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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: TBI Conversion
« on: August 28, 2010, 07:21:47 am »
OMG! Now thats what I am talking about, I can put just about any setup I want in my YJ and they sell the harness to do it. I luv u Hillbilly!

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Technical Advice and Questions / TBI Conversion
« on: August 27, 2010, 09:07:57 pm »
Ok I have done some reading up and taken much advice on transmission and t/c choices for my YJ, I have heard of many puting TBI chevy engines in Jeeps and I figure if its that popular then it has to be the way to go. I have to this point been carb but it has its down side well many of them lol.

I have the ability to get a complete Z71 90 something chevy truck with a 5.7 350 TBI engine, 700r4 & 241c t/c driverdrop. this drive train is solid.

Does anyone know how to wire up the TBI to a YJ or a site that can walk someone through this adventure.

I live in Chambersburg PA, If there is someone that is close enough to me that can do it, I am more than willing to pay. I work at auto shop with lift and every tool one could need so this wouldnt be a back yard job :P

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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: Welding Spider Gears
« on: August 21, 2010, 10:18:53 am »
I know etaucher personaly and trust me he isnt doing these just because he needs posts, he naturally is just a doubter and asks many questions and alot of them are repeats lol. He is a nice guy but is someone who is highly unsure of himself and that transforms to being usure of everyone else. We all hear have told him the same thing on this matter but yet he still doesnt know which way he should steer.

Ed I will say once agian buddy, Welding your rear could end up costing you far more than just an axle swap could cost. I used a ford 8.8 in my YJ and it was only $150, I am not sure if it would fit in a cherokee but I am sure that these VERY KNOWLEDGABLE! PEOPLE could tell you that.

I have an Idea, write down the answers you get from here and note them, that way you wont forget and ask again. Your question shouldnt be "should I weld" It should be "what rear should I get and what vehicle can I get it out of ?"

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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: Need Help!, 93 YJ
« on: August 21, 2010, 10:01:29 am »
If you use a 700 r4  trans you can use the Jeep 231 t/c but you need to swap the input gear on the t/c from a s-10 . It's cheaper than buying the conversion kit

We have a 700r4 with a chevy np231tc sitting in the shop we took out of a s10 4x4, would that hold up to my v8?

I steered away from a 700 cause I keep hearing mixed feelings about the 700s durability.

I do have a jeep 231 I could use, but I thought the bolt pattern between the chevy 231 and the jeep 231 was differant?

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Technical Advice and Questions / Need Help!, 93 YJ
« on: August 20, 2010, 07:54:51 am »
I need expert advise, keep in mind I am not a hard core rock crawling off roader, I do like doing some on a smaller scale tho, but do love play'n in da mud!

My Jeep takes a Chevy small block v8 and want to use a chevy transmission and a chevy transfer case, the conversion unit to make a np231 fit a chevy transmission is like 500+ and then have to get a shop to install the output shaft from it in the trans and that cost alot too. What chevy transfer case can I use that is drivers drop? I have a th400 trans but can use something differant if it would make things easier. (automatic choices plz) I like manuals but like auto better in the mud.

I have a ford 8.8 posi rear installed so I have to get drivelines made anyway so that isnt an issue. Yes I already know a SYE is best way to go LOL.  ;)

My front axle is factory with 4.10s and was going to put 4.10s in rear to match . But if their is a better axle choice for my front please tell me. or will my front axle be fine with the v8? if I use original front axle I was just going to get a posi-lok kit for it.

I dont mind spending the money to make sure my drive train will hold up, but spending like a $1000 bucks just to marry a np231 to a chevy trans seems a waste when I am sure there is a chevy choice out there.
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15th Annual (2010) / Re: Trophy Winners List
« on: July 20, 2010, 07:25:29 am »
Congrats to all those who won!!! and a hug thanks to all those who took the time to come and show us your Jeeps.

The show was a blast and I loved being there, I myself was unable to enter my Jeep this year as it still is in the works but you can bet I will be there next year with my baby!!!

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Technical Advice and Questions / Re: Stay SBC or go BBC
« on: June 29, 2010, 08:31:48 am »
A 426 Hemi would indeed be something awesome but finding one or trying to get someone off of a 426 is like trying to pull a tooth from a lion.

A 427 would be just as cool but again also hard to find or get ahold of.

I understand why some people would think a bb in a jeep is a bit extreme... but it is very rare, It would surely set it apart.

I don't mean to say I would never use it, just not to the extreme. Not unless I change my axles to handle it. (which I might :-P)

As for only 5% noticing the differance between a sbc and a bbc, I would have to wonder about that. The sure size differance is staggering. A sbc in a yj leaves alot of room as a bbc would fill the engine bay but still fit nicely, even though I would have to change spark plugs through the front wheel wells LOL Oh and not let us forget the sound of a rat engine is profound and unique just as a Harley Davidson. Just cant mistaken it!

My original plan was BB and steered away from it cause many said it wasnt practical for the weight factor alone, I have felt a bit empty since. I feel its like many things in life we seem to just not do because of some reason or another, but then we go through life saying or wondering "What If?" I remember as a kid sitting back watching friends taking a jump off a local hill that was 20 some feet above the water and didnt try it because it didnt seem safe and others saying it wasnt practical. Then when I turned 25 I got the guts to take the plunge and after I thought of all the time I had robbed myself of the fun and thrill of doing this. I just feel this is another one of those times. Just think about it for a moment, what would turn your head quicker a Jeep lifted as high as mine with 35" to 37" tires with all the goodies, which we see all the time and have become use too seeing even alot with v8's OR! one with all that and the profound one of a kind rumble that a bbc makes, I dont know about you but I think my heart would skip a beat. It would be like Jessica Alba walking into a room your in, YOUR JUST GOING TO NOTICE!

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Technical Advice and Questions / Stay SBC or go BBC
« on: June 27, 2010, 09:45:50 am »
I have a 93 YJ that I built mostly for show, since I have an offroad beater Jeep. (YJ discription is in my signature below) I have a 350 sbc that is old and tired and now I am at a turning point. When I look in my engine bay I can see there is plenty of room to drop a BBC 396, 402 or 454 and other than headers the bbc will bolt up to my exsisting 400TH transmission. I have received plenty of attention with the sbc in it but I just want that HOLY CRAP! factor. something many haven't tried to often. I am not to worried with how the rest of my drive trian will hold up since it is a show Jeep and I wont be putting it through punishment to where the bbc will rip stuff apart. As for the weight factor not to worried with it either, because if I use aluminum heads and intake the bbc wont weigh in any more than a full metal jacket sbc. As I said I am just looking for that "take your breathe away WOW! factor". So do keep my sbc which if I do I will stroke to a 383 or just find a 400 sb, or do I just go the extra mile and do the bbc like I am thinking?

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