Re: [Amc-list] modern six in an old-six hole

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2.5L and a turbo or a belt driven supercharger of your choice.
AMC all the way!
Bolts to many different trannies of your choice, many! I found a thread I did not think to book mark recently that shows all the different trannies that will bolt up to the AX15 and AX 5 bells and there is a bunch of stuff out there.
The 154 [IIRC, yota] trans is ideal!
The automatic of choice is an AW4.

  You could make it scream, get great mpg and have a blast!

I know the intake problem, but IMHO that is not a big deal if you can make friends with someone who tig welds! 
the 2.5 intake is a very simple piece. I'd design a setup to allow removable runners to flip up over the head and put the intake suff over on the passenger side.

   You need another American body to use to mockup the build then swap it all in!

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
" I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens! "

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> Frank Swygert wrote:
> > I know of one person who said they did it, but never got any pics.
> > Took the heater out and recessed the firewall nearly to the dash.
> > Wouldn't want to change #6 sparker!! Must have an access panel under
> > the dash for that... would be worse than a Pacer!
> 
> You mean, like a set-in box for the back of the motor? UGH!!
> 
> An AMC 5-cyl would be *perfect* :-)
> 
> > The only "modern" engine that readily fits with little work is a Ford
> > 200/250 six
> 
> Yeah, but I wanna AMC! :-)
> 
> What I wish AMC had done, instead of all that foolish new platform stuff 
> in the early 70's?
> 
> Stuck with high-quality economy cars, with a thin layer of prestige 
> performance cars, like it seemed they might 68-70. Rambler AMericans 
> with bench seats and radio delete; and AMX 390 with four speed! 
> Conservative, reliable, boring, economical design, with the perf cars as 
> testbeds and prestige. The AMX in the product line made the Americans 
> interesting.
> 
> Then make the V8 a V6; the I6 an I4; and turbo the CRAP out of both 
> "new" motors, for four: econo four, 'hot' four, V6 for workaday wagons, 
> and phase out the 8's for hot light turbo V6s.
> 
> Yeah, I know you all like 8's, but marketing-wise it would have made AMC 
> cutting edge, cheap development (the six and the eight are clearly 
> top-notch base designs!). ANd quality econo cars with GOOD 4's and V6's 
> would have leaped them ahead in Gas Shortage I days...
> 
> ... and I could put an AMC v6 in my Early American.
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