Re: [Amc-list] How 'bout a Chevy?

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

What factory CJ came with a Chev V8? None! Closest was the 2.5L Chev motor 
used till '83. They had SBC bolt pattern 904s, but they need extreme beefing 
in anything bigger than a CJ. You need a custom rad (the 3 core one I got 
for my stroker powered '84 J10 was designed for a CJ SBC perversion)
   There was also the Buick powered Jeeps prior to '72. Both the 225 V6 and 
350 V8 was used (I'd rather ignore the turd point hate used in '84 to '86 
XJs) but not for long.


Kit?  CJ swaps are done with 100% factory parts.  YJ's require
frame mounts and that crowd usually
ends up running older running gear, frequently 727/208 combos
from FSJ's.

I'll also object to it being cheaper unless the Chevy motor or
other key components were somehow
scored cheaply, such as a gift, etc.  In doing the swap, its not
the cost of the Chevy motor that
gets you, but rather all the peripherals and the rest of the
drivetrain if they object to buying an
engine/trans adapter.

I think the movement back to Jeep owners running AMC's has been
more about education/awareness and
perhaps being shown how easily a TBI system can be added to an
AMC V8, such as Howell or a pieced
together comparable system in the case of a more frugal junkyard
hunter.  Can't speak to the more
expensive injection options.


-Spro

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