Re: [Amc-list] Pearly Whites

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was told the 2.8 V6 came by way of the selling of the rebalanced 225 
engine rights to GM in exchange for the upcoming GM Wankel engine (that died 
slightly off the drawing boards due to the fuel crunch and crappy design 
that they gave up on and Mazda cured) that was going to be put in the Pacer 
with FWD (that didn't happen, so the Pacer was modded for a RWD and the much 
lighter Jeeps got the V6.)



Jim Blair, Kirkland, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10, '73 J4000 
(RIP)<br>


From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] Pearly Whites
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I've got a book written by a former Chrysler/Jeep engineer. He
states in it that some engineer working in the design department
at the time the XJ was designed really didn't like the I-6. He
intentionally designed the engine compartment so that the
existing 258 couldn't be easily shoehorned in. AMC wanted a six,
and the 2.8L was all they could get. There was supposedly a V-6
based on the AMC V-8 on the drawing boards, but finances didn't
support that much work. Thus the 4.0L was born and the engine
bay (firewall, mainly) changed to accommodate it. According to
him anyway.

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I never knew what possesed them to even install the 2.8.
I moved heaven and earth anytime I heard anyone I knew was
shopping for an XJ.
I always said drive them both and don't pretend the 2.8
actually runs better cause it don't! I talked more then a few
people down to the 2.5 four. The only difference between the two
in actual driving was the 6 was a bit smoother running.

--
Mark Price

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