Well, my 63 American project (which I'll eventually start, maybe in the next couple years anyway!) will be four cylinder powered. Unfortunately it won't be AMC though. I just bought a used Mercur XR4ti with a turbo 2.3L Ford engine, five speed, and IRS. All will be transferred to the American. I had originally planned on finding a Jeep 2.5L and using a remote mount turbo, but got the entire XR4ti at to good a deal to pass up. Don't know what five speed was used in those. I had always thought they were front drive until I saw this one! Interior is pretty tore up, but mechanically it's sound. $250 for the fully intact car was just to good to pass up! "Was running when parked". Even if the engine needs freshening up (it isn't locked up) it's a good deal! I just hope there aren't to many problems with the EFI. On March 28, 2005 andrew hay wrote: > also cjs, eagles, some '84-6 xjs, and the few 2wd amcs that got 150s > had t5 trannies - amc ones, as opposed to the gm-style that s-10s had. > > " From: fljab@xxxxxxxxxxx > " > " 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? > ________________________________________________________________________ > Andrew Hay the genius nature > internet rambler is to see what all have seen > > adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought > > > > . ============================================================= Posted by wixList Archiver -- http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist