cooling etc.

20yrNotch

are there many aftermarket heads out there, or would like you said porting the stock be the best way to go?

fordstroker

plenty of heads, plenty.

90ford5liter

There are aftermarket heads from several companies.

Small blocks are nice, especially with forced induction, but bigger is bigger. If you really just want big power, especially n/a, then go with the 460.

All big blocks from every manufacturer preform pretty similarly with the same parts. An edelbrock aluminum head, 10:1 or so compression, a hydrualic flat tappet cam in the 240-245 @ .050 range, and a good manifold will always net you ~550hp with a ~450 inch big block.

20yrNotch

im aiming for 550-600 hp, can you give me a combination of parts, and a shot in the dark to how much it will cost?

90ford5liter

600 is asking for a little much on pump gas imo. It can certainly be done, but if you are on a budget, it would be better to settle for a little less. 600 will take a roller cam and more expense.

You can probably safely use the stock crank like ford stroker said, I dont know as much about ford big blocks as I do mopar.

Use a good factory rod or a $400 set of rods from a company like SCAT.

Set up a set of flat top pistons at close to 0 deck.

Balance the motor, use good rings and bearings, all the usual performance crap.

You can probably use a set of out of the box edelbrock performer rpm heads. Just have them checked by a machine shop, they commonly have valve guides that are too tight that can cost some hp.

Use a hydrualic flat tappet cam off the shelf from a company like Comp or Crane. Flat tappet is easy and will save money.

Edelbrock's performer rpm manifold always makes killer street torque. Victor works better for strokers and high rpm in mopar's case, I don't know about Ford.

I would say you are probably looking at the $6-7k range, just to shoot a number out there. As long as you stay away from roller cams, espensive oiling systems and exotic carbs the price stays reasonable.

What car is this going in? A fox body? I would think 550hp at 3000lbs would be in the 10s anyway.

20yrNotch

what about a tranny, C6?