Tips for Fairmont-ers

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Yes, Virginia, there was a Police Interceptor 3.3L in some Zephyrs. The ones I know of were modified by a Ford-authorized shop in Denver after delivery to local dealers. They were used for security companies and campus patrol vehicles, mostly. They have a very low-profile, wrap-over style air filter can that resembles the ones found on mid-70s Merc Capri 2000 engines, complete with a hot-air exchange inlet for cold weather driving. The only thing that is different from the stock setup is the flapper that diverts cold/hot air: it works backward if you use the stock thermal coolant switch, so you must change the switch to use the flat cannister. Then you can bolt on the 1/2" high carb adapter, which has the EGR port on the side, and bolt on the H/W 2 bbl. As soon as I find all of the parts, I'm going to do this to mine. Oh, they also have a fan clutch to reduce drag (instead of the flex fan). I added this to mine and instantly saw a better hillclimbing ability - very important here in Colorado.....


That air cleaner canister, 1/2" high carb adapter and H/W sound very interesting. Do you have any pictures Mark? Can you get one and post it? Sounds like another practical solution to the 1bbl-2bbl conversion that many on this forum have done, especially if it was dealership installed.

It probably looks more stock then my conversion. :wink:
 
MarkP":32112ot8 said:
1. Get the torque converter's internal blades welded up for more stiffness. A local shop here in Colorado does this on most small-engined cars because it improves the power transfer and makes it run cooler, last longer. This WILL improve your MPG and it gave my wagon a couple more MPH top end.

what shop does that? i myself wont use it because my fix for a bad auto is a good manual! but, my dad is looking into rebuilding a setup he has, and he is always looking for more ways to get some mpg.
 
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