460 questions?

[avdcav]

Pics " No Problem

I always have problems with pics on this site but I guess I will start the pic train moving,

Just my 2 cents when I was going to buy my car " I asked people the same thing BB VS SB" To be blunt people had every reason under the sun why I should stay away from a 460 and get a SB. Well I have had the BB for 2 years now and recently drove a very well built 351 .

I wouldn't even consider a SB these days..... It just didn't feel right for me
and the sound was not even close to the lopping of a BB...


Myth BB's run very hot and always over heat. I don't have that problem at all.

But you have to really drive one and decide for yourself " Than you can buy the BB. The slanted distributor through the scoop is also cool.

Thank the lord for the Big Block Ford ; Great saying
Good Luck with the car...

[mnm99]

Originally Posted by avdcav

Pics " No Problem

I always have problems with pics on this site but I guess I will start the pic train moving,

Just my 2 cents when I was going to buy my car " I asked people the same thing BB VS SB" To be blunt people had every reason under the sun why I should stay away from a 460 and get a SB. Well I have had the BB for 2 years now and recently drove a very well built 351 .

I wouldn't even consider a SB these days..... It just didn't feel right for me
and the sound was not even close to the lopping of a BB...


Myth BB's run very hot and always over heat. I don't have that problem at all.

But you have to really drive one and decide for yourself " Than you can buy the BB. The slanted distributor through the scoop is also cool.

Thank the lord for the Big Block Ford ; Great saying
Good Luck with the car...

Thanks. Is yours iron headed? I talked to Jay at Vintage and told him what I wanted to do. I'm on a tight budget, but really want a New Backdraft. At first I was looking to only spend like 43K total with taxes when I put it on the road. So right now im at $40196 total shipped with taxes minus motor and trans. I'm trying to get both for under 10K and install it myself. When I mentioned to him he listened,but did say it was a tight fit and 98% of his customers put in small blocks. I asked how much to install it. He said $2000 for a small block and $3000 for a big block. I asked why so much more for a big block. He said it's a tight fit...??? So Im looking at new or a really nice used, but I don't see any Backdrafts with big blocks for sale.

[kevin boehm]

Originally Posted by avdcav

Pics " No Problem

I always have problems with pics on this site but I guess I will start the pic train moving,

Just my 2 cents when I was going to buy my car " I asked people the same thing BB VS SB" To be blunt people had every reason under the sun why I should stay away from a 460 and get a SB. Well I have had the BB for 2 years now and recently drove a very well built 351 .

I wouldn't even consider a SB these days..... It just didn't feel right for me
and the sound was not even close to the lopping of a BB...


Myth BB's run very hot and always over heat. I don't have that problem at all.

But you have to really drive one and decide for yourself " Than you can buy the BB. The slanted distributor through the scoop is also cool.

Thank the lord for the Big Block Ford ; Great saying
Good Luck with the car...

is that a ultra carb on there and did you have to modify your air cleaner to fit under the hood, what intake is on there,, I bought a cobra with a 460 but I am having clearanc problems

[cycleguy55]

Originally Posted by kevin boehm

is that a ultra carb on there and did you have to modify your air cleaner to fit under the hood, what intake is on there,, I bought a cobra with a 460 but I am having clearanc problems

I went with a 9" x 2.25" K&N filter, topped by a K&N X-Stream top. The carb (Holley Street Avenger, 770 CFM) is installed on a 5° wedge spacer to better align it with the angle of the hood and scoop. The manifold is an Edelbrock Performer 460 (Not RPM). All good with about 3/8" of clearance.

Check out the photo at 460 BBF in West Coast Cobra - Club Cobra Photo Gallery

[PurpleVenom]

The only modification I made to the base of my air cleaner was cut about 1/4" off the lip that fits on top of the carb. I'm speaking to an installation in to a Factory Five, which, may be different than a Backdraft or West Coast. IF you stick with the stock 'crate' engine specs without getting too extreme, I think the 850 double pumper will over feed the engine....it did mine and one of the reasons I stepped back to a 750. Also, no choke...I'm in Missouri, and have never had trouble starting mine without a choke. More headaches in my opinion as I used to have an electric choke, but removed it after it got stuck on me a few times.

[Detroit Bill]

Originally Posted by cycleguy55

I went with a 9" x 2.25" K&N filter, topped by a K&N X-Stream top. The carb (Holley Street Avenger, 770 CFM) is installed on a 5° wedge spacer to better align it with the angle of the hood and scoop. The manifold is an Edelbrock Performer 460 (Not RPM). All good with about 3/8" of clearance.

Check out the photo at 460 BBF in West Coast Cobra - Club Cobra Photo Gallery

That does fill the engine bay. It appears much more so than an FE. Is the hood "standard" or is the scoop extended?

[cycleguy55]

Originally Posted by Detroit Bill

That does fill the engine bay. It appears much more so than an FE. Is the hood "standard" or is the scoop extended?

It's a 'standard' scoop, though I have toyed with the idea of a wider scoop so I can use a 14" filter, mostly prior to going to my current setup. Some of the European replicas (e.g. DAX) use a wider scoop - not as large as the one on the 'Super Snakes', just wider, perhaps a bit higher and a big less rounded.

Photos:
1) http://www.daxcars.co.uk/media/com_u...-7543118-n.jpg
2) http://www.daxcars.co.uk/media/com_u...31726708-n.jpg

FWIW, I see Shell Valley has a large scoop in their catalogue - it's listed as 31.5" long, 18.5" wide (presumably flange to flange) and 3.5" high. It also looks like it's more rounded, more like the original style than the slightly angular DAX scoop. Cobra Replica Hood Scoop

[GT Trooper]

Here's mine. I love it!
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