1999-2004 460 swap
#11
this guy got a full tube k member set up with coil overs for like 250$ he bolted it up droped in a 460 threw in a boat anchor c6 and that was his street car he planed on putting a 502 or something stroke kit in it but got pissed and booted the project
#17
This is going to be an extensive and possibly a costly swap, yes you will need to change your fuel lines as well, a factory EFI pump will put out WAY to much pressure for a carb. Carb setups run around 8psi of fuel pressure, the base fuel pressure on your EFI setup is 40psi. So esential you need an entire fuel system. None of your factory gauges will work either. You will also need custom exhaust and a driveshaft, and possibly a steering setup if the factory shaft can't make it to the rack with the big block in.
Okay, so that is not the way I would, or any self respecting gearhead should, do it. If you can't do some fabrication for yourself, I'm not sure you should ever consider doing an engine swap. For $50, you can get a 2'x2' square of 1/4" plate steel. That is more than enough to modify the existing K-member and fabricate a set of engine mounts using the existing mounts. For just a few dollars, you can have enough sheet steel to notch the oil pan to clear the crossmember. For your full set of analog gauges (volts, water temp, oil pressure, fuel pressure, fuel level, speedometer, and tachometer), it'll run you $189 from Summit. Of course, a gauge panel is not hard to fabricate, so this is about all you need to spend on gauges. So, assuming you already own a MIG welder, all this fabrication can be done relatively easily, then all you need is the gauges, the driveshaft, the headers, the fuel pump, and the pressure regulator. All in all you're looking at $1,520 for a running, driving 460 powered SN95, no corners cut.
#18
$500 for a 460 and C6 in good running order for a swap without needing to be rebuilt? Custom made drive shaft for under $200?
I'd love to see those.
And if he's asking these types of questions, I'd rule out any custom fab work done by the owner.
I'd love to see those.
And if he's asking these types of questions, I'd rule out any custom fab work done by the owner.
#19
I'm not sure where you come from, but at least in Iowa $500 is more than reasonable for a running 460 and C6. My van has a 460/C6 that was $200 and ran as it was out of the junkyard, and my dad's 1973 Mercury has been running for the last 27 years with an UNREBUILT 429 from a junkyard. As for the driveshaft, there was a place here in town called Balzers (now closed) that did most lengths of custom driveshafts for $200 even.