Neat Idea! With gas going out of sight, it's neat to see someone thinking outside the box. With the right gearing and setup of fuel system, it should be like a stock mid-70's smog 360, maybe even a little snappier. Especially if it's stroked. Very cool!
Bill Dettman
'74 Matador X 401, '70 Javelin BBG 401
From: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Matador 4.0
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:42:30 -0400
Your doing something wrong or the things is just plain worn out if your 5 spd Cherokee eats fuel! I ran the crap out of my 5 speed 96 here in the mountains of WV and through town traffic. I never saw less then 17mpg and had highs of 25mpg on the highway. The only exception was towing and the least I saw towing was 15mpg and that was with my 65 Ambassador convertible on a tow dolly,backwards with the top down and the windshiled acting as an air brake! Towed it 5 hours home that way!!!!
I'd put the 4.0L in the Matador and if I wanted more power I'd stroke it!
We had a 73 Matador 4 door sedan at the dealer I worked at in south western pa.
258 auto and I made more then one trip to Columbus, Ohio and back in it for Nissan training.
It ran fine. wasn't a race car, but it was quite respectable in performance.
I refuse to think a Matador coupe with an injected 4.0L would run worse or have enough less torque to cause any problem. If I didn't now own three 327 motors and a 287 I would be putting a stroker in the 65 Convertible!!!!
Mark Price
mpriceAtwestco.net
Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
65 Ambassador 990H flood victim parts car!
01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4
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From: "Brien Tourville" <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 02:47:49 -0400
>
>
>From: "mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <List@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Matador 4.0 > start laugh track here
>
>
>To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: 4.0 in AWESOME Mat Coupe? (almost 4 sale in MO)
>
>" From: Jesse <j2sax@xxxxxxxxx>
>"
>"
>" I have an 87 4.0 o/d AT that seems like it would make
>" better power than the 258.... anyone ever run a 4.0 in
>" a full size?
>
>--------------------
>
>
>I have an '89 Cherokee 4.0 with a 5sp. stick
>2dr. in Black as a daily driver.
>
>Forget it. Eats fuel and JUST manages
>to move the Box around.
>
>It is too small for that big a ride.
>
>Bigger in BIG is Better >
>try an Olds 455 or a Buick
>455 with a TH400 > try
>www.car-parts.com for
>a combo > or on yahoogroups.
>
>Someone has a combo that
>is a runner and can be had
>inexpensively.
>
>
> Brien.
> NEW YORK
> eagle registry #501
>
>eagle kammback registry
>
>
>
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