1971 Ford Torino - Gear vendors overdrive, cruising w/overdrive, gear splitting, 351c - muscle car

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Last winter, I installed a gear vendors overdrive into my 1971 Ford Torino GT(351c, C4 auto trans, 3.5 rear gears). This video is about the driving experience of the car with the gear vendors unit. The gear vendors is a great solution if you've got a classic car that has a little too high of a gear ratio for cruising at freeway speeds. Midway thru filming the video, I installed a tach to show the difference in cruise rpm's with the overdrive on compared to the overdrive off.
0:24 - Intro
0:55 - Autodrive
2:55 - Gear-splitting in Autodrive, 2nd "over"
4:30 - Manual mode
4:50 - Gear splitting in manual model, 2nd, 2nd "over, 3rd, 3rd "over"
6:25 - Freeway cruising w/tachometer hooked up!
7:07 - conclusion
7:37 - bonus night time cruising
Here are the links to the videos I made that follow the installation of the gear vendors unit,
part 1: • 1971 Torino GT - Gear ...
part 2: • 1971 Torino GT - Gear ...
Fuel economy test I did with the Torino; this is before the car had the gear vendors unit: • 1971 Ford Torino GT - ...

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6 ноя 2023

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@musclebone7875 7 месяцев назад

Gear vendors overdrive is a great piece of engineering! It has transformed the highway drive ability to my '68 Impala.😆

@user-gr6ck4sf5n 7 месяцев назад

It really is a game changer for an old car

@davidgrisez 7 месяцев назад

I was born in 1951 and I am familiar with the Borg-Warner Overdrive that some 3 speed manual transmission cars were equipped with. My father's 1966 Rambler American was a 3 speed column shift with overdrive. However this is the first time that I have heard about the Gear Vendor Overdrive that could be used on older cars that had a 3 speed automatic transmission. On these older cars an overdrive made for a more versatile transmission.

@mattsboatyard6891 7 месяцев назад

As I understand it, the gear vendors is a bit of a descendent of the Borg Warner overdrives. Both are add on units, that are electronically engaged and governed by road speed- they share a lot in common. *Someone correct me if I am wrong here* but I think that the BW was only offered with manual transmissions and that rather than being mounted behind the tail shaft(via a special tail-shaft housing) like the gear vendors is, that it’s mounted directly behind the transmission case with the tail shaft then mounted behind the BW so it’s a little more integrated into the trans than a GV unit.

@johnsullivan6794 7 месяцев назад

I absolutely love my Gear Vendor OD. I have a 69 Torino GT, 408, 8-71 Hampton Blower, C6, w/3.89 gears. It made all the difference in the world. Had to modify the trans tunnel but it was worth it.

@mattsboatyard6891 7 месяцев назад

That sounds like an awesome car. The gear vendors is such a great addition!!

@virginiaeverett-lc1st 7 месяцев назад

Wow very cool video and car!

@mattsboatyard6891 7 месяцев назад

😎

@Ikeebeabuchi 7 месяцев назад

Nice car. Love the color

@user-gr6ck4sf5n 5 месяцев назад

Me too!!

@michaelguerin4618 21 день назад

If you could find one of those 2 speed rear ends you would like it even more,

@mattsboatyard6891 21 день назад

A 2-speed rear end would turn this torino into a 12 speed!

@nathanieljones7981 6 месяцев назад

How do you like it? Does your 351c Get after it any or is it tame? 2v or 4v? I’d love to add Gv to my 4 speed. But no idea how rough it’d be to do it.

@mattsboatyard6891 6 месяцев назад

Its got 4v closed chamber heads and even with fairly mild cam(.505 ford grind), it runs strong. I like the gear vendors a lot, it made the car a lot more versatile and the gear-splitting adds some performance bands that it didn't have before. I'm pretty sure GV makes a kit for the 4-speed trans. Installing this into a Torino is not too bad of a job either.

@CharlesFlahertyB 7 месяцев назад

Is 2nd w/od taller than 3rd w/o od?

@mattsboatyard6891 7 месяцев назад

No, 3rd with OD turned off is still a little taller than 2nd gear with the OD turned on.

@stephenholland5930 7 месяцев назад

Cool car and video. Are you going to fix the coolant temp gauge?

@mattsboatyard6891 7 месяцев назад

Thank you! Haha yes, I plan to fix it- the sending unit is the wrong temp range so the gauge reads a little cooler than the motor actually is(confirmed with a mechanical gauge). I’ve left it this long because while slightly incorrect, it’s always been consistent.

@thejandolife 7 месяцев назад

Better get right on that. Oh there is some dirt on the frame too. You should get right on that too.

@mattsboatyard6891 7 месяцев назад

In due time lol

@geraldmcmaine1581 6 месяцев назад

Nice video!How much mpg did you pickup with the GV?thanks.

@mattsboatyard6891 6 месяцев назад

Around 3-4 mpg’s pick-up. I still need to test it, but i think that it will push 20 mpgs on the highway now

@user-gr6ck4sf5n 5 месяцев назад

I'm curious about this too

@jaycarter9489 7 месяцев назад

i CUT APART A 68 TORINO 428 CJ 4 SPD 391 FOR PARTS FOR 68 MUSTANG IN HIND SITE SHOULD HAVE WENT THE OTHER WAY CAR ONLY HAD 54000 ON SPEEDO 2yrs later was at a Ford lot in town which had a 70 torino 429 boss 4 speed with the single tail light hide headlights rear louvers car had 30 000 on speedo they were asking 3100

@mattsboatyard6891 7 месяцев назад

Probably not picking up either car for 3100 dollars in 2023. Hindsight is 20/20 man... bummer

@user-gr6ck4sf5n 7 месяцев назад

Oops 😬