Thread: 460 Stroker

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Originally Posted by hot19rod69

I have a 1996 FI 460 out of an F350 in my 1988 Bronco that I would like to juice up. Can I put a 552 stroker kit in it? Do I have to modify the block to do-so? Will E6TE 460 heads bolt on to that block?

Does anyone have any good performance books that they would recommend that I read for the build-up I'm thinking of?

Sorry to have such generic questions but this is my first BBF build-up.

Thanks in advance for any info.

Although I've built a few Lima motors, I'm certainly not a guru whose knowledge is specific to them. I have built motors for 50 years though, so I know a little something about how things work.

First off, I would not be considering a production cylinder head on a 552 inch motor. That's tantamount to forcing an Olympic runner to breathe through a straw. Here's the type of head I'd be thinking about for such a combination...
http://www.trickflow.com/partdetail....1&autoview=sku
If you plan to keep the EFI, I have no idea if it would bolt up to these heads. I would think that it would bolt up ok, but call the manufacturer and ask. I also have no idea how to tweak the EFI to work with 552 cubic inches. I'm a carburetor guy, so if this were my build, I'd adapt a 1050 Dominator to a Edelbrock RPM dual-plane intake. I don't care for single-plane intake manifolds.

Putting it together at 10.0:1 and using this hydraulic flat tappet cam....(max torque with this combination)....
http://www.compcams.com/Cam_Specs/Ca...?csid=990&sb=0
produces these results....
RPM HP TQ
2000 210 552
2500 265 558
3000 336 588
3500 419 629
4000 490 643
4500 553 645
5000 597 627
5500 602 574
6000 557 488