Re: Good Job!

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: farna@xxxxxxx
" 
" On September 19, 2005 andrew hay wrote:
" 
" > btw the amc 2.5 uses the same mounts as the straight six and with the
" > right bell would bolt up to the spirit sr4/t4/t5.
" 
" The "right bell" being an late 80s Camaro or S-10 bell -- and T-5 to go
" with it. The AMC 2.5L uses the small GM four/V-6 bell pattern, so the
" 2.8L bell and trans fits. 

or an amc-4 cj bell.  a few '84-6 xjs also got t5s.  then there were
the rare amc-4 eagles and spirits...

" > gremlin/spirit fours ran 3.54s iirc.  you could probably run 3.31s if
" > you pick your cam and maybe even 3.08s at the sacrifice of a lot of
" > performance.  you'd have to swap cams though as jeep went the other
" > way, emphasizing mid/top power to make that little four move a heavy
" > boxy wrangler.  the 4.10s show it, even with a 3.93 1st.  sixes could
" > have 3.07s, in cherokees at least.
" > 
" 
" I wouldn't drop below a 3.54 personally. The 3.07 isn't enough gear for
" the Cherokee with a five speed really. It needs just a little more --
" 3.23 or 3.31 would be about right. 

i did say you'd have to re-cam the engine with something very
mileage-oriented to get the grunt to pull such tall gears, and it
would leave you with hp that felt like driving a flathead only not as
smooth.  a -slightly- milder cam - comparable to the stock 258 grind,
say - would give up little hp and put you in the sweet spot for
mileage with 3.31s or 3.54s.
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