Ford 534 C.I. Gas Bird

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George,
To my knowledge the Holley number is the cubic feet
per minute. A 750 Holley is good for 750cfm. But, it
has been a long time, 1968, that I bought one and I
may be wrong.
bob janes, greenville, sc

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
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> Hello Curt, Thanks for your reply. Do you remember what rear end
ratio that your 74 FC31 had, and what was your ave.mpg. My first
fillup was 6mpg, (2nd) 5 mpg, (3rd & 4th) averaged 4 mpg. All fillups
were over 325 miles, and ran out at 387 miles, but was only able to
get 90 gallons in. Need to replace the fuel gauge, but also want to
find out why a 100 gal. tank will only take 90 gal. when empty. Have
heard that the gen. will cut off when 25 gal. remains. At present, I
can go 387 miles before I will have to push. But, if I run the gen,
who knows. The original Holly/Motorcraft carb. is a model 4150. Do
you remember the # of the 750 cfm that you used? Many thanks, George
Burke 1977 FC31SB Charlotte
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Curt Sprenger
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 11:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Ford 534 C.I. Gas Bird
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> George,
>
> Our previous 'Bird, '74 FC31, had the 534 gas engine. I did most
of the
> maintenance, no gear changes.
>
> Gas mileage and performance improvements...upgraded the
distributor to
> the Pertronix breakerless, new plugs/wires/coil, removed the
factory
> installed governor & carburetor stuff and installed a 750 Holley
> carburetor.
>
> I never let the tank get below 1/3.
>
> Curt Sprenger
> 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> Anaheim Hills, Calif.
>
> George Burke wrote:
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> > My new to me 1977 FC31 gas powered Bird needs a little help.
Would love
> > to hear from anyone who has ,or now owns a gas powered Bluebird
that
> > came with a Ford 534 C.I. engine. Issues are what did you do to
improve
> > mpg.Did you ever have the rear gear ratio changed? If you had a
100
> > gallon tank, did you run out of gas at 90 gal., (in other
words, thats
> > all it would take when we ran out!)Any help,i.e (if you do your
own
> > mechanic work, or where if you had work done by someone else),
would be
> > appreciated. George Burke 1977 FC31SB Charlotte
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