Why Carb and non OD a Gen 3?

RustyRatRod said

I was on the fence about the OD swap, but I am going ahead with it pretty soon on Vixen. The world class Rustang T5 will be a good match for the slant 6 and will allow me to cruise nicely. I completely get what you're saying though. It took me a while to get to where I am in my decision process.

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I've been on the OD bandwagon from pretty early on. The very first time I put my Duster back on the road in '93 or so, it had an A833OD. Truthfully, it was at least in part to that was the trans I found that I could afford. But at the time, it wasn't unusual to drive from Colville to Spokane and the Duster was a driver, not a show car, so I found myself really happy to have the OD gear. Since then, as long as I have owned the car, it has had an A833OD in it. I've never even entertained looking for a standard 4 speed. I certainly want better ratio splits, but refuse to look at options that don't include an OD gear.

And to be clear, my Duster still isn't a show car. While it is cleaner now than then, and I do take it to shows once in a while, its primary purpose to me is to drive it. Tarmac moving under me is gold.