alternative engines, WARPED

[Todd....!!]

I hear ya Harold, makes sense to me...

However I have a Dana 60 with the 4.10's and it takes a bit longer to
swap out the gears in that baby, it'd probably be quicker to swap ou
tthe entire rearend!?

Good idea though.  My friend with another 70 Bee which DOES have a Dana
swapped his 4.10's out for some 3.23's and MAN does it HAUL on the
highway!

He'll be takin his to the strip in a couple a weeks! I'll be followin
him with mine...

I got down to a puny 13.4 at 102 this past Friday night at the track...

He'll be lucky if he breaks into the low 15's...

ALSO, instead of swappin out gears I COULD just put some really tall
truck like tires on there, the 295/50's seem kinda short, they don't
even go up into the fenderwell at all, except maybe when bouncin over a
bump or somethin...

Will try gettin the 600 vac to idle better, maybe even run the ol
Rochester off the 70 Chev truck again.. I used to run this carb, had
GREAT idle characteristics, but couldn't break any lower than a 13.6 in
the quarter with it, it's only a 625 or so cfm Rochester...

Will also hook up the vac advance, if I can find a vacuum tube to hook
it up to, they're all blocked off internally on the 750 dbl pmpr I'm
currently runnin, so I'm not runnin it currently...

The 600 or Rochester have plenty of vacuum tubes I can use for the vac
advance...

The Manual calls for 38 degrees total mechanical advance and lik 56
degrees advance with the vacuum hooked up...

Does this sound right to ya'll?

Seems a tad bit much to me!

Thanks again!

Really appreciate the help!

LATER!

Todd....!!


AL8001 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 99-05-11 15:43:40 EDT, atc347 at c-com.net writes:
> 
> >I get 6.1-6.2 mpg on the highway currently and MUST correct this
> >situation ASAP or else get even poorer and maybe lose electriciy, water,
> >phone etc.. due to the fuel bill overpowering my other bills, I've GOT
> >to get to work SOME HOW ya know!
> >
> >I believe I CAN get over 20 mph with a mild 440 in a 3700 lb car!
> >
> >What do ya'll think?
> >
> >Thanks for any positive(real,useable) input!
> >
> >Sincerely!,
> >
> >
> 
> First off, if you are still running a 8 3/4 rear end, get a high ratio center
> section ( 2.76 or so) and swap it for dailly driveing.  The 8 3/4 is built
> like a 9" Ford, a center section swap can be done in ~ 1 hour or so.
> 
> Next, find a 650 or smaller _vacuume_ secondary carb.  Tune it with a two
> stage power valve and small jets.  Use this for daliy street driveing.
> 
> Third, run a distrubitor with vacuume advance on the street.
> 
> Fourth,  keep your foot out of it!
> 
> You may not get 20 mpg, but you should at least double your current 6 mpg.
> 
> Harold