Thread: 455 swap help
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Old 11-13-2007, 09:48 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dar83501 View Post
you're going to need to find a turbo-400 transmission to hold back a 455..even if it is a buick motor i'd say.
The Dearborn (aka Ford Toploader) three speed was the factory base trans behind the big block in the 68-70 442s. This particular car probably has the weak Saginaw three speed.
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