Big Block gurus plz... HCI combo

[The Fox]

Going with a 460. I just won an auction on ebay for everything I'll need to swap. 2" to 3.5" headers, oil pan, motor mounts, gaskets, etc...

Anyway, I need to know what some good HCI combos are. This car is only for the 1/4 mile. Auto, Spool, Slicks. Not a street car.

HEADS
For heads I am NOT going aftermarket. Most likely ported D0VEs. If there is a better stock head to work with let me know.

CAM
For the cam I'd like mid-top end power. Big blocks have the low end covered so is it smarter to go with a cam and valvesprings that caters to mid/top end? Also what kind of gains do you get from going solid or roller rather than hydraulic?

INTAKE
I have no idea what to go with. What works? What doesn't? I hear a lot of people going with the Torker II intake. I want SINGLE carb. What's better between single and dual plane? What is tunnel ram and is it better?

Please, open to suggestions. I would be on bigblockfox.com asking stuff but I can't get that site to work.

BTW, trans is a C4 with JW bbf-C4 Bell, full manual vb, trans brake. Waiting until I know the engine's power-range before I get a converter.

 

[Dark Knight]

Go to www.460ford.com , might look at the engine builds section. Also check out http://www.reincarnation-automotive.com/index.html and talk to Scott.. he has alot of iron head options, including porting one set of ports so you can match the rest. Great guy to deal with too.

 

[Flavadave4]

sounds like its going to run good.....ide love to have a BB car some day.

 

[MYSTICSVT]

Ported DOVE's should work fine. I'd recommend a Weiand Stealth for an intake. My 1969 Fastback ran 12.60's with a boneyard 429(with stock DOVE's) with a Stealth, headers, an 850 Demon, and 3.50 gears as the only mods. A Fox with similar mods plus 4.11's, a good camshaft, and ported DOVE's should easily be in the 11's.

 

[90NotchBack]

We had a 460 bored .030 over. 466ci with aluminum Cobra Jet heads and it went 9.50's in a 2800lbs car but with stock rods going pass 7000rpm. It only lasted 6 runs. Now it's a 503ci and the car weights 2600lbs now. With the right stock parts the car should have no problem run mid to low 11's. My truck 390 goes 11.50's. I would be pushing for 10's with a 460.

 

[The Fox]

Thanks guys. Yeah, I check out a lot of combos but none that jump out at me. I'm waiting to hear of a good cam/intake combo.

 

[The Fox]

Should I start going straight to stroking to like 514 or so? If I did what heads go best? aluminum SCJs? What kind of cam and intake do you match with it?

 

[R2D2]

466 c8-c9-D0 head, vic jr intake, 850 holley, .580-.600 230-240 @ .050 solid flat

No reason to go 514 when its same price to go atleast 545-557

 

[The Fox]

Found an ebay kit for $789.00 Sound good? For 557ci