68 4spd Fury
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He answers that in the text, maybe not a logical reason but it's there.
Gotta love a blue Imperial! He has the original engine, and all parts to bring back to stock. I would give the poly a chance. Bored over, and rebuilt, it likely has more power than the original smog 440.
If the owner wanted Good Gas Mileage he should have bought a Damn Rice Burner.
Yes, I know. The question was has anyone on the site done it with a C body? Just curious what's involved.Will a A518 fit? Obviously since it now has a 46rh which is a newer model 518.
Yes. The car still exists and still being driven by his friend Stitcherbob@cbarge , isn't that what Steve put in the Polaraco?
Agreed on the GM system, there was a huge following on them, at least there was 10 years ago. Probably still is somewhat, as not everybody automatically jumped on the LS train. And guys willing to convert to that system might've been content enough to stick with it, as we're all getting older and less inclined to fix things that aren't broken.NOT much to go wrong with the GM TBI system. Easy to work on and replace injectors. Sounds like the early Affordable EFI (brand) fuel system. FWIW
If the 318 Poly was stout enough to pull the Travco motor homes, that Imperial should be easy for it. Hate to think about the OD gear ratio with the factory rear axle ratio! Plus the cruise rpm in OD at 60mph! Compared to the orig 440, the 318 would be lacking some torque off-idle with the factory rear axle ratio, whereas the old Travco probably had a 4.10 in it.
Enjoy!
CBODY67