Project Strokers Wild (Part 3): We Build a 520 CID Ford 460
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Cubic inches. As the saying goes, there’s no substitute for ’em. And for those of you who like your cubic inches Blue Oval style, our last Summit Racing Stroker’s Wild engine has them—520 cubic inches worth, to be exact.
We're going to show you how to punch an ordinary 460 out to 520 c.i.d. without spending your kid’s college fund (or your own). The combination is based on a SCAT 4.300" stroke cast crankshaft and 6.700" Eagle Specialties connecting rods. No block clearancing or other trick stuff is required. Other than Chevy rod bearings and a set of custom flattop pistons, the rest of the engine is built with off-the-shelf Ford performance parts.
Of course, those off-the-shelf parts are pretty good: Trick Flow A460 aluminum cylinder heads and intake manifold, Crane roller cam, Holley 1,150 cfm Dominator carburetor, MSD crank trigger and Pro Billet distributor, and Hedman Husler headers. Together, they make for a very potent package.
How potent, you ask? You’ll have to wait until the big dyno super-session, when we thrash the 520 and its 347 c.id. 5.0L and 393 cube 351W brothers until they deliver the big numbers. In the meantime, we’ll show you how this King Daddy 520 went together--and how Trick Flow made it even better with new and improved PowerPort A460 cylinder heads, an R-Series A460 intake manifold, and 1.73 ratio roller rocker arms. The new parts are also listed below.
| SCA-44604300 | SCAT Forged Crankshaft, 4.300 in. stroke |
| ESP-67003D | Eagle Specialty Connecting Rods, 6.700 in. |
| SLP-R9374035 | Speed-Pro Plasma-Moly Piston Ring Set |
| CLE-MS1039P10 | Clevite Main Bearing Set |
| CLE-CB743H | Clevite Connecting Rod Bearing Set, Big Chevy |
| CLE-SH1111S | Clevite Camshaft Bearing Set |
| CRN-358821 | Crane Solid Roller Camshaft |
| CCA-836-16 | Comp Cams Endure-X Roller Lifter Set |
| CCA-3122 | Comp Cams Hi-Tech Roller Timing Set |
| ATI-917620 | ATI Super Damper Harmonic Damper, 7 in. Dia. |
| TFS-5440T801 | Trick Flow A460 Aluminum Cylinder Heads, Assembled |
| TFS-21419100-8 | Trick Flow Chromemoly Intake Pushrods, 9.110 in. |
| TFS-21419550-8 | Trick Flow Exhaust Pushrods, 9.550 in. |
| MEL-M84DHV | Melling High Volume Oil Pump |
| MOR-24508 | Moroso Oil Pump Pickup |
| FMS-M6605A429 | Ford Racing Oil Pump Drive Shaft |
| MOR-20625 | Moroso Stage 1 Oil Pan, 7 Quart |
| HLY-0-80556-1 | Holley Dominator Carburetor, 1,150 CFM |
| MSD-8477 | MSD Pro Billet Distributor |
| MSD-8644 | MSD Flying Magnet Crank Trigger |
| MSD-3138 | MSD Heli-Core Ignition Wire Set |
| MEZ-WP108R | Mezeire Electric Water Pump |
| MEZ-WP109R | Meziere Water Pump Blockoff Plate |
| MOR-68131 | Moroso Chrome Valve Covers |
| TFS-2707 | Trick Flow Intake Gasket Set |
| FPP-1028 | Fel-Pro Head Gasket, each |
| FPP-1412 | Fel-Pro Exhaust Gasket Set |
| FPP-1812 | Fel-Pro Oil Pan Gasket |
| FPP-1643 | Fel-Pro Valve Cover Gasket Set |
| FPP-2712 | Fel-Pro R.A.C.E. Gasket Set |
| ARP-155-5202 | ARP Main Cap Bolt Kit |
| ARP-155-4203 | ARP Cylinder Head Stud Kit |
| ARP-155-1002 | ARP Camshaft Bolt |
| ARP-150-2501 | ARP Harmonic Damper Bolt |
| ARP-100-7101 | ARP Rocker Arm Stud Kit |
| ARP-255-1801 | ARP Oil Pan Bolt Kit |
| SLP-381-8018 | Sealed Power Expansion Plug Kit |
