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Pinto V6
« on: April 23, 2005, 09:29:06 AM »
   Was at a friends house a few weeks back and saw a 76 runabout up for sale, being a WA. St. car it had the mossy green tint tint to it. I have one question? It has a V6 in it but what size. Did they come with a V6 in 1976? If so, it has a auto. trans., which tranny would it be. The people wern't home but the neighbor's said the car has'nt move in about 6 mo. the For sale sign said 600.00 OBO. Were the V6 good motor. Something you get a little more power.
  BTW  If any of you are going to put a carpet kit in your car, DO  IT, I put mine in last weekend, and oh does it make a differnce, just like riding in a new car. ;D ;D


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Re: Pinto V6
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2005, 11:29:09 AM »
If its a v-6, unless somebody did something really weird, it is a 2.8 liter. Should be a c-4 transmission and an 8" rear end under it. From what ive seen it will probably have 3.00 to 1 gears in it.  It will run pretty good.  Buy a set of 3.55's from speedway and it will run realllllllly  good.  Have fun.
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Re: Pinto V6
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2005, 01:36:14 AM »
2.8 pintos were only offered with the c3 transmission, sadly.  Guess they didn't want the little pinto to out-perform the mustang II.

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Re: Pinto V6
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2005, 08:03:57 AM »
Hello Harry,
 I believe Ford did put C-4 trannys behind the V6.
 At least in the 75-77 years.
 Somebody back me up on this one?????
Anyway my V-6 77 C-wagon has the C-4 and door code W
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Hey Farmboy,
The V6 started in the U.S. in the Mercury Capri.
 2600cc
Go to this link to find out more.
http://www.teamblitz.com/
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« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2005, 05:22:32 PM »
I'll back you up,  it says in everything i ever read that the c-4 was the Only offering for the v-6.  Plus i don't see how a c-4 would make the car any faster than a c-3 anyway.  there is only a .01 difference in 1st and 2nd between the 2.
  As someone else is fond of saying, "just my 2 cents worth".
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« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2005, 08:11:11 PM »
Hey DTD,
 IF you have never driven a STOCK Pinto with a C3 you wouldn't understand how SLOW they are.
The C3 uses more HP to run and does not have the Torque Multipication of the C4 tranny.
Also the C3 cost about Quadruple to have rebuilt Vs. C4 trannys.
I do not understand how Ford ever figured they would hold up in a Turbo 2.3????
Even with the De-Tuned CPU?????
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« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2005, 08:21:54 PM »
Ok,  so i guess i should throw my backup c-3 away, i have one layin around in case of emergency c-4 failure,  wasn't aware of any torque multiplication differences.  Could that problem be in the torque conv, and not the tranny itself.  dont know much about the internal workings of an automatic.  I was a machinist at a transmission remanufacturer for 2 years. but I only messed with the pumps and drums and planetary's. 
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« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2005, 08:53:55 PM »
Quote from: dirt track demon on April 25, 2005, 05:22:32 PM
I'll back you up,  it says in everything i ever read that the c-4 was the Only offering for the v-6.  Plus i don't see how a c-4 would make the car any faster than a c-3 anyway.  there is only a .01 difference in 1st and 2nd between the 2.
  As someone else is fond of saying, "just my 2 cents worth".

  wow, after getting pintony's response to this post, I came back and reread it,  I kinda came off like an @$$.  Sorry guys.
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« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2005, 09:03:38 PM »
Hey DTD,
 I did not take your post in a negative way.
How about anybody else?????
I'm usually the one that comes off sounding like a know it all.
Actually "I DO KNOW IT ALL"
I just do not know what I'm saying. ;D

 I had a long response to this topic typed up and the phone rang. When I finally hit "post" my login had expired.
 So another post of valueable info LOST forever!!!!
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Re: Pinto V6
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2005, 09:06:31 PM »
I could've sworn i read in my chiltons manual that they only came with the c3.  I'm probably wrong though, especialy considering how ford like to put 20 different parts on one model in one year.

when i said they didn't want the pinto out performing the mustang II, i was mainly talking about the fact that you could only get an auto with the 2.8. 

Hopefuly I don't come off as a know-it-all either, cause i'm not trying to.

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« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2005, 09:12:33 PM »
I havent been to sleep since saturday night, so it could just be me. 
  As far as ford and what they say they put in certain models and years, goes...  I wouldnt be surprised to someday look under a ford and see a turbomatic 350.  lol.
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Re: Pinto V6
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2005, 09:22:18 PM »
See, now ya'll done got me all excited.  I just went out to check my 76 parts wagon and sure enough, the trans code is "v".  That sucks because i have a few c4's laying around too.

The best thing you can do with a c3 is sell it to someone else.

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« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2005, 09:29:10 PM »
Hey Harry,
 I find that thise supposed tune up books are so generalised that I just can't trust anything I read in them.
 The C3 did come in the Pinto V6 in 78-79. They were phasing out the C4 by then. By the end of 79 only the c3 remained.
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« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2005, 09:29:50 PM »
Quote from: bigh4th on April 25, 2005, 09:22:18 PM


The best thing you can do with a c3 is sell it to someone else.

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« Reply #14 on: May 04, 2005, 11:10:03 PM »
I've owned three V6 Pintos, 2-'77s and 1-'79. Both of the '77s had C3s in them. The '79 has the C4. I assumed that may have been because Ford listed the panel delivery as a truck for vehicle type and used the heavier duty trans. I have also bought two V6s with transmissions and they both came with C3s. I have also looked at several Pintos that I was considering buying over the last twenty years+ and I never found one equipped with the V6 that had a C4. I'm in CA and I don't know if it may have had something to do with meeting the smog requirements out here, but this is what my experience has been.
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« Reply #15 on: May 05, 2005, 12:35:14 AM »
No matter what Ford claims to have put in what,  I'm just happy mines a C-4 :D
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« Reply #16 on: May 05, 2005, 12:11:57 PM »
I hadda C-3 fail in my Pinto shortly after I got it. I popped out the c3& crammed in a c4. When I fired it up there was a BIG difference in performance I hadn't counted on. The tranny is from an 86 Cougar XR-7 Turbo (The car it came from currently has a 460/c6)
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