Ford’s Revenge Was The 312 V-8

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    Phillipp Calwell
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    <br>Ford now featured 12-volt ignition (Chevy had it in 1955) and a selection of three V-8s. The venerable two-barrel carb 272 was rated at 173 bhp with stick, 176 with Fordomatic, however was only for decrease-line Mainlines and electronics assembly services Customized-strains. The 292 — referred to as the “Thunderbird Y-8” and again borrowed from the 1955 T-Bird and Mercury — was for Fairlanes. It had a Holley four-barrel carb, 8.0:1 compression, and 200 bhp (normal transmission); with an 8.4:1 squeeze it cranked out 202 horses (Fordomatic). Optionally available at mid-yr was the “Thunderbird Particular” 312 (not quite the same engine because the 272/292), rated at 215 bhp with stick, 225 with Fordomatic.<br><br>Packing containers and boxes of shoes in a multitude of types and sizes line the walls of a group’s gear room. Gamers with shoe contracts can even fill out a kind and have their sneakers flown in by way of in a single day delivery, and lots of order a brand new suite of sneakers every week. Amazingly, an NFL team can burn by 2,500 pairs of footwear in a single season! (Most groups donate used sneakers to native high schools.)<br><br>Economy might have been the inspiration for the Buick V-6 and its return to GM, however in 1976 a distinct spark ignited curiosity in this engine — efficiency. A Buick Century T-High coupe with a turbocharged 231-cid V-6 was chosen as the Official Pace Automobile for the Indianapolis 500, forecasting a production turbo engine that did actually debut two years later. Two other V-6 Official Pace vehicles were to comply with: a 1981 Regal coupe with a naturally aspirated 4.1-liter V-6 and the 1983 Riviera convertible 4.1 V-6 with twin turbos.<br>

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