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Old 10-16-2015, 03:57 PM   #87
burger
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Re: "Oaky" Farm Fresh '73 Short Step

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Originally Posted by GAc10boy View Post
I'm really hoping it works out, too. I'm running a stock converter which Lunati and others said should be fine. We shall see. I can always put in a converter and change gear ratio if necessary. This will just be a shop truck so I'm not necessarily looking for gobs of power but I do hope it's strong enough to get out of its own way.
The 262XE was too big for the stock converter. I would get a massive RPM drop from park to drive, meaning that I would set the idle at 1200 RPM in park and then it would die down to an unsteady 650-ish when put in gear. That made tuning the carb a bear, as the transfer slots were open too far with the idle screw turned in that much. Those issues (and my part throttle driveability) went away with the loose converter.

I want to say again that I really like your truck. The 4/6 drop and 15" steel rims really do it for me.
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