[Anthony]

Hello Cranky,

BB Ford (460) heads are copies of BB Chevy heads. Dick Keinath, chief engine engineer for Chev, designer and patent owner of the canted valve design said that. Current BB pro-stock heads are nothing like the production pieces, and they do flow alot more than sb heads, but I think you need a large engine >550ci to make them run right. 1100 hp normally aspirated on pump gas.

Although it may be true that current sb ford heads (yates, etc)may flow more than the current FE heads available( Dove TP, HR Paquet), the Fe is capable of more cubic inches, and therefore I believe is capable of more Hp, especially through mid range.

If you want to make a lot of hp (>600 hp), its going to cost no matter which engine you want.

Weight wise, you can get an all aluminum 460 BB. I actually had one on order, for $3500, before I decided to go FE, when I decided to get a Shelby.

Greg, I don't know what to tell you. I think either engine will put a smile on your face. No matter which engine you get, there will be someone who is faster, although there won't be many.

The only thing is that I'm not a fan of the tremec, because of the ratio's. I think for first gear to be usable, you need to run a 2.88 to 3.08 rear diff, but then this makes 5th gear, overdrive, not as usable. If you run 3.73's to 4.30's, 5th gear is ok, but then I think first gear is too low. It's just too wide of a gear spread.