Cool eagle!! Im running a similar setup on my 258 powered '81 wagoneer. I swapped over to a H.O. 4.0 head and cam though with a offy 4bbl intake and holley 390 carb. Im pretty imressed with the power out of it.
amc was so much better then GM. the 1960's ramblers were getting 25 mpg. seated 6 adults and were capable of getting 200,000 miles out a motor.that was 50 yrs ago. most gms cant even accomplish that now
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trust me you dont want an amc eagle or a dodge i own an amc eagle and it breaks down every time i turn around if i was you i would get a chevy and i own a dodge and its having computer problems
but is your Chevy a car that you can get for under 1k with 4wd? no. And no it's not my head gasket, it's the valve cover and gasket, the factory one is plastic and they warp. And btw I didn't realize this either but AMC wasn't even distantly related to Chrysler until '87 when Chrysler bought it (and then killed it)
Exactly! AMC was Hudson and Nash combined in '54. AMC was yet another company that was bad-mouthed by the big 3. GM has the highest recalls of any company - More then Ford Chry., or AMC combined. (Anderson vs. GM) You keep yer 'recall hell' chevy there Bree, and keep going with that old propaganda.
thanks a lot my friend!i just thought if i switch to the 570cfm carb...i'll solve my problem!i am from greece and here mechanics are not so experienced in 4bbl holleys!they are experienced in 2bbl delortos and webers!
i used a different throttle cable(longer), bought a random one from from o'reillys and made it fit.
yes, i did make myself a custom bracket.
you can buy throttle cable brackets from Holley but i didn't want to spend the money so i made one out of an old piece of the stock one that mounted using the carb studs/nuts. it looks like a flat bar sticking out from the side of the carb flange with a clamp on the end. DON'T forget a throttle return spring, mine attaches one of the head bolts.
still have to tune the distributor and a little more with the carb to get the full effect. if you have the money and the experience, also put an aftermarket cam in there too. i didn't want to spend the time with the cam but i should have.
Cool eagle!! Im running a similar setup on my 258 powered '81 wagoneer. I swapped over to a H.O. 4.0 head and cam though with a offy 4bbl intake and holley 390 carb. Im pretty imressed with the power out of it.
amcjeepman 1 year ago
amc was so much better then GM. the 1960's ramblers were getting 25 mpg. seated 6 adults and were capable of getting 200,000 miles out a motor.that was 50 yrs ago. most gms cant even accomplish that now
smithdsmit 1 year ago
where'd you get the metal valve cover, mine leaks like a sive.
LeviMan2001 2 years ago
is it your head gasket. smoke was coming out of my head gasket on my dodge neon. but i want a amc eagle i love amc
604nongrunt 2 years ago
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trust me you dont want an amc eagle or a dodge i own an amc eagle and it breaks down every time i turn around if i was you i would get a chevy and i own a dodge and its having computer problems
bree7878 2 years ago
but is your Chevy a car that you can get for under 1k with 4wd? no. And no it's not my head gasket, it's the valve cover and gasket, the factory one is plastic and they warp. And btw I didn't realize this either but AMC wasn't even distantly related to Chrysler until '87 when Chrysler bought it (and then killed it)
LeviMan2001 2 years ago
Exactly! AMC was Hudson and Nash combined in '54. AMC was yet another company that was bad-mouthed by the big 3. GM has the highest recalls of any company - More then Ford Chry., or AMC combined. (Anderson vs. GM) You keep yer 'recall hell' chevy there Bree, and keep going with that old propaganda.
Whuntmore 2 years ago
Where did you get the new valve cover? I have the crappy plastic one I need to replace it Thanks!!
mgrella63 2 years ago
i have a 4.3 v8 motor and i use the same carb but i think that is not big enough!i also lost low end!should i go to the 570cfm holley??
steliosz28 3 years ago
non of the internals(jets, vacuum secondaries,power valve, accelerator pump) on this carb are what it came with out of the box.
there are so many different applications that the 390 would work for.
I think you just need to tune it more to fit your application, so get help from someone who has some experience.
amceagle80 3 years ago
thanks a lot my friend!i just thought if i switch to the 570cfm carb...i'll solve my problem!i am from greece and here mechanics are not so experienced in 4bbl holleys!they are experienced in 2bbl delortos and webers!
steliosz28 3 years ago
@steliosz28 wow I have not seen one of these in a longggggggg time
SHERIFFWoody 2 weeks ago
thanks
fomfan123 3 years ago
i did the same thing but with a cam to my cj7 and i need help with the throttle cable.Did you use a custom bracket?
fomfan123 3 years ago
i used a different throttle cable(longer), bought a random one from from o'reillys and made it fit.
yes, i did make myself a custom bracket.
you can buy throttle cable brackets from Holley but i didn't want to spend the money so i made one out of an old piece of the stock one that mounted using the carb studs/nuts. it looks like a flat bar sticking out from the side of the carb flange with a clamp on the end. DON'T forget a throttle return spring, mine attaches one of the head bolts.
amceagle80 3 years ago
Got ya, thanks for the help, and yeah a cam instal is no problem. Hmmm I am going to use it for a mild rock crawler so I need low end.
gixrider1 3 years ago
Im thinking about getting the same intake and 390 carb for my Jeep CJ7 with the 4.2L. What kind of difference did it honestly make?
gixrider1 3 years ago
lost some low end, gained a lot of high end.
still have to tune the distributor and a little more with the carb to get the full effect. if you have the money and the experience, also put an aftermarket cam in there too. i didn't want to spend the time with the cam but i should have.
amceagle80 3 years ago