Re: Re: Re: Axle click on AMC 20
 

"SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:15:46 -0500, "Peter Stolz"
> <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>Thanks for the help! I'll check all that stuff and maybe I can put off
>>the
>>one piece for a while. I'm running in sleeper mode at stock height with
>>only 31" BFG MT KM right now, but I figured with the power that's in front
>>of the axle, the two piece design might be failing.
>>Pete
>>--
>>'84 CJ7 with factory rebuilt 360, NV4500, Edelbrock carb & intake,
>>headers,
>>2.5" duals, homemade on-board air, etc...
>>'04 Audi S4 that's bone stock
>
>
> I like your driveline setup. What version of the NV4500 did you use
> and which Tcase did you mate it with? Did you "cam" your 360? (I
> assume AMC 360) You are definatly pressing the limits of your AMC 20 2
> piece rear axle with your engine/tranny setup. THere was a time when
> the AMC 401 was a real hot ticket in a Jeep but those engines are hard
> to come by theses days. 360 is a good engine as I have a 28 year old
> on in a old J20 truck that still runs well. I plan to restore truck
> one day (I have owned it for 22 years) It is a in storage in the barn
> right now and has not been on the road for a few years now since
> exhaust system rusted out. One thing that was nice about my old J20 is
> that it came from factory with altitude compensanting carb which you
> do not see many of OEM. I can tell you it worked great because when I
> had it out in rockies in mid 90's I had no idle or mixture problems
> from sea level to over 10,000 feet.
> -----------------
> TheSnoMan.com
>

Sorry it took so long to reply. I was out of town workin'. The 4500 is the
newer Dodge (not sure of any proper designation) with the 5.61 first gear.
The older ones had I think a 6.34 or something close. I couldn't get that
anymore, so I ordered up mine from JB Conversions. I tried to find a 401 at
the time (1996ish) but the only one available was a short block in Idaho.
That's like a 1000 miles away so I called the boneyards around here and
found a long block AMC 360 from an '82 Waggy that was literally two miles
from my house. They charged me $125 for it and they even left the AC
compressor on it. I got the hell out of there as fast as I could before the
figured it out. I then used that compressor to build my own on-board air
system. I sent the block off to Gopher for a new rebuilt. I have a Comp
cam for it sitting on my bench in the garage, but haven't had time to put
her in yet.
Pete

Re: Re: Re: Axle click on AMC 20
 

Oh, yeah, and I'm running the stock Dana 300 Tcase.


"SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:15:46 -0500, "Peter Stolz"
> <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>Thanks for the help! I'll check all that stuff and maybe I can put off
>>the
>>one piece for a while. I'm running in sleeper mode at stock height with
>>only 31" BFG MT KM right now, but I figured with the power that's in front
>>of the axle, the two piece design might be failing.
>>Pete
>>--
>>'84 CJ7 with factory rebuilt 360, NV4500, Edelbrock carb & intake,
>>headers,
>>2.5" duals, homemade on-board air, etc...
>>'04 Audi S4 that's bone stock
>
>
> I like your driveline setup. What version of the NV4500 did you use
> and which Tcase did you mate it with? Did you "cam" your 360? (I
> assume AMC 360) You are definatly pressing the limits of your AMC 20 2
> piece rear axle with your engine/tranny setup. THere was a time when
> the AMC 401 was a real hot ticket in a Jeep but those engines are hard
> to come by theses days. 360 is a good engine as I have a 28 year old
> on in a old J20 truck that still runs well. I plan to restore truck
> one day (I have owned it for 22 years) It is a in storage in the barn
> right now and has not been on the road for a few years now since
> exhaust system rusted out. One thing that was nice about my old J20 is
> that it came from factory with altitude compensanting carb which you
> do not see many of OEM. I can tell you it worked great because when I
> had it out in rockies in mid 90's I had no idle or mixture problems
> from sea level to over 10,000 feet.
> -----------------
> TheSnoMan.com
>

Re: Re: Re: Axle click on AMC 20
 

Oh, yeah, and I'm running the stock Dana 300 Tcase.


"SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
news:6t7v739d62ursmuglr69aq30l2cd312nuu@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:15:46 -0500, "Peter Stolz"
> <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>Thanks for the help! I'll check all that stuff and maybe I can put off
>>the
>>one piece for a while. I'm running in sleeper mode at stock height with
>>only 31" BFG MT KM right now, but I figured with the power that's in front
>>of the axle, the two piece design might be failing.
>>Pete
>>--
>>'84 CJ7 with factory rebuilt 360, NV4500, Edelbrock carb & intake,
>>headers,
>>2.5" duals, homemade on-board air, etc...
>>'04 Audi S4 that's bone stock
>
>
> I like your driveline setup. What version of the NV4500 did you use
> and which Tcase did you mate it with? Did you "cam" your 360? (I
> assume AMC 360) You are definatly pressing the limits of your AMC 20 2
> piece rear axle with your engine/tranny setup. THere was a time when
> the AMC 401 was a real hot ticket in a Jeep but those engines are hard
> to come by theses days. 360 is a good engine as I have a 28 year old
> on in a old J20 truck that still runs well. I plan to restore truck
> one day (I have owned it for 22 years) It is a in storage in the barn
> right now and has not been on the road for a few years now since
> exhaust system rusted out. One thing that was nice about my old J20 is
> that it came from factory with altitude compensanting carb which you
> do not see many of OEM. I can tell you it worked great because when I
> had it out in rockies in mid 90's I had no idle or mixture problems
> from sea level to over 10,000 feet.
> -----------------
> TheSnoMan.com
>

Re: Re: Re: Axle click on AMC 20
 

Oh, yeah, and I'm running the stock Dana 300 Tcase.


"SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
news:6t7v739d62ursmuglr69aq30l2cd312nuu@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:15:46 -0500, "Peter Stolz"
> <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>Thanks for the help! I'll check all that stuff and maybe I can put off
>>the
>>one piece for a while. I'm running in sleeper mode at stock height with
>>only 31" BFG MT KM right now, but I figured with the power that's in front
>>of the axle, the two piece design might be failing.
>>Pete
>>--
>>'84 CJ7 with factory rebuilt 360, NV4500, Edelbrock carb & intake,
>>headers,
>>2.5" duals, homemade on-board air, etc...
>>'04 Audi S4 that's bone stock
>
>
> I like your driveline setup. What version of the NV4500 did you use
> and which Tcase did you mate it with? Did you "cam" your 360? (I
> assume AMC 360) You are definatly pressing the limits of your AMC 20 2
> piece rear axle with your engine/tranny setup. THere was a time when
> the AMC 401 was a real hot ticket in a Jeep but those engines are hard
> to come by theses days. 360 is a good engine as I have a 28 year old
> on in a old J20 truck that still runs well. I plan to restore truck
> one day (I have owned it for 22 years) It is a in storage in the barn
> right now and has not been on the road for a few years now since
> exhaust system rusted out. One thing that was nice about my old J20 is
> that it came from factory with altitude compensanting carb which you
> do not see many of OEM. I can tell you it worked great because when I
> had it out in rockies in mid 90's I had no idle or mixture problems
> from sea level to over 10,000 feet.
> -----------------
> TheSnoMan.com
>

Re: Re: Re: Axle click on AMC 20
 

Oh, yeah, and I'm running the stock Dana 300 Tcase.


"SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
news:6t7v739d62ursmuglr69aq30l2cd312nuu@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:15:46 -0500, "Peter Stolz"
> <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>Thanks for the help! I'll check all that stuff and maybe I can put off
>>the
>>one piece for a while. I'm running in sleeper mode at stock height with
>>only 31" BFG MT KM right now, but I figured with the power that's in front
>>of the axle, the two piece design might be failing.
>>Pete
>>--
>>'84 CJ7 with factory rebuilt 360, NV4500, Edelbrock carb & intake,
>>headers,
>>2.5" duals, homemade on-board air, etc...
>>'04 Audi S4 that's bone stock
>
>
> I like your driveline setup. What version of the NV4500 did you use
> and which Tcase did you mate it with? Did you "cam" your 360? (I
> assume AMC 360) You are definatly pressing the limits of your AMC 20 2
> piece rear axle with your engine/tranny setup. THere was a time when
> the AMC 401 was a real hot ticket in a Jeep but those engines are hard
> to come by theses days. 360 is a good engine as I have a 28 year old
> on in a old J20 truck that still runs well. I plan to restore truck
> one day (I have owned it for 22 years) It is a in storage in the barn
> right now and has not been on the road for a few years now since
> exhaust system rusted out. One thing that was nice about my old J20 is
> that it came from factory with altitude compensanting carb which you
> do not see many of OEM. I can tell you it worked great because when I
> had it out in rockies in mid 90's I had no idle or mixture problems
> from sea level to over 10,000 feet.
> -----------------
> TheSnoMan.com
>