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460 Or 4.6l Police Interceptor?

What The Difference Between A 460 And A 4.6l Police Interceptor Engine And Will It Fit In A 73' Thunderbird That Had A 460 In It?

460 Or 4.6l Police Interceptor?

Reply #1
they are completely different engines. the 460 is a 385 series and the 4.6 is a mod motor. yes they will both fit
86 thunderbird elan

86 mustang coupe

460 Or 4.6l Police Interceptor?

Reply #2
Is The 4.6 More Poweful? I Was Thinking About That 5.8l Because After 73' The 460 Had Less Power. Also, How Does The 5.8l Compare To The 4.6l Interceptor?

460 Or 4.6l Police Interceptor?

Reply #3
Quote from: OLDCARMAN
What The Difference Between A 460 And A 4.6l Police Interceptor Engine And Will It Fit In A 73' Thunderbird That Had A 460 In It?


What's different???...  EVERYTHING...

The 4.6 is a Electronic Fuel Injection engine that has no distributor(or provisions for one) and AFIK there are no intake manifolds to fit a carb to it(although I've heard talk they may be produced one day). It won't bolt to the old C6 tranny so you'd have to swap trannys, reconfigure your drive shaft etc. Also you have to deal with adding the electronics, fuel system, engine mounts, oil pan, etc..etc, better forget it(I would, but wouldn't swap a 4.6 onto a roller skate... Maybe a 32 valve version IF someone gave it and all the necessary pieces to me ).

460 Or 4.6l Police Interceptor?

Reply #4
Any year 460 can be modded to put a SERIOUS hurtin on a 4.6 or 351... If you ain't worried about fuel econoemy keep the 460...

Thanks

Reply #5
Thanks, I'm Not Worried About Fuel I Have 2 Cars With 460 And 1 With A 440. What Do You Think About That 5.8l? To Much Conversion? And The Power Diff?

460 Or 4.6l Police Interceptor?

Reply #6
460... if ya wanna go nuts, 460 fuelie.

460 Or 4.6l Police Interceptor?

Reply #7
How Hard Would It Be To Make The 460 An Interceptor Or Faster?


Thanks

Reply #9
Thanks, That's Alot Of Good Info And I Appreciate It.

460 Or 4.6l Police Interceptor?

Reply #10
whew....
:america: 1988 Thunderbird Sport, Former 4.6 DOHC T56 conversion project.

Rest of the country, Welcome to Massachusettes. Enjoy your stay.

 
Halfbreed... Mango Orange Y2K Mustang GT
FRPP complete 2000 Cobra engine swap, T56 n' junk...
~John~

460 Or 4.6l Police Interceptor?

Reply #11
FWIW...im ~pretty~ sure that sullivan makes a carbed intake for the 4.6 sohc engines. i know for sure that they make one for the 4.6 dohc.....their are a few different options for the ignition setup on them as well.
:america: 1988 Thunderbird Sport, Former 4.6 DOHC T56 conversion project.

Rest of the country, Welcome to Massachusettes. Enjoy your stay.

 
Halfbreed... Mango Orange Y2K Mustang GT
FRPP complete 2000 Cobra engine swap, T56 n' junk...
~John~


460 Or 4.6l Police Interceptor?

Reply #13
What Has The Most Power, A Bored Out 460 Or A Souped Up 4.6 Or 5.8? But Either Way Would I Have To Re-do So Much To Put A 4.6 Or 5.8 When There Was A 460 First?

460 Or 4.6l Police Interceptor?

Reply #14
You'd be a lot better off just building up the 460 for low to mid-range torque, as it'll be moving a hell of a lot of Thunderbird.
The 4.6 tends to be a more rev happy engine.
And, for what you'd more than likely spend just acquire a 4.6, and the stuff to run it, you could build one hell of a big block, and still whup the 4.6 engine's ass in every category except mileage, and not have to
change a  thing in you car, such as transmission, motor mounts, etc etc.
For the same reason, I wouldn't consider putting a 351w in it, either.
You'd have to change trans. with it, as well as mounts, accessories, and the whole 9 yards.

Why exactly are ya wantin' to put a mod motor in there, anyway?
If you're going to be different, that's one thing, but doing it for more power is going to be a big hassle, when for probably around a grand or so, you could make that 460 one bad mother...
Just my opinion, though...:D
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)