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| RE: The game is far more interesting at this point |
| By Gerry Proctor - 10/20/2004 6:45:06 AM; IP 207.133.188.254 |
I think that there's probably more interest in how this 3-3 series is going to come out than there is in the election.
Most smallblock Top Loaders did not find their way into K-code cars. I wouldn't classify the use of the close ratio unit behind a smallblock as an exception since it was far more prevalent than that term would allow but it's pretty safe to say that you would expect to find a close ratio unit behind a K-code and a wide ratio behind a C-code 289. And if you look at the availability of the close ratio unit as they pertain to smallblock cars, the wide ratio box is prominent across all car lines throughout the production years.
As to the big block cars, it's far more likely to find the close ratio unit behind a legitimate performance engine with an axle ratio higher than the common 3.0. The only validation I have for what I offered is anecdotal information from David Kee, a noted Top Loader authority. Should you be surprised to find a close unit behind a big block of any year or car line? Not at all and that's backed up by the fact that it was universally available but the odds favored it being a wide unit based upon configuration options. It's also interesting to note that when selecting the 4-speed option that there was nothing to distinguish a selection for either wide or close. Using a '67 Fairlane as an example, the 4-speed was an option with any V8 except in the station wagon. They made a lot fewer 390 GT cars than they did 390 63C standard hardtop cars.
As for what I can prove...well, that amounts to nothing. And I'd have to say you have me there. |
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