Re: 1971 Gremlin Turbo

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: "Clarence Milstead" <cmilstead@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
" 
" Many thanks to those who responded to my initial post. Here's the way it
" looks to me. Since the BW is working OK except for the 1-2 shift I'll leave
" alone for the present. Since I missed the TF by one year that makes things
" tough. Are there adapters for the TF or Hydramatic models that will work
" with my engine?

as i said, only one: the one used with nailhead-case th400 in the
'65-'71 full-size jeeps.  there is a strange history behind the
'nailhead' pattern but suffice it to say it is not a b-o-p or chevy
pattern.  this case is rare and the 6-cyl adapter even rarer.

this was the kaiser factory adapter.  there are no others.

you're better off getting the warner m-11 setup from postaljeep.net if
they actually have any, or beefing your m-43 with some m-51 and m-65
[aisin warner developments on imports] parts.

" I'd actually like to use an overdrive model so if I go to a
" 3.31-3.54 gear it won't rev too much if I decide to go on the highway.

no luck.  unless you go for an aftermkt o/d for the back of the th400.

" Never did get a guess on horsepower for my setup. Before I installed the
" turbo I had Clifford headers, a Carter 2bbl carb on an Edelbrock S.P.2.P
" manifold, Mallory dual-point ignition, Accel coil, mild port and polish job
" on the head, and the Comp Cam camshaft. It ran strong and I wondered if I
" had about as much HP as the H.O.4.0. With the turbo and the Holley 500 carb
" it's a lot stronger, so I figure I'm certainly over 200 HP, don't know how
" much.

you could easily be over 250 imho, and with torque approaching 300
ft-lbs at least.
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