Ford 460 Police Interceptor
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The Ford 460 Police Interceptor is a high-displacement, heavy-duty version of Ford’s big-block V8 engine engineered to deliver enhanced power and durability for law-enforcement vehicles.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ford big-block V8 engine variant
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automotive engine ⓘ |
| application | full-size Ford police cars ⓘ |
| aspiration | naturally aspirated ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ford 460 V8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blockMaterial | cast iron ⓘ |
| category | police interceptor engine ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | water-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| cylinders | 8 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
law-enforcement pursuit vehicles
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police vehicles ⓘ |
| displacement |
460 cubic inches
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7.5 liters ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | V8 ⓘ |
| engineCycle | four-stroke ⓘ |
| era |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ |
| family | Ford 385 engine family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
enhanced durability
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heavy-duty components ⓘ high-displacement design ⓘ high-torque output ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | carbureted ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| headMaterial | cast iron ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | spark-ignition ⓘ |
| intendedCharacteristic |
improved performance over standard 460
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reliability under continuous high load ⓘ |
| layout | longitudinal engine layout ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| market | North America ⓘ |
| useCase |
extended idling
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high-speed pursuit ⓘ severe-duty operation ⓘ |
| usedIn | rear-wheel-drive Ford police vehicles ⓘ |
| valvesPerCylinder | 2 ⓘ |
| valvetrain | overhead valve ⓘ |
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