What year ford 460 should I be looking for?

I want to build a ford 460 but use stock heads. what year, model, and block info should i be looking for? any other info on the 460 that may help me would be helpful. any performace tips would be nice to.What year ford 460 should I be looking for?any short block from 1968 when the 429 was introduced, until the end of production will work fine. since you want to use stock heads you want to go with the earliest heads you can find. ones from a 1970 460 powered lincoln will do fine since they have the smallest combustion chambers and the best ports. the ports will need work though, especially the exhaust ports.



the rod caps on the 460 tend to be rather thin, so after market rods are a good idea if you plan on making more than about 700hp. if you start with a 429, dont despair, they make great 460's when the crank and pistons are swapped out. you can even get stroker kits to build a nice 514ci big block.



when selecting a cam, start by deciding what rpm range you are going to run the engine in about 80% of the time and pick a cam that works best in that rpm range. you can fudge the rpm range some, but not too much.



when you go to buy rocker arms for the engine, buy a set made for a big block chevy. the ratio will be a tad smaller(advertised ratio 460=1.73 chevy 454=1.70), but the stock rockers rarely match their advertised specs anyway, and the chevy rockers will be less expensive.



you can get a distributor from any 351c, 351m, 400, 429, or 460 as they all interchange.



if you are building a street engine, leave the intake ports alone, but definitely work the exhaust ports, they really need it.



for an intake use a weiand stealth intake as they seem to work the best on these motors on the street. and for a carb, use the edelbrock 850 thunder series carb to feed that monster. with a little thought you can build an inexpensive street engine that will make better than 500hp without breaking a sweat.What year ford 460 should I be looking for?
the ford 460 only came out in a few years but to find out the year and model look on the side of the block toward the back for the serial number And then you can look it up and find the correct heads for it as for performance tips what kind of tips speed ,horsepower, fuel economy or what? reason I know I am a mechanic built a few engines for racing and regular driving if need any specific advice feel free to askWhat year ford 460 should I be looking for?Any "automobile" 460 from late 60's to middle 70's should be good.Don't use a truck 460 as the stroke is longer for torque,not horse power.To be sure of rated horse power,check block number.If you rebuild a motor,the horse power will be up to you.What year ford 460 should I be looking for?
One thing nobody else mentioned, make sure you get a timing chain for an older engine (like pre-'75 or so), all the newer ones came way retarded from the factory and you can't make as much power with them.What year ford 460 should I be looking for?any 460 from the 70's they have bigger valves. The 80 's have really tiny valves.What year ford 460 should I be looking for?
Anything before 1973