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perf-list-digest Sunday, September 19 1999 Volume 02 : Number 240



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Ford Truck Enthusiasts - Performance
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In this issue:

FTE Perf - 460 FI (Was: 40 engine upgrades in a '65 Falcon Van)
Re: FTE Perf - 460 FI (Was: 40 engine upgrades in a '65 Falcon Van)
FTE Perf - still need headers
FTE Perf - Trans Questions
FTE Perf - A Little help, please!
Re: FTE Perf - A Little help, please!
FTE Perf - carburetor problems
Re: FTE Perf - carburetor problems

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Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 10:42:17 -0700
From: Vogt
Subject: FTE Perf - 460 FI (Was: 40 engine upgrades in a '65 Falcon Van)

On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, JUMPINFORD AOL.COM wrote:

> Well I just hooked up my FI, and since then my truck has been sitting where I
> hooked it up with no way of getting it home, but this will change today. So
> If I know me (I do) and if I know Josh (I do) Were gonna be drag racing out
> on the old highway just to see who does have braggin rights. But off hand,
> Id say its me. You just cant argue with a 460. Not a fuel injected one
> anyway. :)

Tell me about the FI. What did you use?

Birken
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Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 14:04:30 EDT
From: JUMPINFORD AOL.COM
Subject: Re: FTE Perf - 460 FI (Was: 40 engine upgrades in a '65 Falcon Van)

I used Holleys Projection 4. It runs pretty good, although I am still tryin
to get the bugs out of it. I bought it from Steve Salas from one of these
lists. I think I may have a bad fuel pump, as it sometimes runs out of fuel.
Im gonna do a lil more playing with it. As soon as the bugs are worked out,
I'll be writing a full letter about how it works.

Darrell Duggan
74 F-350 "Tweety"
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Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 10:47:44 -0700
From: Margit Walden
Subject: FTE Perf - still need headers

help me please. my friend is crawling up my butt because i told him
fte would answer all his questions. he needs headers for his 56 pickup
with a 351-c 2v heads and a volare front end. this seems to be a preety
common set up. im sure there is many companies that make headers for
his truck. any info would be greatly appreciated. thanks,
bronco buster

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Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 18:58:28 -0700
From: "Chris Samuel"
Subject: FTE Perf - Trans Questions

What 5 speed Trans (5th. overdrive) was used behind a late model 460 in a
2WD truck?
What kind of linkage was used for the clutch; Manual ,or Hydraulic?
Would it have a bolt on flange or a slip yoke for the output?
What would the Torque rating for this 5 spd. Trans be?

TIA.
MUEL
79 Bronco 400, 4spd.
75 F250 4x4


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Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 12:17:33 -0500
From: "William Zellmann"
Subject: FTE Perf - A Little help, please!

While I'm doing some other work on my '82 F100, I decided to add an electric
fuel pump and oil-pressure switch. Well, the instructions for wiring the
pump say to wire it in to a "run-only" hot connection--but they also
specifically say NOT to wire it to the coil, since the coil may not get a
full 12 volts.

Okay, I understand that, since I know that some vehicles have resistors in
the coil circuit (though I'm not sure about my truck). At the moment, I
can't hook up a battery and test circuits. So, can anyone suggest a circuit
I can tap into to get a "run-only" full voltage connection? Neither the TSM
nor my Chilton's book identify circuits as battery, accessory or run-only
circuits!

It would be neatest and most convenient to tap in at the fuse panel, but, of
course, I could also tap into a wire. Any advice would be appreciated!

Bill Zellmann
'82 F100 I6

"therapy helps, but screaming obscenities is cheaper!"

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Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 21:31:26 -0500
From: tvsjr sprynet.com
Subject: Re: FTE Perf - A Little help, please!

Come off the battery to an SPST relay. Take the relay control line to the
coil. Relays are much less picky about their voltage tolerances for
control. I have a very large communications setup in my Expedition, and the
relays will operate to about 9 volts. Make sure you get a relay that can
handle the current that you need to run through it, and make sure that the
relay is NOT solid-state. Solid-state relays use electronic rather than
mechanical switching methods, and they like proper voltage. Plus, I like to
keep my add-ons separate from the car wiring. Relays require about
200milliamps, while your pump probably draws 20 amps, so you can use any
small wire to tap off of, rather than needing something in the 10ga
category. Also, if you wire to the wrong thing in the truck, you might
cause other problems (although there's a lot less problems to be had in an
82 F100).

Terry

At 12:17 PM 09/18/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>While I'm doing some other work on my '82 F100, I decided to add an electric
>fuel pump and oil-pressure switch. Well, the instructions for wiring the
>pump say to wire it in to a "run-only" hot connection--but they also
>specifically say NOT to wire it to the coil, since the coil may not get a
>full 12 volts.
>
>Okay, I understand that, since I know that some vehicles have resistors in
>the coil circuit (though I'm not sure about my truck). At the moment, I
>can't hook up a battery and test circuits. So, can anyone suggest a circuit
>I can tap into to get a "run-only" full voltage connection? Neither the TSM
>nor my Chilton's book identify circuits as battery, accessory or run-only
>circuits!
>
>It would be neatest and most convenient to tap in at the fuse panel, but, of
>course, I could also tap into a wire. Any advice would be appreciated!
>
>Bill Zellmann
>'82 F100 I6
>
>"therapy helps, but screaming obscenities is cheaper!"
>
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Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 23:05:30 EDT
From: Genlee97 AOL.COM
Subject: FTE Perf - carburetor problems


Ive got a carb problem for all you guys and gals. The other day I had my
truck opened up for maybe a quarter mile and when I got to the stop light the
darn thing would hardly idle at 200rpm and burning quite rich. The next day
I disassembled the carb(Holley 4180 600 cfm, 302 cu. in.) for any possible
problems. The only thing I found was a broken o-ring on the float needle in
the primary float needle. Once I got a hold of a rebuild kit I rebuilt the
carb and put in new floats, needles, gaskets, etc. After that was done and I
set the float levels to specs in the kit, I slapped the carb on and once I
tried to fire the engone back up it would still barely idle and run very
rich. Even after lowering the float levels, I still could not lean out the
mixture. The darn problem has taken up a bunch of time and I'm about to send
it to our mechanic; but being a starving college student I dont want to throw
down alot of cash for something that I might be able to fix myself. Am I
missing something something obvious here? Thanks alot in advance for any
feedback, you guys are great.

Lee
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Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 22:01:15 -0700
From: "Danger"
Subject: Re: FTE Perf - carburetor problems

> Ive got a carb problem for all you guys and gals. The other day I had
my
> truck opened up for maybe a quarter mile and when I got to the stop light
the
> darn thing would hardly idle at 200rpm and burning quite rich>
> Lee
..........

Sounds like it could be the choke. Automatic chokes are nice when
they're adjusted & working properly, but I prefer a manual choke in my 69
F250's.

Danger
danger csolutions.net
http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.csolutions.net/myth


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