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10-11-2020, 05:16 PM | #1 |
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120 mile round trip
I'm proud to say my non-rebuilt 223ci. 3 on the tree with 87500 miles cruised along at 60 mph for 120 miles (60 each way) with only a little smoke and a few little oil streaks running down the motor! She is screaming at that speed with the 3.89 or so gearing, but she really seamed happy at around 55-60. Lower speeds she's a little grumpier! Can't wait till I get the 272 in it!
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10-11-2020, 07:12 PM | #2 |
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Re: 120 mile round trip
You might be able to sell that 223 I-block 6 cyl on fordsix.com.
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10-11-2020, 08:46 PM | #3 |
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Re: 120 mile round trip
Use the money from selling the six to find an o/d trans (if you don't have one). The 3.89/272/ o/d will work fine on the road.
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10-12-2020, 04:09 PM | #4 |
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Re: 120 mile round trip
Or keep the manual trans and swap out the old rearend for a '57/58/59, 9" banjo housing rearend where you have many more options for gear ratios available. I had a 2.91:1 ratio that came out of a '58. But even 3.25:1 ratio would be a huge improvement RPM wise. You can additionally convert the 9" to posi-trac if you wanted.
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10-12-2020, 07:48 PM | #5 |
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Re: 120 mile round trip
I would love an overdrive.
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10-12-2020, 08:39 PM | #6 |
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11-22-2020, 08:17 PM | #8 |
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Re: 120 mile round trip
A mistake made by new owners of 51-58 Fords with automatic - they are three speeds, not two. In drive, the car starts out in 2nd, but 1st gear is available if you start out in low. Automatic 56's usually had a 3.30 rear gear.
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