carbureted chevy 350 in my jk!
07-24-2010, 05:35 PM
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Just curious...
Is this the end of the street for this JK?
I thought that there were rules for upgrading engines in newer vehicles.
Same or sister company, same year or newer engine?
Can you insure it? Or pass current emissions?
Is this the end of the street for this JK?
I thought that there were rules for upgrading engines in newer vehicles.
Same or sister company, same year or newer engine?
Can you insure it? Or pass current emissions?
07-25-2010, 05:58 AM
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No emmissions or inspections in Florida. I drove my V8 TJ with 38's, no fenders and no tag on the back for a couple of years and never got pulled over. Pretty lax around here. I'm not sure where the OP drives but where I am there's pretty much just sand and mud and carbs do great in both of those. I am so glad someone is doing this so I can learn through their mistakes / pitfalls before I do mine. Besides the gauges, when you unplug the engine harness does everything else still work? (Lights, heater, etc...)
07-25-2010, 07:05 AM
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im pretty sure this is under the extreme haha but for the past month ive been putting a cammed and .040 bored out chevy 350 with a rebuilt turbo 350 behind it in my jk! some of you might hate it but keep it to urself, and sorry about the lack of pics, i havent really been concentrating on that and its up and running its just i recently shorted something out from past retarded wiring so all my electrical crapped out and my headlights wont turn off but im workin with my dodge technician friend on that but ask questions if you want ill get pics later of the interior with the gauges and fuel cell and crap later when its completely done...
like i said ill take more pics in the next couple days and maybe a tire roasting video haha but ask questions if you want, lots of blood sweat and tears went into this! lol
like i said ill take more pics in the next couple days and maybe a tire roasting video haha but ask questions if you want, lots of blood sweat and tears went into this! lol
07-25-2010, 10:01 AM
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love it more people are putting chevys engines on jk the 3.8 is not bad but we need but we need more power is bad ass more people are finding more way to pwer up the jk
07-25-2010, 10:24 AM
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Well it will be a real sand dune machine when it's done! I think if I was going to do what your under taking is go with a aluminum block and heads try to cut down all the weight you can. My choice of trans would have been the 400 instead of the 350 but thats still cool. Also I would have stayed with the fuel injection but I understand where your coming from on making it simple and easy to trouble shoot problems. Down fall will be is that it will lose a lot of resale value and could be hard to sell if that ever came up. Hope you get your problems worked out and tell us how it handles.
