Ive towed 4900 pounds with a 2.3 EcoBoost. It might as well been towing farts cause that little engine didn't care. Yea, 4900 pounds aint alot in big truck terms but a 4 cylinder from days past could not have done that. A 3.7 ecoboost can tow 10,000 pounds without missing a beat. So your 460 can do it... your 460 sucks ass. It truly does. Its a big slow iron peice of crap that makes no power, its true.. Its nostalgic but meaningless. Modern tech beats old iron every day. And as far as your theory of longevity, dohc vvt di turbo engines have been running for 250,000+ miles and more without a rebuilds. I love old shit but bottom line, your talking steam engines vs nuclear power when you think 70s tech is the way to go...
A 460 is a cool engine... it would have the frame ripped out of it by a modern v6... and the v6 will last longer.
Youre out of your mind if you think a "460 will have its frame ripped out by a modern V6"
What? An ecoboost? Give a 460 direct injection and 2 turbos and itll be a diffrrent story. Cubes win everytime.
That being said show me on NA V6 thats making the torque my EFI 460 is off idle. Doubt you can. If we are ripping frames, the one who builds the fastest wins.
I love the 460. It’s an absolute monster...
1979, 460,F150/250, 230 hp @4000, 362 tq @2500
1979, 460, F350, 239 hp@4000, 369tq@2500
Ok, maybe it isn’t always a torque monster, just a monster in size and weight.
I love how you pick the literal weakest version of the 460 to prove a point. Youre as bad as CNN.
94-97 were 245hp and 410ftlbs, torque is what matters anyways.
Its whatever...im not gonna sit here and mindlessly argue about it. We pulled the exact same shit (mostly) 30 years ago as you guys pull now.
Besides that power isnt all that makes a good truck. Durabilty, ground clearence, simplicity, serviceabilty, suspension, etc etc are all just as, if not more, important and thats where modern trucks really lack.