My 1986 Ford6.9 IDI

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01-17-2012, 11:27 AM

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Th e highest rating I have seen for a 3208T is 250hp. Are you talking about turning it up or something?

Well I'd play around with the thing and probably turn it up some, but I was looking at a PDF file a couple months ago and I swear I thought I saw something about a 350hp model. I could very well be wrong. I'll have to look and see if I can find it again. Yeah there was a 435hp model. The 210 - 375hp model's ran a 16.5:1 compression ratio and the 435hp model's ran 15.5:1 ratio.

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Yeah the one teacher here at school has an old 50's style chevy with a 6V53T in it. It's pretty sweet actually. I saw another old chevery with a 6V53T down in it as well. As far as front end part's you would just have to beef it up to begin with. A 453 swap is pretty cool though....especially if you swap one on that has the Jake on it.

I would love to find a jake for it, im not sure if we will have room for the taller valve cover yet were lookin for a transmission for it right now

Well good luck with the search for a transmission. Not sure exactly what all will work for one of them.

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01-17-2012, 01:05 PM

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I guess i couldve posted it here as well, i found the pdf you are referring to i think, i posted a link to it in my thread.

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01-18-2012, 12:01 AM

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Well good luck with the search for a transmission. Not sure exactly what all will work for one of them.

anything with a SAE #2 bell housing i think. we would really like to find an old twin stick, if no one knows how to drive it...no one will ask to drive it..

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01-24-2012, 11:45 PM

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Status update on the old Ford. Got new wheels for her today, well new to me that is. I had a set of 20" Micky Thompson Classics I got off of a buddy of mine on trade and turned around and traded them for a nice set of the aluminum Ford Alcoa's with some decent 285/70 tires on them. Still need to get on the ball and get the flat bed welded on so I can finally drive the thing. Hopefully next weekend.

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