Need some help!!!
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Need some help!!!
Being new to this site I am amazed at how much great info is available and how many knowledgeable people contribute. I have been going through a lot of what is available here trying to get some insight into the changes I need to make to my truck. First off the truck is a combination of parts 65 short stepside, 70 F-250 frame, 72 Dana 44 front and a Dana 60 rear with 410 gears. The motor is a 460 with a mild cam and 750 carb. The trans is a C6. The truck runs incredibly strong and starts easily all the time. Unfortunately with the price of gas and having to now drive 25 miles each way to and from work I need to make some changes 4-5 mpg just doesent cut it any more. A few of the changes I am considering are converting to efi and making a trans change. I have most of the parts needed for a manual trans installation, but have not chosen which trans. to use. I’ve got a set of new 9.00-16 35” tires I want to use. I have seen a fuel injection system by Mass-Flo (www.mass-floefi.com) that looks pretty simple, but is a bit to expensive. One of the many things I will be looking for help with is the induction setup. I would like to build something close to the Mass-Flo system. I can build the intake myself, but I do not have much experience with the ecc end of things. Transmission suggestions would be a big help also.
Last edited by jjz 109; Oct 2, 2005 at 06:40 PM.
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Not too much you can do with the tranny, unless you want to upgrade to a later overdrive auto or five speed. I would use the Bowling-Grippo Megasquirt system for a control unit, you can either run mulitport or throttle body injection from that computer, and use a late 70s -early 80s DSII ignition system, or a DUI HEI system. The DUI is a GM HEI system adapted to the Ford engine, I ran one on a 300-6, and can't say enough good things about it.
Running 35's with that high torque of an engine, especially with an automatic, I would use 3.55 gears.
Running 35's with that high torque of an engine, especially with an automatic, I would use 3.55 gears.
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Jared thanks for the input. I looked at the MegaSquirt website, could be what I need. A little more complicated than what I was looking for, but who knows I might just learn a few things along the way. Any other thoughts regarding the manual 5 speed? As for the rearend gear I was thinking something around 3.55 as well.
