Eagle 514 Kit

[oldphart]

Does any body out there have any experience with the Eagle 514 Kit for the Ford 460?
I just ordered one. it looks on paper like a good deal at $1500.00 all the components appear to be first cabin in the catalog.
Does anybody run one of these? Comments?

[058]

Oldphart, Does that include the Eagle cast steel crank or is it a stock iron casting? What rods come with the kit? are they stock length or are they the 6.800" long rods? Either way it sounds like a good deal. When you build this stroker make sure you have a set of heads that will support the extra cubic inches. Don't scrimp on carb air flow either, they like alot of it.

[TX19]

I don't have experience with the Eagle, but Oldphart...I am trying the SVO 514 short block which I think has the same bore and stroke. I have run 460's for years, but just recently went to the stroker with Blue Thunder heads. I like it so far. I have had some problems tuning, but I think I have them straightened out. I will know for sure after 9/16, when I am scheduled to go to the dyno one last time before it goes in the boat.

[Eliminator Fan]

What parts come in that kit? I've got to rebuild my 460 this winter, and '514' has such a nice ring to it. I've never heard of the kit, so any info you have on it would be appreciated.

[oldphart]

The kit I bought has a new cast stroker crank, some new lightweight rod they just came out with, forged pistons, plasma file fit rings, and bearings. I plan on putting on a pair of the Cobra Jet aluminum heads and the tunnel intake that matches them with a 1050 Dominater. The kit is supposed to be here wed or thurs so we"ll se how it looks.It als comes internally balanced.

[TX19]

Oldphart...the internal balancing is a major plus for your kit. Mine was externally balanced and we changed it to internal - lots of work involved in that.
What camshaft do you intend to use?

[oldphart]

I have had real good luck with the ford Motorsport Cam M-6250-C460 Its a split duration and lift cam that compensates for the problematic imbalance in flows between intake & Exhaust ports. Duration is 310 intake and 320 exhaust (advertized) and 588 intake and 614 exhaust lift. Its only $120.00 and really pulls well in the 3000-6000 rpm range

[TX19]

I have heard the 6250-C460 is a good camshaft. What is the compression ratio that you intend to have and what size dome / dish do the pistons have?

[oldphart]

Kit comes in tomorrow so I,m not absolutly sure but it is supposed to be flat top with 2 reliefs 10.6 to one with the small chamber heads. Will update when I pick it up tomorrow

[TX19]

Please keep us posted on the kit. I am really interested in it - especially the balancing job.

[H8Monday]

S0??
Did the kit come yet? is it assembled?? Updates please.
I would also like to know where you purchased it. It sounds like just what my boat needs this winter.
Let us know how its going please.

[jroos]

Kit info. Anxiously waiting. Would like to hear from someone already running stroker kit in 460. Was it a good band for buck call? remember time and hidden costs like gasket kit.

[TX19]

jroos...I am not running a kit per se, but I am running a stroker 460 .... I got the 514 short block from Ford. The main difficulty I had was installing a windage tray as the one I had hit the crank throws and then when I lowered the tray to clear the crank, the pickup for the oil pump would not fit as it bolted onto the bottom of the windage tray. I ended up rebuilding the pickup.
Other problems were self imposed, i.e., internally balancing. I decided to balance it internally because I cut bigger / deeper valve reliefs in the pistons to fit my valves and camshaft and I wanted to play with cam timing a bit. I spent about $350 getting the balancing work done. Stock rotating assembley normally costs about $175 to balance.

[LeadFootTheRabbit]

Built a 521, close to the same cam profile(Isky) but left heads stock. With a big cam and stock heads I broke several exhaust valve springs. I built a set of heads to flow more air, stainless valves, matched intake manifold and put in different springs. The difference this all made is unreal!!!
*Note: As long as the motor is apart and your spending all that money, I would recommend that you chamfer and enlarge the oil holes in the crank shaft. No need to deprive the crank and added inches of oil