In a message dated 9/6/02 6:23:04 PM SA Pacific Standard Time, charger_413@xxxx writes: > > hey would my gremlin be fastif i dropped in a 360 or > 401 i bought from a junkyard that came out of a > cherokee > I ran a 13.98 with a garbage model 15 rear and a tired 360 with a performer intake and 650 holley and headers with turbo 2 mufflers in my gremlin so yeah you would take out most turds on the street i.e the ridiculous Hondas and other abominations that litter the streets with a stock 360 or 401 in your grem,be advised the rear won't take much abuse and you will need a V8 crossmember which can be found in 72-76 Gremlins,78-79 Concords,70-77 Hornets and 79 Spirits,as fr a trans an auto would be the best for street/strip applications.if you want a 4 speed get ya a close ratio T10,those were in 68-74 Javelins and AMX's,Rebel Machines and SC/Ramblers but you'd prob only find em from a AMCer who pilfered it form a dead AMX.Brieniac said you can get you a Cobra 5 speed and just look at it sideways and it will float in the air and bolt itself magically to the back of your AMC so the T5 trans is a good idea too if you don't want those darn bad ole archaic T10s hope i helped Bart Mangrum 73 AMC Gremlin 360 "loud archaic mean machine" 77 Ford F100 302"new daily driver" "loud thanx to a sawsall LOL" 60 Ford F100 292 "dead thanx to a stuck clutch" 88 Chevy S10 2.8 liter "retired daily driver and for sale for 700$ obo" [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]