Yeah, I forgot the aspect ratio.
Tire diameter should be 25.1 inches.
937 rpm at the wheel;
2311 rpm at the crank.
I stand corrected... as usual....
Yeah, I forgot the aspect ratio.
Tire diameter should be 25.1 inches.
937 rpm at the wheel;
2311 rpm at the crank.
I stand corrected... as usual....
Gary MacDonald
ROGER's...
EX... '63 Hardtop
Had...
Scarebird front discs
200 w/ CI alum head
C4
I am absolutely no good at arithmetic. I goofed again!!
This time I used .60 at the trans instead of .68!!
Should be 2620 rpm at the crank!
Gary MacDonald
ROGER's...
EX... '63 Hardtop
Had...
Scarebird front discs
200 w/ CI alum head
C4
Okay you guys, this is getting over my head again. On the site I sent it said that my tire size equates to 26.5" tall. They also mention that the tire will grow in circumference as the speed increases, but this is supposedly incorporated into the equation.
If I enter in 26.5 in the charts of most of the different sites it comes out almost exactly the same at 2480 RPM at 70 MPH. Let me know if you find something else and thanks for all your help.
NOW..... Lets get more of our cars at the drag strip this year and see what kind of fun we can have. The cars don't have to be fast to have a blast. My car won't come close to the times and speeds that are listed. I would be happy if it ran in the 12's at around 105MPH. This would be a great trip for our club to go to the drag strip!!!!!!!!!!!
Larry Smith
1964 Futura
347 stroker
Yeah! Using 26.5 for the tire diameter I get 2481 rpm also.
My calculations do not include tire growth, nor do I trust the tire diameter I came up with originally (25.1). There is a theoretical size that can be computed from the size designation, but in actual practice, the diameter can deviate from that by quite a bit!
Gary MacDonald
ROGER's...
EX... '63 Hardtop
Had...
Scarebird front discs
200 w/ CI alum head
C4
Gary MacDonald
ROGER's...
EX... '63 Hardtop
Had...
Scarebird front discs
200 w/ CI alum head
C4
I could only find this one. Not the one you mentioned though. Larry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjQJ8btRbLY
Larry Smith
1964 Futura
347 stroker
Received the 9" ford housing and axles today along with the backing plates and bearings. I don't have the money to get the third member yet, but will have plenty to do over the next couple of months.
I need to paint the housing and get it installed. Install the line lock assembly and drive shaft loop.
I am ordering a shift light tomorrow and hope it isn't too hard to understand the installation. I hate electronics and a lot of you can remember from my thousand questions during the build of my Falcon.
Hope to get the 3rd member ordered after the first of the year and will go with 4.11 gears with the trac-loc.
Larry
Larry Smith
1964 Futura
347 stroker
Sweet...throw us a pic when you have a chance.
Don Bartlett
Federal Way, WA
61 Four Door Sedan
144-6, 3 on the tree
Gary MacDonald
ROGER's...
EX... '63 Hardtop
Had...
Scarebird front discs
200 w/ CI alum head
C4
And here's a video of it being tuned:
https://video.search.yahoo.com/searc...f2&action=view
Gary MacDonald
ROGER's...
EX... '63 Hardtop
Had...
Scarebird front discs
200 w/ CI alum head
C4
Fantastic little car. Did you notice him getting the front wheels off the ground? Wow. Hope my car will run that good/fast. Cool and thanks for the video. Larry
Larry Smith
1964 Futura
347 stroker
Did you see this one?
http://youtu.be/fNsYKF8FvpQ
Light and peppy.
Don Bartlett
Federal Way, WA
61 Four Door Sedan
144-6, 3 on the tree
Here is a direct link on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlwQeKh5Uuk
It is interesting that this particular video was posted and discussed by Argentinian Falcon fans. The call it "Falkito USA", meaning "The little American Falcon".
The video was filmed at the Palm Beach International Raceway, which Wikipedia says is "a motorsports facility located west of Jupiter, Florida, opened in 1965".
I "liked" the video and commented to the Argentinians "Bravo! Ella es hermosa!" meaning "Well done! She is beautiful!"
It is amazing that the owner was able to coax that level of performance from a 200 six cylinder and also how he kept the outwards appearance of the car so little changed from stock. Go, little American Falcon!
Last edited by ew1usnr; December 20th, 2015 at 05:01 AM.
Dennis Pierson
Tampa, FL
"The Wonder Falcon"
'63 Futura Hardtop (260, Ford-O-Matic, bench seat)
I was actually suspecting that the car might be an Argentine Falcon. You'll notice the odd location for the front parking lights (in the grill), the odd-looking tail lights that it has, and the grill itself which looks kind of like a regular '63 grill, but not as "convex". I haven't done any research to verify, but I think Argentina used the round-body style into the later 1960's than we did here in the US. The Argentine Falcon also had a 221 cu in version of the little six. I saw one of the comments (in Spanish) that had both "200" and "221" within it, making me wonder if maybe this little Falcon has a 221 in it! One of the comments, however, in English, from, apparently, the owner, says it's got a 250 block with an Argentine head.
Gosh! I wish mine went like that!!
Gary MacDonald
ROGER's...
EX... '63 Hardtop
Had...
Scarebird front discs
200 w/ CI alum head
C4
Last edited by Luva65wagon; December 21st, 2015 at 01:06 PM. Reason: Fixed the swapped quotes and addressed to Gary not Dennis
Roger Moore
63 "Flarechero"
powered by: 347ci stroker | Tremec T5 | 8" 3:45 TracLoc rear
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