Re: [AMC-list] 64 440-h ques, and a 327 to boot

[Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know that 66 287's got the aluminum trans, when they were introduced seems to somewhat of mystery. 
The aluminum trans would be questionable behind a 327, maybe if driven gently it would hold up.

Mark Price
Morgantown, WV 26508
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
"I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens!"

----- Original Message -----

> From: "Sandwich Maker" <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, December 5, 2010 1:24:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] 64 440-h ques, and a 327 to boot
> 
> " From: russ hathaway <russh97309@xxxxxxxxx>
> " 
> " Andrew; Thanks. Yeah the fact that the 327 is not a frozen turd is a
> plus. Its been in a shop for 10 years and is a complete 327-4v. It
> should bolt right up to the 287 tranny, right. I don't remeber
> anything done to them in that respect.
> 
> 327s usually got beefier trannies though, side-loader t85/t89
> [ancestor of the t10] instead of top-loader t86/t90.  and i'm pretty
> sure at least some 287s got aluminum autos after they were intoduced,
> where 327s always got iron warners.
> 
> " He also has the posi unit from the car, its been sitting in back of
> the shop the same time.....Russ
> 
> points for originality!  but the jeep mkt means that several new
> posis
> are available, and if you want to go 2.73 or 2.56 there's the hmmwv's
> torsen...  [not sure if civvie hummers have 'em; thought i read they
> dropped the amc20 diffs]
> 
> btw 'heavy hummers' [up-armored] have 3.07 gears, but i haven't been
> able to find out if they're std gears on a 3-series torsen carrier or
> special gears to fit the 2-series torsens all other hummers have,
> which would make mil supply sense.
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