Re: [Amc-list] Days of Whine & Roses

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With the six the gains have been due to intake design. then the final deed that got ht ejob close to being done was efi as injecting at the head solved most of the lngth issues with the six. Chrysler went even farther by deisgning the 2000 up equal length intake.
   Which reminds me I need to finish polish the one I bought on eBay and get it installed on something...:]

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> Sandwich Maker wrote:
> 
> > took me a while, but i finally figured out the reason was air/fuel
> > distribution.  the v8 had a pretty good intake setup but the 6 just
> > went for cost and wasn't picky.  a modern 6 like the 4.0 is at the
> > other end of this spectrum.
> 
> This is a good point! Look at the 195.6 (either of them!), then the 
> cast-iron-intake 232; then the 81-up aluminum manifold, then 4.0. 
> Breathing, breathing, breathing. From ad hoc, to designed with care. 
> Bottom end was a no brainer for that application.
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