ZF 5 speed

[godblessmud]

With a 460 bellhousing pattern. what engines can i bolt up to this tranny? 460/429 obviously, what about a 428? 390?

 

[TexasNomad]

With a 460 bellhousing pattern. what engines can i bolt up to this tranny? 460/429 obviously, what about a 428? 390?

I don't think it will bolt up to a 428 or 390, I say this because i've seen adapters for that tranny to bolt up to a 390..

 

[godblessmud]

I was pretty sure it wasnt the same as the 390 but im not sure about the 428

What engine family is the 428 built off? is it FE?

 

[TexasNomad]

I was pretty sure it wasnt the same as the 390 but im not sure about the 428

What engine family is the 428 built off? is it FE?

Yeah the 428's are FE engines, its really just a destroked 460 I think, i'm pretty sure you can use the same heads on ether engine.

 

[godblessmud]

are you sure your now thinking of the 429? which is a destroked 460 and the heads are interchangeable for more cubes (lower compression though)

 

[TexasNomad]

are you sure your now thinking of the 429? which is a destroked 460 and the heads are interchangeable for more cubes (lower compression though)

Aah ya your right about that sorry.
I've been looking in to trannys for my truck for awhile now and i've never seen the ZF trannys for sell like you find AODs and EODS..

 

[godblessmud]

ZFs are rare and pricey...i'l probably pull one myself from a yard that doesnt know their worth

So the 428 is FE? a bored 390 or ??
The 428 is the engine you never hear about, its like a 352 haha

 

[TexasNomad]

I think the 428 is a stroked 427 and I'm pretty sure it was only put in cars like Galaxy's Ect.
No its not a bored out 390.

 

[godblessmud]

thats like a .125 overbore for 1 cubic inch...why bother lol

Ive seen alot of 428's in late early mid 70's F 250/350s

example http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/973920255.html

could be a swap as ive never heard of the 428 as a stock truck engine, but i almost bought an F250 highboy with a 428 that was swapped in from another ford truck

 

[Fellro]

The 428 is bored, but also stroked over a 390. They had their own blocks as the amount of material needed to take out of a 390 block is risky. I saw a write up on how to change a 390 to a 428, the hardest part would be to find a 428 crank.

Anyway, the only motors that share the bolt pattern with a 460 are the 429, 351M and 400.Also, ZF's aren't that uncommon, just look into the 3/4 and 1 ton trucks, they are common there. It is a little harder to find one with the 460, but not impossible. I pulled one out of the 92 in my sig, but it is 2wd.

 

[94supercab]

as someone said the 390/428 are in the FE family of motors. The 429 and 460 are in the 385 family. They have a different bellhousing pattern, only the 351M, 400, 429 and 460 are compatiable.