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Help Please!! 460 Ford
« on: April 05, 2015, 02:39:37 PM »
I believe I have a late 1980's 460 motor, in a 1978, 21' Tahiti Boss.
Is there a way to find out the year of motor?
Looking at getting better performance.  I believe all is stock, points, stock manifold, not sure carb but a Holley.
Suggestion please..:-)

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Re: Help Please!! 460 Ford
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2015, 02:58:04 PM »
Get the numbers/ letters off the block same as the heads. It will let you know the year of each.


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Re: Help Please!! 460 Ford
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2015, 08:05:24 AM »
Look for casting numbers on the side of the block and heads.  Format is "D1VE", "D0VE", Etc.  This will give you a starting point to at least know what you have performance wise, then you can go from there.

 I don't want to ruin your dreams here but what type additional performance are you looking to get?  Fords are not the easiest/cheapest engines to build substantial power in, minor tweaks can help but make sure you have a realistic goal or lots of $$$$!  Post up the numbers you find and we can help with what you have currently. 

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Re: Help Please!! 460 Ford
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2015, 10:36:51 AM »
This is what you are looking for. This shows it is from 71-78 if you need the exact year you will have to pull the intake. Here are two pics from blocks in my garage.


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Re: Help Please!! 460 Ford
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2015, 07:18:01 PM »
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