Vintage Thunderbird Club International

... in the instructions that came with them, but I thought it might still be worth a try. If you say it's better, that's encouraging.



There are reasons that can be given as to why or why not to put on just the heavier front bar. Both new bars would be the ideal. I only put the new and heavier front on ...

... owner's manual says 10-11° BTDC as the initial timing. My engine runs better and cooler at 17°-19° BTDC. I've arrived here by unhooking the hose from the vacuum advance and putting a gauge in it's place, then loosening the distributor and rotating it a little bit to increase the vacuum reading, while ...

... but not completely. I thought it was coming from the engine and carburetor area, but there are no leaks. I went so far as to replace my open-element ... so I'm thinking problem solved. Drove the car hard and it was a lot better, but still had a faint smell of gas. Fueled up at the gas station on the ...

... throw in what I found out last week when I was talking to Holley Tech Support about issues I was having with my old carb. I was thinking of getting the ... issues I decided to fiddle with it some more and the car is running better then ever so no new carb for me in the near future. They do run ...

Hello. I do not have any first hand knowledge about carburetors on our cars. Recently I was having some work done on my 57 D-code by a well known ... CFM, which he got from a well-known T-Bird parts supplier. It runs much better. Seems like a new engine. And I don't know why, but it also runs cooler ...

Very good explanation. When it comes to carbs, bigger is not necessarily better or provide more power output. Size DOES matter. Someone on here told me that my aftermarket carb I bought from a Ford dealer is proper sized and seems to work well but still don't understand why I only get 9 mpg on a good ...

... to determine the air flow needed in a naturally aspirated includes 3 factors: Engine speed, engine displacement, and an volumetric efficiency ... get to 90% because the sealing of the rings and valves is a little better - until it gets some wear. The other advantage of blueprinting is that ...

Mark R was running a Holley Street Avenger 570 carburetor on his mostly stock 55. Although he had no complaints, he replaced it with a Holley 390 cfm carburetor when its time had come. He is very happy with the smaller carburetor; it's more responsive under normal driving conditions and returns better ...

... in the instructions that came with them, but I thought it might still be worth a try. If you say it's better, that's encouraging.




There are reasons that can be given as to why or why not to put on just the heavier front bar. Both new bars would be the ideal. I only put the new and heavier front on ...

New cars have aluminum radiators because they are cheaper and lighter than brass radiators. Also new cars have smaller more efficient engines that ... rows, same fin density, same cleanliness, the brass radiator will cool better every time. However, things are rarely equal. Aluminum radiators often ...

... in the instructions that came with them, but I thought it might still be worth a try. If you say it's better, that's encouraging.




There are reasons that can be given as to why or why not to put on just the heavier front bar. Both new bars would be the ideal. I only put the new and heavier front on ...

... in the instructions that came with them, but I thought it might still be worth a try. If you say it's better, that's encouraging.




There are reasons that can be given as to why or why not to put on just the heavier front bar. Both new bars would be the ideal. I only put the new and heavier front on ...

... I like that term 'soggy' Like driving a boat, any input takes a little before it reacts. Nature of the beast.
"out of water."


Are you talking about ... with them, but I thought it might still be worth a try. If you say it's better, that's encouraging.

BTW, as I have the wheels off, I looked from the ...

The one-finger steering was typical for the time.

I have manual steering; it feels much more "connected", but it can be a problem when parallel parking and making u-turns. The turning radius could be better.
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I didn't think the turning radius was all that good when I first got mine. But looking up ...

The one-finger steering was typical for the time.

I have manual steering; it feels much more "connected", but it can be a problem when parallel parking and making u-turns. The turning radius could be better.