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230 6 ?!?!?!?

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by jeepsr4ever, Oct 26, 2004.

  1. Oct 26, 2004
    jeepsr4ever

    jeepsr4ever New Member

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    Anyone ever swapped one of these into a Cj-5? I have a opportunity to do some R&D on one of these sixes and was wondering who here has tinkered with them much
     
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    sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

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    Long for a short nose, note AMC's mods to the frame and fenders to fit the 230/258 in the CJ line up.
     
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    Glenn

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    Are we talking 230 OHC, or 232? Still long of course, but thought I'd ask for clarification. ;)
     
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    sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

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    Ooops!

    I misread, had AMCs on the mind when I read this.

    230 would still be LOOONNNNGGGGG.
     
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    sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

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    Bob Stewart is the guy you need. He's on Willys Tech, from Wisconson.
     
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    jeepsr4ever

    jeepsr4ever New Member

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    230 would be a real long dogger but yeah I mean the strait 6..

    I wnat to stroke the one I have and bore the schmitty out of it.
     
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    sparky

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    Which straight 6? The OHC 230? Or an AMC 232/258?
     
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    vanguard

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    The Tornado 230!

    More powerful than a super hurricane!
     
    vanguard, Oct 26, 2004
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    Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

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    I still like my Super Hurricane though. ;) Now if we can just get an answer on which 6 he's talking about. The looooonnnnnng one or the straight one. :? :D
     
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    66cj5

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    dad said years ago there was a guy running the dunes with a hudson hornet 6 on a flat fender. radiator was in front of grill. angle iron for motor mounts. no idea about a tranny though. musta been one "wild" ride.
     
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  11. Oct 27, 2004
    Kodiak12060

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    It is a very heavy engine and long for the CJ5. If it was the civi OHV 230 there were reliability issues too. If the military version they were reliable but heavy and very expensive to get rebuild parts for. They don't rev very high either. My advice and I don't even take my advise, sell that engine and get a V6. Light is king w/ these jeeps.
     
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    sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

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    Hmm, I saw one of those in St. Jo MO a couple years ago. 2A with a Hudson straight 6 in it. Not a common thing to see, I wonder...
     
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    jd7

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    Had one with a falcon six a lot a years ago. still IIRC wasn't much room between it and firewall and radiator.
     
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    80cj

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    If you're thinking of the Tornado, my brother had one in a Jeep Utility wagon and he had nothing but problems with it. The biggest problem was the long timing chain that would stretch and throw the valve timing off.
     
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    timgr

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    I've seen the Chevy 230 and Studebaker L6 in early CJs, but they both had firewall mods. The Kaiser 230 would fit more easily in a '72 and newer CJ.

    'Spensive and scarce parts, but you knew that.
     
    timgr, Oct 29, 2004
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