The new ride - not a Fox, but still a Ford... Reply #15 – June 14, 2007, 02:41:10 PM You could get a 5 speed Civic;) Quote Selected
The new ride - not a Fox, but still a Ford... Reply #16 – June 14, 2007, 05:59:46 PM 1984 Ford EXP stick. 48 MPG. I miss that car... Quote Selected
The new ride - not a Fox, but still a Ford... Reply #17 – June 14, 2007, 06:06:08 PM $2500 for a 4x4 is a pretty good price. The only ones you get around here for that price are so beat and rusted they aren't worth it.My uncle has a '93 F-150 with a 302 that he bought new and loves it to death. I think he just flipped 100k miles last year and the truck still looks showroom new. Quote Selected
The new ride - not a Fox, but still a Ford... Reply #18 – June 14, 2007, 07:08:44 PM 2 words:Geo Metro or maybe a Firefly since your in CanadaWe used to get almost 40 MPG with a 5 speed. Quote Selected
The new ride - not a Fox, but still a Ford... Reply #19 – June 14, 2007, 08:25:35 PM QuoteIsn't an E4OD basically a C6 with an overdrive gear and electronic control? yes, in a bigger case. I think it was 1996 that the 300's converted to mass-air, so power mods are fairly limited, but gas mileage should be close to 20. As for switching to a C6, it'll drop to 12 mpg, the AOD was behind early 300's and in vans there were carbed versions(think linkage), and most later 80's had m5od manuals, and some 90/91's had zf5 speeds with the small bell pattern. Your truck was a good buy! Quote Selected
The new ride - not a Fox, but still a Ford... Reply #20 – June 14, 2007, 10:06:15 PM I'm not interested in power mods - every cent I spent on modding the truck is a cent I can't spend on the 'Bird. I will simply get some wheels and tires and fix up the small bit of rust and paint it, then use it for beating about in the woods.That E4OD has got to be the biggest non-heavy-truck transmission I've ever seen. The pan is about three feet long, and with the T-case the whole thing is about six feet long!Had my first break down with it today - it wouldn't start when hot (starter was dragging). I installed the starter off the 351 (that my brother had bought brand new about two months before sping the van, along with the flywheel) and it works great now :hick:As for the car: I am not particularly fussy, but I refuse to drive a J-body or Sprint/Metro/Firefly. I've worked on and hated too many J-bodies to ever own one, and although the Sprint/etc are decent little cars they're too little. I am thinking along the lines of mid 90's Civic coupe, Integra, or even a Saturn (having worked at the dealership for six years I do know my way around them). Quote Selected
The new ride - not a Fox, but still a Ford... Reply #21 – June 14, 2007, 11:06:46 PM Ahh, I'm looking at a Saturn myself, '93 sc2 My truck is my dd, $15 a day, that's $300 a month...sux Quote Selected
The new ride - not a Fox, but still a Ford... Reply #22 – June 14, 2007, 11:10:55 PM Quote from: HAVI;154343Ahh, I'm looking at a Saturn myself, '93 sc2 My truck is my dd, $15 a day, that's $300 a month...suxi spend $300/wk on my 99 dodge ram. im a field tech, though. Quote Selected
The new ride - not a Fox, but still a Ford... Reply #23 – June 14, 2007, 11:21:25 PM I had a 91 Canadian Integra GSR 4-door. That was a sweet little car. Quote Selected
The new ride - not a Fox, but still a Ford... Reply #24 – June 15, 2007, 10:26:58 AM I didn't know 300's could get that good of mileage. I always heard they were about 1 mpg better than the 302. Quote Selected
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