Sorry for the hype...but this actually may be one of the best MELs ever put together. 510ci, 500HP and 600#ft on the dyno at only 5700rpm. Idles and runs smoothly, put together for street use in a 55Tbird gasser replica. based on a 1968 462 block, heads and crank, this build is the equivalent of a B...

Thanks for all the interest...the crank has been sold. Because I had several email conversations with board members, here are some of the details: when a 460 Ford stroker crank is used in a 430 or 462 MEL block, the mains must be turned to 2.9 from 3.0, and depending on the specific crank manufactur...

I'm building engines as well...just a note about the heads. The 430-462 heads are never going to flow big numbers...the 462 heads have the best port velocity, while the early big valve heads have a poor short turn. The very best you can do is get good 462 heads, have someone port them well, and supe...

Calling all 430 and 462 owners who want a bit more umpf in your ride...I have a brand new Ford 460 Eagle cast crankshaft, 4.5" stroke, that has been machined to fit a 430-462 MEL block. This makes the 430 into 485 cubes (without any boring) or a 462 into 495 cubes. Boring to 0.030 over adds about 15...

Thanks for the MEL parts lead. I have not worked with the earlier "big valve" heads, it sounds like any of the MEL heads can be reworked to take the bigger valves from the earlier heads. If any particular early head has more consistent wall thickness or favorable port shape, I would really like to k...

Hi, new member, first post- I got the bug to build a stroked 462 about the same time as Royce Brechler of Y-block fame...he has completed his build, a 515 ci engine and a stout build. I have been taking much longer, as i wanted to get my blocks offset bored (core shift issues) and so had to send the...