[SD455DJ]

Thanks Vertigto! The Tempest won't be so fast with the 400 that's going in. We are hoping for low 13's with the 3.42 rear end, so a far cry from the high 11's it ran with the former 461 motor (now in the Lemans). It's still going to be driven on the street more than the track, so the gears are a compromise. It may get 3.73 (or 4.10's!) gears if I want to get high 12's.

We're going to swap out the power steering for the manual unit in the '70 Lemans while the engine bay is fairly deserted. The Lemans is a handful to drive with the 461, manual steering with the skinny factory wood wheel, and the M-20. The Tempest is easier with the automatic, so you can use both hands to wrestle the steering wheel when trying to keep her between the lines on the street, not to mention lose 30 lbs. off the front end. I like the empty engine compartment look.

Dennis