Nice boat it sounds awesome! I'm new to this forum I have the same 460 with the Berkeley JE A cut. How much did it cost to get your 460 to the 485hp range? That is something I would like to do down the road. Currently My Baja is still stock with 320hp and I'm getting 59mph at 4600rpm on my gps .
I was lucky to get a overhauled 460 for $3100 (todays valuta) with new pistons and bearings, .030 overbored.
If i was going to get my own 460 fixed, which lost oil pressure at full throttle, i would have to pay around $5000 for machining and parts.
Got the heads reworked by a specialist, porting, machined for studs and resurfacing for a little more compression. ($1500)
I also got Scorpion roller rockers, thicker pushrods, camshaft and lifters from Paul (Lakes Only)
I've spent almost $10000 on this motor in total, includes everything from gaskets to flame arrestor.
I have to pay tax and shipping on parts from the states, so every part get's a little more expensive to me.
I might have gained more power with another intake, but as my boat has a motor cover, it can't be any higher than the Edelbrock Performer RPM which i have.
I'm very pleased with the power output, as it was more than i hoped for.
But it's a little sad that i't won't perform in my boat.
I was hoping the cast manifold didn't cut the power that much.. right now my boat only have stock performance.
Turning almost exactly the same rpm as the stock 320 HP motor at full throttle.
Guess i need to get some headers on it instead of the cast manifold.. but jacketed headers are not cheap!
