Recent content by 66 Sat

This is very similar to how mine was when I got the car 11 years ago. I changed my carpet to black, painted the door tops and bottoms, and put in a black headliner. I did like the all green look but wanted to add some contrast.

Just a reflection. Definitely no need for a defroster here

Not sure if there's already a thread for this. I see wheels, engines, front ends, shifters etc but how about the interiors, there has to be some beauties out there. I'll start with mine, not the best, but not the worst either.

The thread title should be: "Anyone know  whose car this is?" Sorry but standards have been slipping since Kern Dog gave up his grammar correction policy.

" A strategically placed column shifter allows fast gear changes" AKA a factory column shifter, strategically placed by the factory to allow your grandma to easily put it in D and drive to the shops.

66 Satellite - 3,640 lbs. 318 poly (now 354) (the world's heaviest engine according to folklore), full factory interior except no heater box, factory radio, 727 (when car was weighed), 8 3/4 rear, 14" Magnum 500s with 245/60 and 215/70, no spare or jack (just fingers crossed).

VR1 used to have 1300-1400ppm of Zinc, but apparently is now 1100ppm. In Australia most of the classic car crowd seem to use Penrite HPR-30 which has Zinc at 1600ppm. From what I've read too much zinc (over 1000ppm) damages catalytic converters, but is there an upper limit for non-cat...

"Too high"? Based on what? Surely the oil manufacturer/supplier knows more than us?

Stunning weather here since August, but it wasn't that bad before that...

What a great idea - handy for hill starts too.

800 rpm drop is HUGE. My rpm at 70 mph used to be 3,100 with the 727. Switching to a TKX with a .81 O/D it dropped to about 2,400 rpm. That 700 rpm drop makes a massive difference, to noise, mpg and mechanical wear. Heck, even 500 rpm is significant. Ask others who've done similar swaps e.g...

I think you've made a mistake in your calcs. For 4.10 gears with a 26" tire I get 2,900 rpm at 70 mph with a .78 O/D, and 3,700rpm with a 1:1 ratio at the same mph.

Refer Posts 7 & 8

That's where Howards put their holes on their Direct Lube lifters. Surely they know what they are doing? Howards Cams 91118 Howards Cams Direct Lube Extreme-Duty Mechanical Lifters | Summit Racing

I think you might be smoking it...