Ford 460

[Kerny]

I tried rebuilding the ol 460. I honed the cylinders got the crank back in with new bearings, went to put one piston in the cylinder, put the rod cap on with new bearings, tightened it down to specs, now with only one piston I can not turn the crank one bit. I got the stock bearings from summit. they are a little bigger than the old ones but.....I need to find a good shop in the Upland area to finish the bottom end..any help would be great.

[LakesOnly]

Unbolt that con rod and see if your cranks spins. One distinct possibility is that you have the wrong size rod bearings...but it could be something else.
I can hook you up with a great guy in the San Fernando valley to do your shortblock or whole engine, if need be...that's just under an hour from your location. Ford Specialist. PM me if interested.
LO
p.s. Also, DanHercules had some work done on his motor...he is closer to you (minutes apart) and maybe he can send you somewhere closer.

[Danhercules]

I used a guy in Havasu. My motor was taken out there, so I used someone there. Sorry.

[76BARRON]

Call Chris over at WILSON BROS. He is in UPLAND as well!

[76BARRON]

Wilson Bros # 909-949-2911

[LakesOnly]

Kerny, one more thing: Might just offer you a shortblock that's already rebuilt with flat-tops, mild cam, ARP bolts, etc. Just use your shortblock as a core exchange to us. Then just bolt your heads to it. SoCal. PM me if interested.
LO

[LakesOnly]

I used a guy in Havasu. My motor was taken out there, so I used someone there. Sorry.
Dan, oh yeah...but didn't a local shop do the finishing work on your heads?
LO

[Moneypitt]

Did you replace the rings?? AND did you clean the carbon out of the ring grooves?? Did the piston go in easy? If not, see above.........MP

[Danhercules]

Dan, oh yeah...but didn't a local shop do the finishing work on your heads?
LO
Hehehe. Yea, I forgot about that.LOL :hammer2:

[HOSS]

How much can I shave DOVE heads and still run 93? TRW flattops.

[LakesOnly]

Not taking into account every last detail, such as deck height, gasket thickness, etc., D0VE's on a .030" overbore 460 pretty much put you at 11:1 with flat top pistons. (10.5:1 in a 429.) As far as I'm concerned, you have already exceeded a pump gas friendly compression ratio unless you want to compromise your tune.
It may be possible to take some additional measures to reduce the possibility of detonation...such as polishing your combustion chambers, etc. but I will not recommend them here.
By the way, general rule of thumb is that for every .010" cut from that D0VE head, you will remove 2-3 cc's chamber volume. (This is not an absolute.)
LO

[HOSS]

10 of the deck and head oughta yield about 10:1 with a 72cc head.
Not flat tops. Soup bowls with 2 valve reliefs. Sorry I thought they were flat.

[LakesOnly]

10 of the deck and head oughta yield about 10:1 with a 72cc head.
Not flat tops. Soup bowls with 2 valve reliefs. Sorry I thought they were flat.
460 motor with .010 deck height, Fel-Pro .043" gasket, TRW L2404.030 (22cc dish), early-style heads with 73cc chambers:
About 9.8:1.
Yes, I'd call that 93 octane pump gas friendly, assuming proper tune.
LO
p.s.: You might want the Fel-Pro marine head gaskets which are .038" ...will improve your quench.

[Danhercules]

LO helped me with my head seleciton and I am running about 10.3:1. I have only run 91/92. All is fine. I cannot get too aggresive on the timing though.
I am runnin the early style heads.

[b's sanger]

Try Graves Machine Shop over near old town upland. They were very helpful to me

[riverbound]

I used JMS racing engines in Monrovia. I tried doing my motor myself,but I just didn't have the time. they did everything for me including dyno tuning the motor. I was very happy with them and their work. I spoke to Alex.