As much as i love the 460....id almost rather have a 400. IMO the 400 beats it in everything but obviously power. Ive had major issues out of every 460 ive had but never had any issues from any of my 400s...and with a lil work the 400 is an absolute torque monster with its 4 inch stroke.
My 97 460 in my F250 is a stout mofo, no doubt. I would of loved to of done some sort of challenge for towing against the 78 F350 i had though. It had a slightly massaged 400, T18 4sp and a 4.30 rear. Nasty, loud, rough SOB (had 14 leaf packs and 2 overloads) but there wasnt anything i hooked it to that truck wouldnt yank the piss out of.
It did top out at 75ish mph, got 6mpg, and drove like shit. But what a truck.
My 97 F250 is better in about every way, but i really would of liked to of seen which one had more full out brute snort.