460 in a fox
08-04-2008, 09:04 PM
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460 in a fox
ok so i have a chance to get a 460ci w a heavy duty c6. i want to drop this into a classic but cant find one so im thinkng about going with a foxbody. my concern is should i do it or not??? yes i no bout the motormounts and going to beef up the rear end. what bought clearance issues thinkng of going with headers from summit racing. also going to get a new k member probably from upr or summit racing.
08-04-2008, 10:21 PM
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RE: 460 in a fox
cornering ability destoryed? thats wat i havent tought about it will be a street driven car not daily driven but damn it shell be burning rubber each week. so i basiacly cant go fast on corners or wat.
08-05-2008, 08:46 AM
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RE: 460 in a fox
my neighbor has a 460 in his fox....this thing is a monster for TQ. 1/8 mile its faster than hell, quarter mile isnt as fast as you'd think. he has a 460 and i think he has, aluminum heads, single plane intake, eddy carb, 430 or 460 gears...cant rememeber, auto tranny, really tall slicks, full roll cage, no interior 3" exhaust, 12:1 compression, nitrous....i dont know much more about it really but i've riddin in it...its fast but he said its set up for 1/8 and not quarter so he says its not fast in the quarter.
08-05-2008, 10:13 AM
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RE: 460 in a fox
460 in a fox is pretty easy to do. You can get over 550 cubes out of a stock 460 block with no clearancing needed. BTW, a car set up for 1/8th mile racing will be running a real steep gear, so it would be wound to high for 1/4 mile.
08-05-2008, 10:41 AM
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RE: 460 in a fox
The conversion pieces are about $800
Add a 31 Spline Rear Axles
Torque Box Plates Welded In
Aftermarket Control Arms<Upper and lower
Racing Drive Shaft
Bigger Brakes and Rotors
Larger Tires
Upgraded Suspension and Chassis
Cornering problemscan be defeated by having caster/camber plates, lowering and adjustable struts, tubular K-Member and heavy duty engine mounts.
Your building a beast, and I dont know if your ready for all this torque, my buddy had one stroked out in the 500's; in the 9's ALL MOTOR 4 foot WHEELIES.
I guarantee you if you just drop this motor in, youll be very upset you didnt upgrade those parts, its heavy and FULL OF ALUMINUM TWISTINGTORQUE.
Add a 31 Spline Rear Axles
Torque Box Plates Welded In
Aftermarket Control Arms<Upper and lower
Racing Drive Shaft
Bigger Brakes and Rotors
Larger Tires
Upgraded Suspension and Chassis
Cornering problemscan be defeated by having caster/camber plates, lowering and adjustable struts, tubular K-Member and heavy duty engine mounts.
Your building a beast, and I dont know if your ready for all this torque, my buddy had one stroked out in the 500's; in the 9's ALL MOTOR 4 foot WHEELIES.
I guarantee you if you just drop this motor in, youll be very upset you didnt upgrade those parts, its heavy and FULL OF ALUMINUM TWISTINGTORQUE.
08-05-2008, 12:59 PM
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RE: 460 in a fox
ORIGINAL: FivePointOhh
my neighbor has a 460 in his fox....this thing is a monster for TQ. 1/8 mile its faster than hell, quarter mile isnt as fast as you'd think. he has a 460 and i think he has, aluminum heads, single plane intake, eddy carb, 430 or 460 gears...cant rememeber, auto tranny, really tall slicks, full roll cage, no interior 3" exhaust, 12:1 compression, nitrous....i dont know much more about it really but i've riddin in it...its fast but he said its set up for 1/8 and not quarter so he says its not fast in the quarter.
my neighbor has a 460 in his fox....this thing is a monster for TQ. 1/8 mile its faster than hell, quarter mile isnt as fast as you'd think. he has a 460 and i think he has, aluminum heads, single plane intake, eddy carb, 430 or 460 gears...cant rememeber, auto tranny, really tall slicks, full roll cage, no interior 3" exhaust, 12:1 compression, nitrous....i dont know much more about it really but i've riddin in it...its fast but he said its set up for 1/8 and not quarter so he says its not fast in the quarter.