Can anybody help me?

[79LincolnLover]

My dad gave me his 1979 Lincoln as a college graduation gift. I wanted a little more power, so I bought a 460 engine out of a 1978 Ford LTD. Is there anybody out there who can tell me what motor mounts and oil pan I need to use to finish this job? I dying to drive my Lincoln again...

[pro-five-oh]

The 400 in the '79 Lincoln was designed to fit anywhere the 460 fits. That's what every shop manual tells me. The whole reason they made the small-block 400 was to phase out the 460 in large cars, or offer buyers a more fuel efficient engine.

So it should drop in fine. I'd check part numbers between 400 and 460 Lincolns on RockAuto.com before going through it, though.

[Steve Moran]

The bell housing has a different bolt pattern, IIRC the starter is different too.

IMO mod the 400 for more power or find a doner car w/ a 460 in it, it will help you a bunch.

[pro-five-oh]

The bell housing has a different bolt pattern, IIRC the starter is different too.

IMO mod the 400 for more power or find a doner car w/ a 460 in it, it will help you a bunch.

I heard the bellhousing was the same, the same C6 from the 460 works on it. Hmm...:confused:

[gadget73]

400 and 460 both use the big block bellhouse, it bolts up to the trans fine. Motor mounts should also be in the same location. Worst case, if they are not the same, a set of mounts from a '78 with a 460 ought to do the job.

The 400 can be made into a hell of a motor. Its basically a stroker 2v Cleveland with a horrible cam and intake. If you give it a better cam and replace the intake with a 4bbl one, it will move pretty well. If you shave the heads so it makes more like normal compression (factory is like 7.6:1 or so) in the 9:1 range, it will really rock n roll.

[Wojo]

I couldn't tell much difference between the stock 400 and 460 at lower speeds. The 460 has more top end power but probably due mostly to the 4bbl carb. The 400 gets MUCH better gas mileage and definetly can be made to perform well. You probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a 400 with an edelbrock manifold and 4bbl carb and a 460 except for the gas mileage. Don't let anyone fool you, a 460 gets 11mpg on a good day. My 72 LTD convertible weighs 4200# and gets close to 20 MPG. Its also rated at around 375 HP (see the story here http://www.shadetreesavior.com/ltdeng.html ). Now if you were pulling the 460 from a 69-71 lincoln, that would be a different story but I think its a waste of time using one from a 78. I currently own a 77 lincoln coupe with a 460 and previously had a 78 with a 400. Everytime I fill up with gas I kinda wish I had the 400 back. I also have a stock 72 LTD with a 400. I am growing pretty fond of the 400 eng. especially since you can add lots of performance with a simple manifold / carb swap.

[gadget73]

The 400 gets a bad rap for its use in trucks that should have had a big block. Its not a big block motor, but it was often stuck into that role. Some of the early ones also had block cracking problems but that was resolved. Mostly its the lousy cam and intake along with the poor early emissions controls that made them such dismal performers. They're extremely capable motors, 400 hp out of one without extensive modifications is not hard to do.

[bojo68]

I realize how useless this is, but I tuned up a old 80's something ford wagon, big old boat, with a 400 in it. That old B**** surprised me, floored it and it was doing 60 in about 2 blocks, gained a healthy respect for antique boat anchors....:)

[gadget73]

Wouldn't have been an 80s wagon. The last use of the 400 was I think 1982 in an F150. probably the last wagon use would have been a '78 LTD wagon. Starting in '79, the wagons were Panther based, and that platform has never run anything but a Windsor engine. 4.2, 5.0, 5.8.