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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: Need heads ported in Minnesota
« on: December 08, 2023, 05:09:26 PM »
Thanks guys. I will give them a call on Monday.
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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Need heads ported in Minnesota
« on: December 08, 2023, 09:01:00 AM »
I have a set of Jon Kaase Boss-9 heads that I want to get ported for a 521cid 385 block engine.
I don't know of a shop capable of doing a good job on them. Anyone have a name for me?
I don't know of a shop capable of doing a good job on them. Anyone have a name for me?
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FE Technical Forum / Re: Need Advice on Fox Body FE Project
« on: September 23, 2022, 04:35:05 PM »
Jay, last time I looked Minnesota facebook marketplace has a fairmount futura for sale. I think the guy was asking $6000.
It looks like a nice car. I bought a 1978 futura last fall with the in line 3.3 I6. Mine has some rust in the left shock tower.
An FE should fit in the engine with out to much trouble. I put a 460 in a 1984 thunderbird with out doing anything to the shock towers.
It looks like a nice car. I bought a 1978 futura last fall with the in line 3.3 I6. Mine has some rust in the left shock tower.
An FE should fit in the engine with out to much trouble. I put a 460 in a 1984 thunderbird with out doing anything to the shock towers.
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FE Technical Forum / Re: Fuel Efficient Build---352 or 351W
« on: March 12, 2022, 06:39:33 PM »
Semi trucks went through this along time ago.
It was found the lower numbered rearend gears were better for milage and engine life than overdrive transmissions.
Class 8 semi trucks started using overdrive auxiliary transmission way before my time. Probably the 1950's, than started using overdrive main box transmissions. Like
RTO-9513, 13 speed overdrive in the late 60's early 70's.
It takes more power to turn the overdrive gears with a higher number rearend gear than it does to drive a straight though direct drive trans with a lower rearend gear.
Before it was figured out there were 13, and 15 speed double overdrive transmissions.
When I was in high school my dad and I built a car out of junk parts.
A 352 , 2 barrel 4 speed out of a 1967 ford f250 truck.
The chassis was a 1979 LTD station wagon cut down and shortened up.
The wagon had a 2.26 to 1 gear ratio rearend. We used the granny gear 4 speed out of the truck.
It would go 35 MPH in low first gear.
It would get 23 miles to the gallon on the highway.
It was found the lower numbered rearend gears were better for milage and engine life than overdrive transmissions.
Class 8 semi trucks started using overdrive auxiliary transmission way before my time. Probably the 1950's, than started using overdrive main box transmissions. Like
RTO-9513, 13 speed overdrive in the late 60's early 70's.
It takes more power to turn the overdrive gears with a higher number rearend gear than it does to drive a straight though direct drive trans with a lower rearend gear.
Before it was figured out there were 13, and 15 speed double overdrive transmissions.
When I was in high school my dad and I built a car out of junk parts.
A 352 , 2 barrel 4 speed out of a 1967 ford f250 truck.
The chassis was a 1979 LTD station wagon cut down and shortened up.
The wagon had a 2.26 to 1 gear ratio rearend. We used the granny gear 4 speed out of the truck.
It would go 35 MPH in low first gear.
It would get 23 miles to the gallon on the highway.
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