Hot Rodded 1981 Jeep CJ-5 with AMC 360 V8 - Too much fun

*This video is old, needs to be updated. The engine/drivetrain has been vastly improved since this video was filmed.*

My daily driver 1981 Jeep CJ-5 with a .030 over AMC 360 V8 with a little bit of work done to it.

Edelbrock 600cfm Performer carb
Edelbrock Performer Intake
CompCams 268H AMC camshaft with matched timing set
Stock ignition system for the most part

Everything else is explained in the video. Filmed on a high 20 F degree day. This Jeep is too much fun and the AMC V8's are very strong motors. This one has about 6,000 miles on it since the engine rebuild. The speedometer is accurate give or take 2-3mph, checked with a GPS.

The T176 is a great transmission and has never skipped a beat. I've wheeled it pretty hard and put it through some hell on the street and at the strip with several tire size/gear combinations. 3rd gear redlines at about 90mph with the current setup. I've never really gotten much into 4th gear.

For you guys who have shown concern regarding the suspension, steering, etc... It has all been refurbished/upgraded to stock/better than stock condition. It drives very well, straight and true down the road and is almost nothing like the stereotypical CJ when it comes to its road manners.

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• Jeep
• CJ
• CJ-5
• CJ-7
• CJ5
• CJ8
• offroad
• fast
• hot
• rod
• speed
• AMC
• V8
• 4x4
• 4wd
• manual
• 360
• 401
• motor
• 304
• wrangler
• grand
• cherokee

[pinballdan]

Oh my fuckin' god..that's SO awesome!!! FAST jeep's are SO!! fun!! What perfect gearing! What's the T176 out of??!

[XUGAxFANX]

ths is one bad sob

[b00bpiercings]

@sabol01 smell my scrotum bitch

[foxracer539]

your nuts for even going that fast in a cj lol

[deicher]

Inspiring. I've got a 401 getting ready for my CJ7. What compression ratio did you end up with? With the 268H, Edelbrock Performer Intake and the 600 cfm carb, what's the minimum octane you can run in it?

[hatchetknight]

@countryrebel5 and this is incorrect i had a 727 hd out of a dodge maxy van and the housing doesnt match but i did use all the internals in my amc 727 housing

[hatchetknight]

@hatchetknight no they wont match up they used the same internals but the housings are different i had a dodge motor home trans so it was a 727 hd and the housing wouldnt match up but i used all the internals to build my 727 amc housing and it fit perfect

[Joker28th]

love it man this thing must be fricken nutts to drive

[countryrebel5]

@1impalaman ok, i was incorrect thanks for bringin the facts to an argument but i know from personal experience that a amc 360 will bolt up to a 727 but that could have been the transmission put in the wagoneers

[1impalaman]

@countryrebel5 Incorrect. AMC V8 engines are based on a 1950s design. The AMC 304, 360, 390, and 401 are all the same engine basically.

Chrysler 360 and AMC 360 are two completely different things.