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Berkeley Packajet 460
« on: August 03, 2009, 12:23:17 PM »
Anybody know anything about these engines? Anything special about them? Thanks!
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Re: Berkeley Packajet 460
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2009, 04:35:30 PM »
Never seen anything quite like that. Tommy'd be the one who'd know, But with the Center riser exhaust, Motorsport style Valve covers, might be a little more than your average marine 460.  :thumbup:

But probably not, who knows? Casting numbers might help a BIT, but prolly a d1ve (block), d3ve a2a (Head) combo (Std marine engines mostly had these I think) So unless a hotter cam, more compression was added, you know where it's going, lol.

Regardless, you probably have a standard Hardin Marine 320HP 460.  Still a stout engine, and can be hot rodded quite a bit with bolt on parts before you need to remove the engine and go inside it.

Did I mention it looked CLEAN? Dirty that pig up a bit would ya? Making us all look bad here.............. >:D

Ray
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Re: Berkeley Packajet 460
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2009, 04:39:37 PM »


Did I mention it looked CLEAN? Dirty that pig up a bit would ya? Making us all look bad here.............. >:D

Ray

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Re: Berkeley Packajet 460
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2009, 08:56:38 PM »
Anything special about them?  Thanks!

The stickers on the valve covers  ;D
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Re: Berkeley Packajet 460
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2009, 02:14:55 AM »
It looks like the standard issue glastron carlson setup.
 
The cast iron intake was a cobra jet.  Nice big ports feeding junk small port heads.

Pedistal mount cheapie rockers, mild hyd. cam and lifters.

Oil pan was a front sump 6 quart with a baffle.  again from the cobra jet.

Dual point dist.

Dish pistons.

In reality, a nice dependable medium 320 HP engine.

No, nothing special
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Re: Berkeley Packajet 460
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2009, 09:22:50 PM »
Anybody know anything about these engines? Anything special about them? Thanks!
Fordbuilt their 460 Marine engines to a slightly different spec than their 460 passenger car/light truck engnes. For example:

The typical Marine 460 that came in the thousands of boats came with front sump Cobra Jet oil pans (has windage tray) , passenger car dished cast pistons (the mid-1980's 460 King Cobra had TRW forged flat tops), the heads were usually non-thermactor D3VE's with different valve springs, retainers, and the addition of spring cups, heavy duty truck rods (essentially Cobra Jet rods), the Super Cobra Jet intake with a post-70 date code, Super Cobra jet camshaft, and usually fully grooved main bearings.

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