thank you for reply. can you suggest the change>mugsy":2mf9186r said:Higher rear gear...
this falcon has a 2 speed automatic,'68falconohio":2c59mokn said:What transmission are you sporting?
The Plankster Prankster":37nw9dk1 said:if youre still running a points ignition, it will help to upgrade that to a module. you have a few options for this. the first is a duraspark, found in all fords from late 60s to 83. using junkyard parts this swap can be done for very cheap, new parts will obviously raise that price tag to a couple hundred. other options would include putting a pertronix kit in your existing distributor, and still another option would be to have your points trigger a TFI module (from EFI-era fords). you can read up on this a little more at gofastforless.com. for all of these, wiring is simple if you don't suffer from wirephobia (fear of wiring).
beyond that, gearing plays a big part, driving habits, which includes short trips vs long-haul driving, the way you hold your foot on the pedal (no, seriously, i mean that)... a vacuum gage will help you see how much pedal youre giving it so you can see how much youre giving it and adjust yourself for better mileage.
cisco170 said:thank you for reply. can you suggest the change>mugsy said:Higher rear gear...
Where do I find this manual?bmbm40":3gwgiudq said:The best purchase I made was the Falcon Performance manual available from this site. Filled with low cost peformance upgrades and mileage improving tips.
i can't say i've tried, but i can say this...1bad6t":39bzzhbd said:Someone correct me if I'm wrong but the Duraspark won't fit some '64 blocks with a 1/4" distributor shaft.
The Plankster Prankster":344mt9pp said:i can't say i've tried, but i can say this...1bad6t":344mt9pp said:Someone correct me if I'm wrong but the Duraspark won't fit some '64 blocks with a 1/4" distributor shaft.
i was recently working on a friends 65 (IIRC) mustang w/ 289, his points were giving him trouble, so we went to the junkyard and grabbed a duraspark from a 70s 302, went to install it and found it wouldn't fit the block. we proceeded to disassemble the 2 distrubutors and install all the duraspark components in the housing of the points distributor. i would expect we could do a similar rebuild on a 6 cyl distributor.