I have a ‘79 Ford Fairmont with the L6. I really don‘t like the 3 speed transmission and I‘m not a transmission expert. What other options are there?
mr. s , many options are out there for you. price is the issue. If the trans you have is a 3 speed manual than you can convert to a 4 or 5 speed trans. if you want an automatic and it a stick right now again can do price is the issue. the good news is modern 5 speed transmissions are actually very compact and should provide good clearance. mounts would have to fabricated etc a 5 speed could be purchased that offered a good start off acceleration as well as a good highway cruise rpm. many mustangs were set up with the l6 and 5 speed so its a possibility. by the way I was building corvette retro cars were we installed modern engines and trans in early corvettes (54-67) so I speak from experience here.
