Re: FTE 80-96 - 300I-6 Performance & Changing gear ratio

80-96-list-digest Thursday, June 4 1998 Volume 02 : Number 199

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Re: FTE 80-96 - 300I-6 Performance & Changing gear ratio
Re: FTE 80-96 - 300I-6 Performance - Why???
FTE 80-96 - Hello Again
FTE 80-96 - Catalytic converter
FTE 80-96 - How to change rear gears
FTE 80-96 - RE: Tire Preference
Re: FTE 80-96 - Catalytic converter
Re: FTE 80-96 - Hello Again
RE: FTE 80-96 - 300cid I-6 Performance? - Chad
RE: FTE 80-96 - Catalytic converter
Re: FTE 80-96 - Hello Again
Re: FTE 80-96 - 300I-6 Performance - Why???
FTE 80-96 - Fw: auction in Pa. Big block bonanza
Re: FTE 80-96 - Hello Again
RE: FTE 80-96 - 300I-6 Performance - Why???
FTE 80-96 - I-6 300
FTE 80-96 - STAR/GEM
Re: FTE 80-96 - 82 F250 4x4 problems
FTE 80-96 - 5.8 mods.....
Re: FTE 80-96 - Please nominate Ford Truck Enthusiasts

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Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 09:16:13 -0400
From: Mike Johnson
Subject: Re: FTE 80-96 - 300I-6 Performance & Changing gear ratio

Geno wrote,
>At first I was just adding the intake,carb and header.
Then I find out after I got that stuff my distributor will not work with
it!!!!!!!!
It will run better than a stock V8 small block!! And it might run
forever!!!
I think I'll be pleased !!!
GENO

Geno,
What brand parts did you end up getting for your truck and why didn't
you stock distributor work with the new parts. Let me now how your truck
turns out. I'm sure you will be pleased.

Geno wrote,
>Mike in order to do it right you need to take it to a GOOD shop!!! The
gear mesh is very critical. If its not right your gears will just grind
and burn up!!!! It takes a special tool and shims and now how!!! I had
a mustang with a 8.8 rear end it had a 3.27 gear I had it changed to a
4.10. The gears cost $175.00 and installation labor was also $175.00 Is
your truck 2wd or 4 wd???????? You have a 6 cylinder to, right?
Geno,
Yes, I6 and 2wd. It sound like taking it to a shop is probably the best
choice since I've never done it before. I would hate to screw my truck
up.

Ryan wrote,
>1st off find someone who knows how to drive the 5.02nd try that race
again after they invest the amount of money in the 5.0 that you have in
your IL6...
> Everyone will get beaten sooner or later.

>I prefer later. (hence the scrapping of the IL6)
>It appears that you have never had the priveledge of driving a 292
powered truck. If you had you wouldn't have bothered to ask that. The
IL6 doesn't even come close in any aspect against a stock 292 , then get
rid of the stock exhaust, slap a factory 4barel intake and carb on it
and leave the cylinder deprived in tire smoke... rubber in 2nd,3rd,4th
with 31x10.50x15 mudders and 700 pounds worth of snowloged polaris in
the bed!!! Get a tired (150k+miles) IL6 to do that one in a 5600 pound
truck..(wont do it I've tried)
Ryan,
No I never have had the privilege of driving a 292. Just my IL6 f-150
and 4.3L s-10.
It sounds like a pretty serious truck. My not to tired 190k mile IL6
has been know to create a little smoke every once in awhile, but not
nearly as much as yours by the sound of it. I would have to agree with
you on the 5.0L statement too. I prefer later also, that's why I don't
get involved in to many races.

Mike

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Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 11:00:16 -0400
From: Chad Royse
Subject: Re: FTE 80-96 - 300I-6 Performance - Why???

I think Ryan's testosterone level just went red!

Ryan Dorman wrote:

> Mike Johnson wrote:
>
> > >Why??? $2300 is enough to drop a healthy v8, 4.10 gears and a 6" lift
> > in my Bronco. Don't get me wrong but I cant wait to relegate the 300 IL6
> > in my Bronco to a dead weight for my puppy ( 96 pound 10 month old
> > malamute )... $2300 into the IL6, just to get smoked by the little puke
> > in daddy's 5.0, or worse yet
> > the ignorant Redneck (like me) with the stock (except for exhaust intake
> > and carb) 58 2wd sb with a 292...
> >
> > Why? Sure it's enough to drop in a V8, but what fun is that.
> > That I6 will probably last forever if taken good care of.
> > And a hot rod I6 looks a lot cooler than some average every day V8
> > setup. And don't forget the look in that little pukes eyes when he see
> > that him and his daddy's 5.0 just got smoked by an F-150 with an I6
> > under the hood. And those guys with their 350's, see ya later. Believe
> > me I have smoked them both.
>
> 1st off find someone who knows how to drive the 5.02nd try that race again
> after they invest the
> amount of money in the 5.0 that you have in your IL6...
>
> > Everyone will get beaten sooner or later.
>
> I prefer later. (hence the scrapping of the IL6)
>
> > Pesky stumps? Yep done that too. Ah, the best of both worlds. Can that
> > '58 do that.
>
> It appears that you have never had the priveledge of driving a 292 powered
> truck. If you had you wouldn't have bothered to ask that. The IL6 doesn't
> even come close in any aspect against a stock 292 , then get rid of the
> stock exhaust, slap a factory 4barel intake and carb on it and leave the
> cylinder deprived in tire smoke... rubber in 2nd,3rd,4th with 31x10.50x15
> mudders and 700 pounds worth of snowloged polaris in the bed!!! Get a tired
> (150k+miles) IL6
> to do that one in a 5600 pound truck..(wont do it I've tried)
>
> > I don't want to offend you or anybody else, just giving my opinion.
> >
> > Mike
> > P.S. I'll gladly give that I6 of yours a good home.
>
> It has a good home, with a future as a soloflex for my pup......
>
> --
> 58 F-100 292 sb 2wd
> 85 Bronco 300 IL6 4x4
> 97 F-150 4.6 sb ext cab 4x4
> (and several others in progress)
> --
> KC7YPJ, Ryan Dorman
> QTH: Victor ID, grid# DN431c
> ICQ #3834602
> kc7ypj

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Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 10:47:07 -0500
From: "Rick Wojciechowski"
Subject: FTE 80-96 - Hello Again

Hey guys,
Hello again, I have been off the list since the server switch.
I was booted off, and couldn't seem to get back on until now.
Any good arguments ? :-) If I left anybody hanging from when
I got booted, then repost. Glad to be back.

I do have a question for a friend. He has a F-150 with a 302.
He is not getting any fire. What he has replaced is the ignition
module and the stator in the distributor. Is there anything else he
can check. The coil rarely goes out, but this may be a rare occassion.
Any thing else to check/replace besides the coil. Thanx guys.

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Thanks,
Rick Wojo
'83 Fsize BRONCO,Stock I-6,"The BROWN BULL",33x12.5x15-Mud Blasters
'92 Mstng 5.0L

'95 eclipse-Wife's(For Sale)

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Subject: FTE 80-96 - Catalytic converter

I'm thinking of replacing the exhaust on my 89 F-150 4x4 5.0 It looks like it
has two catalytic converters. I want to take the rear one off. I'm not sure
what this would do. I want to replace it with a Y pipe and run dual mufflers
out the back. There are no sensors or wiring that run into that catalytic
> converter and there are none behind it. Would this screw anything up? any
ideas??-->Tim
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Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 09:05:47 -0700
From: Mark Ponsford
Subject: FTE 80-96 - How to change rear gears

>How do you go about changing the gears in a rear diff?
>Do you need any special tools? Is it fairly simple?
>What about adding a locking or limited slip diff?
>I have an '86 f-150 2wd with the stock rear end, 3.08 gears.
>I have 31x10.5 tires which are larger than the stock p235x75r15 tires.
>Thanks,
>Mike

I did some combing (Altavista) around to see if I could find a step by step
procedure on how to go about putting a new ring'n'pinion into a rearend.
This is somthing that I've been considering doing since i've got 3.08 gears
in my F150. (funny that Ford insists on putting these gears in as std. when
everyone seems to prefer 3.55s. I'm sure it's not saving them any money.
After all, these are trucks, not high speed, highway sleds) Anyways, I was
able to find a number of different pages but the one that really went into
any detail was one about putting 3.55 gears into a mustang with 8.8"
rearend.

Info can be had at http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://chris.kellnet.com/chambers/mustang3.htm

cheers,

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Mark Ponsford
Phone: (250) 721-7397
Email: mponsfor

uvic.ca

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Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 09:06:07 -0700
From: "Posluszny, Walt (posl)"
Subject: FTE 80-96 - RE: Tire Preference

>From: Jon Berman
>Subject: FTE 80-96 - F-150 tire brands
>I'm looking to replace the tires on my 1994 Ford F-150, 2wd, and need
some suggestions on tire brands. I currently have 30x9.50r15 BF Goodrich
> tires on it. I want to go up to a 31x10.50r15 or P265/75r15 size. I'm
looking for a combination of nice ride quality with a semi-aggressive
tread pattern (it spends about 95% of the time on pavement). Any advice
or experience on different brands with the F-150 trucks?

Jon, My personal preference are Goodyear Wranglers or B F Goodrich All
Terrains. Aggressive tread, relatively quiet on the street and I've never
gotten stuck with either. The AT's are a little cheaper too. They come in
31x10.5r15 or even 32x11.5 or 10.5 r15. I've got the former and my buddy
has the latter size. The latter look even better than mine. Walt
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Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 09:11:35 -0700
From: Robert Kennedy
Subject: Re: FTE 80-96 - Catalytic converter

I think that rear Cat is actually a resonator. It acts as a nother muffler.
That's why no sensors.

Bob

At 11:54 AM 6/4/98 EDT, you wrote:
>I'm thinking of replacing the exhaust on my 89 F-150 4x4 5.0 It looks
like it
>has two catalytic converters. I want to take the rear one off. I'm not sure
>what this would do.
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Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 09:15:01 -0700
From: Robert Kennedy
Subject: Re: FTE 80-96 - Hello Again

What year 5.0? My 86 Bronco had the same problem and it turned out to be a
fuse link off a secondary lead on positive side of battery terminal. Don't
really know where it goes. Mine broke whole wheelin' and died outright. No
fire at all until I spliced it back together.

Bob

> I do have a question for a friend. He has a F-150 with a 302.
>He is not getting any fire. What he has replaced is the ignition
>module and the stator in the distributor. Is there anything else he
>can check. The coil rarely goes out, but this may be a rare occassion.
>Any thing else to check/replace besides the coil. Thanx guys.
>
>--
>Thanks,
> Rick Wojo
> '83 Fsize BRONCO,Stock I-6,"The BROWN BULL",33x12.5x15-Mud Blasters
> '92 Mstng 5.0L
> '95 eclipse-Wife's(For Sale)
>
>
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