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02-06-2008, 11:44 AM | #1 | |
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straight 6 performance
wat are some cheap mods i can do to the 232 in my 65 rambler?
im thinking maybe dual exhaust and 4bbl carb where is a good place to get amc L6 parts? |
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02-06-2008, 01:01 PM | #2 | |
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Re: straight 6 performance
I think Summit had the best price on the 4 bbl Offenhauser intake.
As for exhaust, I've been toying with looking at Jeep parts for mine, But look like some modifying may be required. |
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02-06-2008, 05:09 PM | #3 | |
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Re: straight 6 performance
summit also has a 2bbl to 4bbl adapter for $15, this is more what i was thinking, where could i get a daul exhaust header?
would it be worth it to replace the cam with a performance one? or just bore it out which one would i gain more power from? |
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02-07-2008, 08:14 AM | #4 | |
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Re: straight 6 performance
I don't think the 'adapter' provides the gain you would have in mind as the intake ports will still be the same size for the 2bbl. Additionlly I think it woul dmake setting the ignition up to work with the extra fuel a bit more tricky
As for the exhaust, the only way I've come up with a "dual" set up thus far is a dual exit muffler. Then pipe it around the tank as close to the axle as possible. However since the trunk floor of mine has some rott to it, I plan on freeing up some extra room for this with a cell hung inbetween the frame rails to help aide in the heat issue from the close exhaust. Truely, going with the 4 barrel intake, and a 2.75-3" exhaust, a good amount of "grunt" can be achieved. Certainly adding a cam to the mix would help. As for the selection, i would think that since a I6 is good on torque, i would search out acam with a bit more lift to benefit the improved intake and exhaust which would net a higher power band and up the top end hp out. One thing with that tho, are you running a auto or manual trans? |
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02-07-2008, 09:15 AM | #5 | |
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Re: straight 6 performance
its an auto tranny
would boring it help me any? |
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02-07-2008, 09:35 AM | #6 | |
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Re: straight 6 performance
If you go with a different cam, you may need to match the torque converter to the cam specs, that's if you do a really dramatic cam change tho, which shouldn't be neccessary.
As for boring, I wouldn't only because we're talking about 40+ year old cars here, of a rarer breed. With mine I don't want to do anything that would prevent returning it back to a 'stock' nature. Plus, for shows, alot of folks dig the nostalgia effect. And, there was a '68 Rogue in Hot Rod a few years back with nearly the same setup I'm running with and the numbers were pretty decent. i'll have to look for it and post em up. |
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02-07-2008, 11:30 AM | #7 | |
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Re: straight 6 performance
good point
wat are you doing about the exaust? i was thinkin either runnin a 3'' pipe from the stock manifold through a cherry bomb or gettin a header with the dual exhaustpipe which would be better? and where could i get a header, i know they make them but where could i find one? |
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02-07-2008, 12:29 PM | #8 | |
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Re: straight 6 performance
As stated, I wouldn't bother with the header, it would be much easier to go with a dual exit muffler.
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02-12-2008, 08:40 PM | #9 | |
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Re: straight 6 performance
Try Clifford Performance on line to find excellent AMC 6 cyl parts.
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Re: straight 6 performance
you can buy a high performance camshaft from northernautoparts.com. they have several performance camshafts for that engine.
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