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ford 460 into hilux, am i crazy?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 6:43 pm
by shaunh
cleaning up my grandfathers shed, found a couple ford 460s, i immediately though what if? its a huge motor, its gonna take a long time alot of money, but ive got the know how, just dont know if i can cram it all into a 1990 4runner?
any help ideas suggestion are more than welcome
Re: ford 460 into hilux, am i crazy?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:01 pm
by RAY185
Let's say you find a way to cram it in the engine bay.
A: You have no hope of it being a legal conversion.
B: Would you be prepared to spend the kind of money needed to build a driveline that will survive behind it to make it worthwhile?
Re: ford 460 into hilux, am i crazy?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:11 pm
by Struth
Its just a 460 Ray, an R150 and sixty series diffs would cope fine.
But I think you would have a lot of trouble finding the space to fit it under the hood.
Re: ford 460 into hilux, am i crazy?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:17 pm
by RAY185
Do you reckon he'd be able to keep it registered too?
Re: ford 460 into hilux, am i crazy?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 11:58 pm
by DUDELUX
Put on your fun hat Raymond.
I say go for it, whats the worst thing that could happen.
Re: ford 460 into hilux, am i crazy?
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:21 am
by stock 4runner
I'm asumming it's a big block as I know you can just stroke and boar a small block to 460 but there not that common. Could never be registered though
Re: ford 460 into hilux, am i crazy?
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:20 am
by rockcrawler31
I'd say that unless it's going to be a specific purpose car like a burnout car or something then it's kinda pointless. The sheer weight of that block is going to make the handling of the 4 skinner absolutely appalling. On road it's going to dive under braking like a mofo, under steer into corners untill you give it some boot and then it's going to oversteer like a cawk.
Off road the front is going to be so heavy that your front to rear weight bias is going to be spastically uneven.
There's a very good reason that there's no LEGALLY done big blocks in hilux's and 5 liters is the max that virtually any DOT will let you go to.
Without being "that guy" who killjoys it, i think you'll blow a lot of dough on something that will be a turd for any practical use.
Re: ford 460 into hilux, am i crazy?
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 8:19 am
by Struth
RAY185 wrote:Do you reckon he'd be able to keep it registered too?
Fark no, not a chance.
Re: ford 460 into hilux, am i crazy?
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:33 am
by SCANAS
What do you want for one of the 460's condition?
Re: ford 460 into hilux, am i crazy?
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:23 am
by RAY185
Struth wrote:RAY185 wrote:Do you reckon he'd be able to keep it registered too?
Fark no, not a chance.
Ok, just checking you hadn't gone completely mad on us....

Re: ford 460 into hilux, am i crazy?
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:25 am
by shaunh
Okay so it's a no go hah
Theyve been through flood so no idea of condition they're still at the back of the shed so I can't really tell you anymore, also have a set of pistons, rings and rods for them 30 thou oversize
Re: ford 460 into hilux, am i crazy?
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:36 am
by Struth
RAY185 wrote:Struth wrote:RAY185 wrote:Do you reckon he'd be able to keep it registered too?
Fark no, not a chance.
Ok, just checking you hadn't gone completely mad on us....

I did, but then I came back, then I did again then......
Re: ford 460 into hilux, am i crazy?
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:38 am
by mkpatrol
shaunh wrote:Okay so it's a no go hah
Theyve been through flood so no idea of condition they're still at the back of the shed so I can't really tell you anymore, also have a set of piston rings and rod for them 30 thou oversize
Sell your Hilux & go & buy one of these:
460 is nice on one of them. Even enough room under the hood for a blower

Re: ford 460 into hilux, am i crazy?
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:36 pm
by rockcrawler31
In a bronco or even in a IH scout would be cool too