#1980 THUNDERBIRD TWC UNIT MANUAL#
It came with electronic fuel injection and a five-speed manual overdrive transmission. It featured the first-ever four-cylinder engine for Thunderbird.Īs already described, it was a 2.3-litre overhead cam engine that was turbo-charged. Thunderbird’s new TurboCoupe attracted a lot of attention. The SelectShift was available in the 3.8-litre or optional 5.0 V8 engine.įord boasted that the new technology allowed Thunderbird to achieve a fuel economy of 29 miles to the gallon on the highway. It allowed the car to shift into the fourth overdrive gear at roughly 40 miles per hour, allowing the engine to turn one-third more slowly and to improve highway fuel economy. It had been introduced with the 1980 Thunderbird to boost fuel efficiency. It featured a galaxy of electronic gadgets.įord’s 3.8-litre V6 was said to deliver “impressive fuel efficiency by virtue of its advanced combustion chamber design and value porting.”Īnd the car’s SelectShift transmission incorporated a locking torque converter to provide a near-mechanical linkup between engine and transmission in all three forward gears.Īn automatic overdrive was optional. They also came with a front console on the transmission tunnel, but only the TurboCoupe was equipped with a floor-mounted shifter.įord hoped to sell a lot of its Heritage models, the most expensive Thunderbird for 1983. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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