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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 12:41 PM
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You reminded me of a project I was going to do when I had the little wrecking yard in Abilene. In the yard was one of those ****** Jeepsters. I had a 429 CJ for it. Just never got around to doing it before moving to Fort Worth and selling everything off.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 12:42 PM
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Jerame got a question for ya. My truck is shifting at very low rpms, not rough by any means. I will cruise at 30-35 and it seems to upsift to 4th once I back off and it willl be at 900 something rpms. Is that weird?
 
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 12:43 PM
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^^^ that'd've been a mean beast
 
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 12:43 PM
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It has done it since I started driving it when I bought it.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 12:44 PM
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Jerame got a question for ya. My truck is shifting at very low rpms, not rough by any means. I will cruise at 30-35 and it seems to upsift to 4th once I back off and it willl be at 900 something rpms. Is that weird?

it's designed to save fuel which is why it does it, I roll with OD off in town anyway so my town mileage is a lil lower than it has to be but my throttle response is always there
 
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 12:45 PM
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well I was going to nap almost time to head out for dinner
 
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 12:46 PM
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Ok and my style must be helping, my mpgs seem to keep climbing. It's be interesting what this fill-up in a week yields. Would the gyrphon help even more with mpgs or just help the shifitng and such?
 
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 12:50 PM
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depends on how aggressive the tune it
 
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by tarajerame
^^^ that'd've been a mean beast
Had a 9" for it already. We were going to keep the straight axle. C-6.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 12:50 PM
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make sure you compare the SCT Livewire with the Gryphon as they are competitors
 
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 12:52 PM
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The big thing is I want the gauges. All I am looking to get is an 87 economy. Then use the canned tunes it comes with if I ever need/want them
 
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 12:52 PM
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Had a 9" for it already. We were going to keep the straight axle. C-6.
the C-6 is a great trans, I don't know why the ford racers always swap in the th400
 
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 12:54 PM
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which leads me ot my next question, the FMX was tolerable and the C-6 was awsome so why does the C-4 suck so badly in stock form????
 
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 01:04 PM
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Tara, why the 6.8 route?? Towing while procharged you'd get 7 mpg, if you're lucky. Diesel would be more mpg and make more power. My buddy Terry has a stock looking 1996 F-250 with a ladder rack...that runs 12.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 01:06 PM
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lunch time (translation - time to run errands)
 
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