Please Welcome Carl Falletta

Good advice, Dick....& thanks!

Never gave much thought to the torque issue, but you're right..at 70mph, I 'goose it' & I'm up to 90 in no time!. (all w/o a downshift)

I'll just have the original gone through for leaks etc. (a couple of minor ones, otherwise VERY smooth & sound)

Carl

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>I urge you to think again before modifying any old car, especially one this

>rare and nice. If you want a car with lockup torque converter, consider

>adding an 81-83 EFI coupe to your collection. These are superb road cars,

>quiet and very economical on gas - 25 MPG is normal on a trip, and if you

>"feather foot" it, you can do much better. They also sell quite cheaply, as

>many folks are afraid of the EFI system. You can find a very nice car for

>under $2000 - and it will come with every modern convenience an feature you

>could possibly want.

>The 440 generates a lot of torque - the normal A-904 with lock up converter

>as used in the 70s and 80s small block cars cannot take this much torque and

>live very long.

>The GM 4L80 transmission (4 speed with automatic overdrive) can take the

>torque, but that would a be major modification of your beautiful original

>car.

>Dick Benjamin

>----- Original Message -----

>From: "Carl F."

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>Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 6:23 PM

>Subject: Re: IML: Please Welcome Carl Falletta

> > Thanks, Dick!

> >

> > I was thrilled to have run across that particular car as well to have been

>the high bidder. (still can't belive that the bids were averaging $2500!)

> >

> > The car IS nice...I've made some repairs on it, so now everything works.

>Having driven it from Merced CA to LV (480 mi) was sweet!

> >

> > One thing that I'd really like to do is to either have a locking torque

>converter OR an auto/OD transmission. (I'm planning a LOT of road trips!)

>What is entailed in this?

> >

> > Let me know your thoughts on this.

> >

> > Thanks again, Dick.

> >

> > Carl

> >

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