# 460 in a foxbody a good idea? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 18, 2004, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496 "2004-01-18T05:28:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/1 "2004-01-18T05:28:27Z")
found a 460 for sale for around 100 bucks… has 90000 mile son it so id wanna rebuild it and stuff… just thinking if it would be wort h all the work to put into a fox body. ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/2 "2004-01-18T05:50:13Z")
nope!!!put an LS1 in it!!!😉 ---
**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/3 "2004-01-18T06:13:36Z")
i wanted to do that id grow a mullet ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/4 "2004-01-18T09:01:22Z")
:hahano: :hahano: :hahano: :hahano: ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/5 "2004-01-18T09:51:11Z")
460 in a foxbody would haul ass. ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/6 "2004-01-18T09:52:33Z")
> _Originally posted by BlkP42E_ > **460 in a foxbody would haul ass.** > :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![ohsoquik02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@ohsoquik02](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ohsoquik02)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/7 "2004-01-18T10:25:01Z")
too freaking heavily ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/8 "2004-01-18T14:41:36Z")
too heavy fo sure ---
**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/9 "2004-01-18T14:56:37Z")
i was thinking of turning it into a stroker motor though 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/10 "2004-01-18T15:03:34Z")
BBF sucks ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/11 "2004-01-18T15:04:55Z")
the 460 would make plenty of power to not worry about how much it weighs. he showed me the ebay ad… it was out of a drag car ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/12 "2004-01-18T15:28:06Z")
was it carbed?:ugh: ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/13 "2004-01-18T15:28:52Z")
isnt that what you should stay away from on the atkins diet ---
**Author:** ![vw16vcabby](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vw16vcabby/32/5943_2.png) [@vw16vcabby](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vw16vcabby)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/14 "2004-01-19T16:00:18Z")
at a detail shop i worked at in high school, we had a old 78 ltd cop car w/ a 460 and rear disc setup as well as the beefed up chasis structure. car would haul once i moved, and sucked down the gas. good thing was it fit 2 kegs in the turnk and was still able to close the trunk… that car kicked ass for going to the drive in… ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2004, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/15 "2004-01-19T16:01:46Z")
> _Originally posted by vw16vcabby_ > **at a detail shop i worked at in high school, we had a old 78 ltd cop car w/ a 460 and rear disc setup as well as the beefed up chasis structure. car would haul once i moved, and sucked down the gas. good thing was it fit 2 kegs in the turnk and was still able to close the trunk… that car kicked ass for going to the drive in…** > 🆒 was that the party car ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2004, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/16 "2004-01-19T16:02:53Z")
fuck the 460… pick up a 351W, stroke it and put a 300 shot to it… ---
**Author:** ![vw16vcabby](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vw16vcabby/32/5943_2.png) [@vw16vcabby](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vw16vcabby)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2004, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/17 "2004-01-19T16:04:22Z")
> _Originally posted by slowcamaro_ > **🆒** > > > > **was that the party car** yes. we would run shit over w/ it… had a roadway guardrail for a bumper! got sold to a guy for a demo derby car… ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2004, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/18 "2004-01-19T16:05:48Z")
> _Originally posted by Darkstar_ > **fuck the 460… pick up a 351W, stroke it and put a 300 shot to it…** 351w don’t like to make power when stroked and bored- not a racing engine- 302w stroker is the only way too go. ---
**Author:** ![ohsoquik02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@ohsoquik02](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ohsoquik02)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2004, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/19 "2004-01-19T16:30:27Z")
> _Originally posted by Shaggy_ > **351w don’t like to make power when stroked and bored- > not a racing engine-** > > > > **302w stroker is the only way too go.** your full of shit, alot of 408s make good power ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2004, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496/20 "2004-01-19T17:12:09Z")
> _Originally posted by ohsoquik02_ > **your full of shit, alot of 408s make good power** Read up on the 351w some more- :rolleyes: a 331 or even a 347 can provide the same power as a 408 [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/460-in-a-foxbody-a-good-idea/163496.md?page=2)