Re: 4cyl. AMC 's - The New Gold Standard -

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A: The bolt pattern is the same as Chev 2.8L V6. Transmissions (stock) are 
AX-5 5speed (commonly 2wd in Comanches) 904 auto and AW4 (but lighter duty). 
Other possibles are AX-15 (from a Dodge Dakota with the AMC 4 cyl. Not sure 
what years) and any Chev trans that bolts up to the 2.8L V6 (with some mods 
for the crank sensor if EFI and zero balanced flywheel). 700R4 was used in 
some S10s.


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Subject: Re: 4cyl. AMC 's - The New Gold Standard -
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On March 25, 2005 Tom Jennings wrote:


> The AMC 2.5L with a bunch of boost sounds like it would be small,
> light and very fast.
>
> (I bet one would fit fine in the early Americans too.)

That's been thought of here before, and I think it warrents another look. 
I'm sure a boosted 2.5 would go great in an American.  What I don't know is 
what kind of transmissions will fit behind that engine?  Does it have the 
same bellhousing pattern as a six, thereby letting you put a good variety of 
stronger transmissions after it?

Jim Boone

Mims, FL