1974 Jeep Cherokee (AMC 6.6liter V8)

[juggalo303]

god that jeep sounds sexy



[camaro480]

I had a old 77 4 door rust bucket in h.s. that thing was a beast, I want another one!

[TINTINAD4X4]

Thats a beautiful rig mate. Sounds lovely. Nice one.

[lownlazy]

wod mods did you do to the engine? wot hp you got? I cant believe the torque! you mite aswell disconnect the throttle cable and go everywhere at idle. Top job!

[plasticboob]

Thanks so much, it took a lot of work to go through everything! It's not making much hp because I built it for low-end torque, probably around 280hp. It now has fuel injection so it should have a little more hp and torque. You can find more info on the website in my profile.

[iainthornton]

beautiful :)

[extremerider13]

ke perdida de tiempo

[xScHwInNBMXx]

I'm lookin at a 1983 Cherokee V8, and I was wondering, do the cherokees have stereo systems? I've seen a couple of pics of the interior of SJ's and I couldnt find a radio.... this would probably be my daily driver/toy and i would need some music to listen to, even if it doesnt have one, it would be a hell of a job putting in a system lol also how do you like your cherokee?

[Rand0muser]

I am curious about the exhaust set up... what kind of muffler and any info on diameter at manifolds

[plasticboob]

The muffler is a Flowmaster 40 original series, witha single 3" pipe. I don't know the exact diameter of the exhaust manifolds off-hand, sorry.

[lonespartan31289]

im not sure really, been sitting for a while, i thinks its a 74' or 78' can't remember

[rutang]

Hey, Love the Jeep! I just bought a 1974 Cherokee with 85,000 original miles its in really nice condition but doesn't run... don't know why yet. Anyways where is a good place to find parts for these old Cherokees?

[hadd13]

jc whitney

[jet79637]

Hi so this Jeep is for sale?

[plasticboob]

No, I don't plan on getting rid of it unless I total it! :)

[snapshotjunkie1]

You dudes every hear of a tri-pod? lol You making me dizzy, post more vids, thanks!!!

[juggalo303]

yo thats a fukin nice jeep sounds healther v8 6.6 L damn man i only drive an 86 with a 2.8 L...wanna trade?? lol j.k take care of that jeep or i will hurt u lol :P

[plasticboob]

LOL, at least you get good gas mileage!! :-D But I'll keep my Jeep! Thanks, Jeeper!

[lonespartan31289]

how much does it get for gas mileage anyway? you must be getting like 6mpg right? or less?! haha, let me know, im thinking of fixing up a waggy i have parked in my back yard

[plasticboob]

6mpg off-road, probably less!! It really depends on how you drive it. Worse I've had it at was 8 city, but generally it gets 10-12 city and 12/13/14 highway going about 60mph. Highest I've had was about 15 highway. I'm putting fuel injection on it now so those numbers should go up by 1 or 2.

[lonespartan31289]

thats pretty bad, but for a 6.6 liter V8 i suppose thats rather good, hahaha.

[plasticboob]

Haha, yeah. Until I can swap in a diesel, this will have to do. But considering the 5.3liter V8 Hummer H3 gets 13.4mpg average, I'm quite pleased!

[lonespartan31289]

i would be too, what kind of diesel engine you putting in it?

[plasticboob]

It's probably going to be the Cummins 4BT, but it's a lot of time and money I don't have right now. :( There's a vid of a guy on here that threw in a 6BT! I think you should definitely fix up your Wag, they're great platforms. What year is yours?

[prophetlikeGOOS]

Is that a 390?

[plasticboob]

No, it's a 401, but they are closely related.

[44CalibreSunlight]

Ahh! I found this video looking up the engine in a 1980 firebird I'm looking at.

I basically got a good estimate of the kind of mileage I'll be getting! Thanks.

[whatlockers]

i got a vid of me doin this hill i gotta find it

[mengers06]

well.. this is the only clip of an AMC V8 with a flowmaster that i've found.. and im really impressed. i ordered two 40 series' for the commando. can't wait to put them on.

[plasticboob]

Cool! Let me know how you like them and post a clip! :)

[mengers06]

Dude. I love the mufflers! Not as toned as this, but hey. Im 3/4" smaller than yours is. It's great.. Just need to seal it all back up with some welds.

[mengers06]

what are you running for an exhaust?

my 73 304 needs a new one.

[plasticboob]

It's a Flowmaster 40 Series Original (not Delta flow) with a 3" single pipe to shift torque lower. The interior noise gets annoying at times, though!

[mengers06]

I'd have to fab up a Y pipe to do this.. but I might do a 2 in and 1 out (or 2 out) in 2 1/4, or 2 1/2. mine has a 2 1/4 right now.

Thanks, it sounds nice!

[marty13579]

Jeep came out with a 2 door variant of the old J-series Wagoneer called the Cherokee. Obviously not the same as the XJ-series. Cool vehicle.

[pmthk]

that is a bad ass vehicle. but i dont think it is a cherokee

[Stuka87]

It is a cherokee. They were made in that body style from 1974 to 1983.

[mengers06]

This body style replaced the Commando.

[NDC1115]

Looks about like the 1 Popular Mechinics built on a dodge drango frame with a 5.7 Hemi.

[sheepfinger]

Nice, I've always thought that was a nice rig.

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