6 cyl. YJ or 4 cyl. TJ?????????
#311
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Re: 6 cyl. YJ or 4 cyl. TJ?????????
I think it would be vary hard to find a classic 304", more than
likely they've bin replaced by an earlier high compression 360" or maybe
the 401", 400 horsepower that are still plentiful in the bone yards:
http://www.----------.com/amchpchart.jpg
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travis wrote:
>
> *gasp* Say it ain't so! :-)
> No, I know... I looked up the numbers, too. I still want a V8 but
> probably not for the right reasons. The one in the '76 CJ I'm going
> to go look at on Saturday should be 150hp, but that's with a 2bbl and
> I think it's also with single exhaust. I'm just wondering out loud
> how much hp it would make with an Edelbrock performer intake and a
> good sized 4bbl carb (600 CFM or so), and some headers and less
> restrictive exhaust system. I'd wanna beef up the drivetrain before
> doing anything like that, but do you think you could probably get a
> good 200 or so hp out of that engine with the changes I listed above?
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
likely they've bin replaced by an earlier high compression 360" or maybe
the 401", 400 horsepower that are still plentiful in the bone yards:
http://www.----------.com/amchpchart.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
travis wrote:
>
> *gasp* Say it ain't so! :-)
> No, I know... I looked up the numbers, too. I still want a V8 but
> probably not for the right reasons. The one in the '76 CJ I'm going
> to go look at on Saturday should be 150hp, but that's with a 2bbl and
> I think it's also with single exhaust. I'm just wondering out loud
> how much hp it would make with an Edelbrock performer intake and a
> good sized 4bbl carb (600 CFM or so), and some headers and less
> restrictive exhaust system. I'd wanna beef up the drivetrain before
> doing anything like that, but do you think you could probably get a
> good 200 or so hp out of that engine with the changes I listed above?
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
#312
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Re: 6 cyl. YJ or 4 cyl. TJ?????????
I think it would be vary hard to find a classic 304", more than
likely they've bin replaced by an earlier high compression 360" or maybe
the 401", 400 horsepower that are still plentiful in the bone yards:
http://www.----------.com/amchpchart.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
travis wrote:
>
> *gasp* Say it ain't so! :-)
> No, I know... I looked up the numbers, too. I still want a V8 but
> probably not for the right reasons. The one in the '76 CJ I'm going
> to go look at on Saturday should be 150hp, but that's with a 2bbl and
> I think it's also with single exhaust. I'm just wondering out loud
> how much hp it would make with an Edelbrock performer intake and a
> good sized 4bbl carb (600 CFM or so), and some headers and less
> restrictive exhaust system. I'd wanna beef up the drivetrain before
> doing anything like that, but do you think you could probably get a
> good 200 or so hp out of that engine with the changes I listed above?
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
likely they've bin replaced by an earlier high compression 360" or maybe
the 401", 400 horsepower that are still plentiful in the bone yards:
http://www.----------.com/amchpchart.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
travis wrote:
>
> *gasp* Say it ain't so! :-)
> No, I know... I looked up the numbers, too. I still want a V8 but
> probably not for the right reasons. The one in the '76 CJ I'm going
> to go look at on Saturday should be 150hp, but that's with a 2bbl and
> I think it's also with single exhaust. I'm just wondering out loud
> how much hp it would make with an Edelbrock performer intake and a
> good sized 4bbl carb (600 CFM or so), and some headers and less
> restrictive exhaust system. I'd wanna beef up the drivetrain before
> doing anything like that, but do you think you could probably get a
> good 200 or so hp out of that engine with the changes I listed above?
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
#313
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Re: 6 cyl. YJ or 4 cyl. TJ?????????
I think it would be vary hard to find a classic 304", more than
likely they've bin replaced by an earlier high compression 360" or maybe
the 401", 400 horsepower that are still plentiful in the bone yards:
http://www.----------.com/amchpchart.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
travis wrote:
>
> *gasp* Say it ain't so! :-)
> No, I know... I looked up the numbers, too. I still want a V8 but
> probably not for the right reasons. The one in the '76 CJ I'm going
> to go look at on Saturday should be 150hp, but that's with a 2bbl and
> I think it's also with single exhaust. I'm just wondering out loud
> how much hp it would make with an Edelbrock performer intake and a
> good sized 4bbl carb (600 CFM or so), and some headers and less
> restrictive exhaust system. I'd wanna beef up the drivetrain before
> doing anything like that, but do you think you could probably get a
> good 200 or so hp out of that engine with the changes I listed above?
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
likely they've bin replaced by an earlier high compression 360" or maybe
the 401", 400 horsepower that are still plentiful in the bone yards:
http://www.----------.com/amchpchart.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
travis wrote:
>
> *gasp* Say it ain't so! :-)
> No, I know... I looked up the numbers, too. I still want a V8 but
> probably not for the right reasons. The one in the '76 CJ I'm going
> to go look at on Saturday should be 150hp, but that's with a 2bbl and
> I think it's also with single exhaust. I'm just wondering out loud
> how much hp it would make with an Edelbrock performer intake and a
> good sized 4bbl carb (600 CFM or so), and some headers and less
> restrictive exhaust system. I'd wanna beef up the drivetrain before
> doing anything like that, but do you think you could probably get a
> good 200 or so hp out of that engine with the changes I listed above?
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
#314
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Re: 6 cyl. YJ or 4 cyl. TJ?????????
More like five hundred and fifty pounds.
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Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Why would you want a 150hp V8 that weighs something like 300 lbs, when you
> can have a 147 hp that weighs in at half that? I just do not get your
> infatuation with the big old V8 motors used in a Jeep, the newer, lighter,
> and smaller motors today produce more power, and the torque is just off of
> idle where you want it for offroading, instead of half way up the RPM scale
> where you seldom venture into.
>
> Don't get me wrong, there are great places to have a V8 motor, but Real
> Jeeps don't need one. Put a V8 in my Mustang or Camaro where I can open it
> up and use the power, but get the damn thing out of my Jeep where all I want
> is to crawl over rocks about the sixe of my Mustang of Camaro. Now that I
> have said that, the 5.9L V8 from a Durango sounds kinda cool in a TJ ...
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Why would you want a 150hp V8 that weighs something like 300 lbs, when you
> can have a 147 hp that weighs in at half that? I just do not get your
> infatuation with the big old V8 motors used in a Jeep, the newer, lighter,
> and smaller motors today produce more power, and the torque is just off of
> idle where you want it for offroading, instead of half way up the RPM scale
> where you seldom venture into.
>
> Don't get me wrong, there are great places to have a V8 motor, but Real
> Jeeps don't need one. Put a V8 in my Mustang or Camaro where I can open it
> up and use the power, but get the damn thing out of my Jeep where all I want
> is to crawl over rocks about the sixe of my Mustang of Camaro. Now that I
> have said that, the 5.9L V8 from a Durango sounds kinda cool in a TJ ...
#315
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Re: 6 cyl. YJ or 4 cyl. TJ?????????
More like five hundred and fifty pounds.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Why would you want a 150hp V8 that weighs something like 300 lbs, when you
> can have a 147 hp that weighs in at half that? I just do not get your
> infatuation with the big old V8 motors used in a Jeep, the newer, lighter,
> and smaller motors today produce more power, and the torque is just off of
> idle where you want it for offroading, instead of half way up the RPM scale
> where you seldom venture into.
>
> Don't get me wrong, there are great places to have a V8 motor, but Real
> Jeeps don't need one. Put a V8 in my Mustang or Camaro where I can open it
> up and use the power, but get the damn thing out of my Jeep where all I want
> is to crawl over rocks about the sixe of my Mustang of Camaro. Now that I
> have said that, the 5.9L V8 from a Durango sounds kinda cool in a TJ ...
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Why would you want a 150hp V8 that weighs something like 300 lbs, when you
> can have a 147 hp that weighs in at half that? I just do not get your
> infatuation with the big old V8 motors used in a Jeep, the newer, lighter,
> and smaller motors today produce more power, and the torque is just off of
> idle where you want it for offroading, instead of half way up the RPM scale
> where you seldom venture into.
>
> Don't get me wrong, there are great places to have a V8 motor, but Real
> Jeeps don't need one. Put a V8 in my Mustang or Camaro where I can open it
> up and use the power, but get the damn thing out of my Jeep where all I want
> is to crawl over rocks about the sixe of my Mustang of Camaro. Now that I
> have said that, the 5.9L V8 from a Durango sounds kinda cool in a TJ ...
#316
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Re: 6 cyl. YJ or 4 cyl. TJ?????????
More like five hundred and fifty pounds.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Why would you want a 150hp V8 that weighs something like 300 lbs, when you
> can have a 147 hp that weighs in at half that? I just do not get your
> infatuation with the big old V8 motors used in a Jeep, the newer, lighter,
> and smaller motors today produce more power, and the torque is just off of
> idle where you want it for offroading, instead of half way up the RPM scale
> where you seldom venture into.
>
> Don't get me wrong, there are great places to have a V8 motor, but Real
> Jeeps don't need one. Put a V8 in my Mustang or Camaro where I can open it
> up and use the power, but get the damn thing out of my Jeep where all I want
> is to crawl over rocks about the sixe of my Mustang of Camaro. Now that I
> have said that, the 5.9L V8 from a Durango sounds kinda cool in a TJ ...
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Why would you want a 150hp V8 that weighs something like 300 lbs, when you
> can have a 147 hp that weighs in at half that? I just do not get your
> infatuation with the big old V8 motors used in a Jeep, the newer, lighter,
> and smaller motors today produce more power, and the torque is just off of
> idle where you want it for offroading, instead of half way up the RPM scale
> where you seldom venture into.
>
> Don't get me wrong, there are great places to have a V8 motor, but Real
> Jeeps don't need one. Put a V8 in my Mustang or Camaro where I can open it
> up and use the power, but get the damn thing out of my Jeep where all I want
> is to crawl over rocks about the sixe of my Mustang of Camaro. Now that I
> have said that, the 5.9L V8 from a Durango sounds kinda cool in a TJ ...
#317
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Re: 6 cyl. YJ or 4 cyl. TJ?????????
Ditto.
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Nathan Collier wrote:
>
> hi travis,
> run 31's for awhile and learn how to drive a jeep first. i know that may
> sound "mean" but i promise you that advice is given with the absolute best
> of intentions. a SWB jeep drives like no other vehicle i know of (cept
> maybe an fj40). learn its limitations first on 31's, and work your way up
> from there.
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://7SlotGrille.com
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Nathan Collier wrote:
>
> hi travis,
> run 31's for awhile and learn how to drive a jeep first. i know that may
> sound "mean" but i promise you that advice is given with the absolute best
> of intentions. a SWB jeep drives like no other vehicle i know of (cept
> maybe an fj40). learn its limitations first on 31's, and work your way up
> from there.
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://7SlotGrille.com
#318
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Re: 6 cyl. YJ or 4 cyl. TJ?????????
Ditto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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Nathan Collier wrote:
>
> hi travis,
> run 31's for awhile and learn how to drive a jeep first. i know that may
> sound "mean" but i promise you that advice is given with the absolute best
> of intentions. a SWB jeep drives like no other vehicle i know of (cept
> maybe an fj40). learn its limitations first on 31's, and work your way up
> from there.
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://7SlotGrille.com
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Nathan Collier wrote:
>
> hi travis,
> run 31's for awhile and learn how to drive a jeep first. i know that may
> sound "mean" but i promise you that advice is given with the absolute best
> of intentions. a SWB jeep drives like no other vehicle i know of (cept
> maybe an fj40). learn its limitations first on 31's, and work your way up
> from there.
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://7SlotGrille.com
#319
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Re: 6 cyl. YJ or 4 cyl. TJ?????????
Ditto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Nathan Collier wrote:
>
> hi travis,
> run 31's for awhile and learn how to drive a jeep first. i know that may
> sound "mean" but i promise you that advice is given with the absolute best
> of intentions. a SWB jeep drives like no other vehicle i know of (cept
> maybe an fj40). learn its limitations first on 31's, and work your way up
> from there.
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://7SlotGrille.com
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Nathan Collier wrote:
>
> hi travis,
> run 31's for awhile and learn how to drive a jeep first. i know that may
> sound "mean" but i promise you that advice is given with the absolute best
> of intentions. a SWB jeep drives like no other vehicle i know of (cept
> maybe an fj40). learn its limitations first on 31's, and work your way up
> from there.
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://7SlotGrille.com
#320
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Re: 6 cyl. YJ or 4 cyl. TJ?????????
Choose the V8, unless it really is the 304".
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travis wrote:
>
> I guess I feel like this. I'm about to buy a Jeep. An older CJ. I
> have a choice of buying one with a I6 or one with a V8 if I stick
> factory options. The V8 puts out more power. To me, more power is a
> good thing, that's all. I believe you guys that the I6 is very
> capable. I know the newer 4.0 engine puts out more torque/hp than an
> old 304. There are going to be very few 4.0 engines in the older CJs
> I'm looking at. Actually I haven't seen a single one yet. So my
> options are the I6 or the V8. I choose the V8.
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
travis wrote:
>
> I guess I feel like this. I'm about to buy a Jeep. An older CJ. I
> have a choice of buying one with a I6 or one with a V8 if I stick
> factory options. The V8 puts out more power. To me, more power is a
> good thing, that's all. I believe you guys that the I6 is very
> capable. I know the newer 4.0 engine puts out more torque/hp than an
> old 304. There are going to be very few 4.0 engines in the older CJs
> I'm looking at. Actually I haven't seen a single one yet. So my
> options are the I6 or the V8. I choose the V8.
>
> --
> Travis
> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html
> The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it.
> :wq!