The trans though has a pretty low first gear to make up for the 2.53 or 2.35 rear. I have an 80 Spirit with 258 auto and 2.53:1 and it works great at the green light. :) Ken Quoting amxron <amxron@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > Check the rear gear ratio it's probably way down in the 2's, those cars were > dead brand new! > > > > amxron > 70 AMX > 70 Hornet > 78 FSJ Wagoneer > Fleet&JEEP Mgr > Orbit/AMC-JEEP 50-1787 > > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list