460 question etc

[DeTowman]

Im considering buying a small motorhome. prolly a class c. alot that I have looked at have the ford 460. is this a good powerplant? mostly looking at mid to late 80's vehicles. what year did they switch to fuel inj? also i notice some diff trannys that mate with this eng. a c5 is what i hink i saw most. school me on ford trannys a little. i will be towing a 8x10 enclosed trailer with a couple bikes or flat towing a small vehicle. any opinions?

hey Eric,Ford went to fuel injection in 1987,& if it has overdrive it will be an E4OD,if its a 3 spd it will be a C6..both are good trans....i had a 460 in a 97 F450 wrecker & loved it.:xyxthumbs:..towing in town i got 8-10 miles to the gallon, on the road with OD it was 15mpg....I change the air filter to a K&N,threw the litte air tubes away & made larger fresh air tubes 4 inch i think,change the exhaust to flowmaster &3.5 in pipes.......i put 200,000 miles on it with no problems......replace the tranny once @ 115,000..i miss that truck & wish i had it back......as for a 460:xyxthumbs:go for it......Dean :rebel: