Yep, you don't want to be in a hurry. My 85 J10 has a 258 that's getting a bit tired even with just 135,000 kms (84000 mi). With 2.72 diffs it has to work hard all the time. Most headwinds have it running a lot of throttle just to keep 60mph. Ken Quoting Jim Blair <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > > I get the same reaction when people see a 6 cyl in my FSJ. "Why doncha have a > 401?" they ask. I just smile as I pass yet another gas station while fully > loaded and not in a hurry. > > > From: tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> > To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] time to find a stout 5 spd tranny now i think. > > > Many people throw cubic inches at the problem but I find working with less > much more satisfying (and practical). To each their own poison of course! > > _________________________________________________________________ > The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://list.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list-amc-list.com/attachments/20100601/ed463663/attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com