I "hear" the 32rh is pretty easy to rebuild...
Will a 32RH handle a 350 Chevy engine?
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I "hear" the 32rh is pretty easy to rebuild...
Unfortunately jeeps aren’t that popular here in Australia mate there’s no modifications you can buy no kits for adapting different engines if you walk into one place here with two wheelbarrows full of money and a brand new Jeep they’ll put a hemi big block in I’m just a pain in the ass to those blokes that think you’re crazy for having such an old Jeep tj I don’t care our family loves the tj and we have a lot of good memories with the old girl that’s why I emailed AA they were absolutely true blue good blokes thanks for your help mate much appreciated
I've ran Q-Jets and Holley's & Edelbrock carbs plus Webers and a few others I can't remember right now and they all had fuel slosh during dicey shit off-road or when at extreme side angles. And having your carb flood out as you're going down a steep hill just SUCKS...
I know he's down under but that doesn't mean he can't reach out to AA for advice on which torque converter to use.
They are more or less the experts on V-8 swaps and such so if they said it's OK then I'd feel pretty good with their response. And if you're not sure which torque converter to run as I suggested before I'd reach out to them and see if they feel one over another is a better option.
Don't know, never had one on my bench.
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Another possible solution is to get a 305 chev I haven’t had much to do with them so I’ll have to do some research
Personally , I wouldn't invest any time with the 305 , A bore smaller than a 283 with a 350 stroke = an emission engine that is only fair performance with the huge side effect of detonation . If rattle-ling and ping are what you're after the 305 is the dream engine.
KennethS
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The marine versions have an extended bowl vent tube to alleviate fuel slosh issues. Would probably be a good mod for an off-road application.
Hi mate that’s what I thought but I’ll admit I don’t know anything about the 305 chev engine are they any good or are they garbage I don’t know if anyone wants to add anything about the 305 chev please let us know cheers
He sounds like a good bloke I don’t think he’s very good at 4w driving because he needs e.f.I hahaha
I hope that my statement of opinion and experience does not come across as being rude because I don’t mean it that way
The small block Chevy was popular in the day for many reasons, mostly because of the aftermarket speed parts availability and the parts interchangeability all the way through the series from 1955 until the late 80s. That said, many newer technology engines far surpass the small block Chevy. Additionally, such engines are old enough that they are economical to purchase on the used market or from a wrecking yard.
I know that there will be people insulted by my comments about the small block Chevy. It was popular to the point of being religion.
Also more modern engines have fuel injection. I peruse your original post quickly, but did not see a statement about your purpose and mission for this rig. If you will be off Roading in a way that places the vehicle and other than level positions, fuel injection is an extremely Good improvement.
There are numerous more modern engines that are much better than the antiquated small block Chevy and would serve your purpose much better again. This is strictly my opinion based on my 60 years or so experience building engines, modifying cars and so forth.
The important thing is you’re building a vehicle and enjoying it so I hope this comes across as constructive and not criticism.
Have fun and very best of luck with whatever you build.
The small block Chevy was popular in the day for many reasons, mostly because of the aftermarket speed parts availability and the parts interchangeability all the way through the series from 1955 until the late 80s. That said, many newer technology engines far surpass the small block Chevy. Additionally, such engines are old enough that they are economical to purchase on the used market or from a wrecking yard.
I know that there will be people insulted by my comments about the small block Chevy. It was popular to the point of being religion.
Also more modern engines have fuel injection. I peruse your original post quickly, but did not see a statement about your purpose and mission for this rig. If you will be off Roading in a way that places the vehicle and other than level positions, fuel injection is an extremely Good improvement.
There are numerous more modern engines that are much better than the antiquated small block Chevy and would serve your purpose much better again. This is strictly my opinion based on my 60 years or so experience building engines, modifying cars and so forth.
The important thing is you’re building a vehicle and enjoying it so I hope this comes across as constructive and not criticism.
Have fun and very best of luck with whatever you build.
No offence taken mate I know that it’s old technology and at my age it’s hard to move on from something I’m so familiar with I can fix a carby or a dizzy with just a few tools and going into the outback of Australia you stick with what you know efi is good but it’s not for me I don’t trust computers and all that other stuff on engines theses days it’s not being used for anything other then towing our camper trailer in and around the Aussie outback I’ve had the 350 and adapter kit sitting in my shed just waiting for the day the 6 cylinder had enough and it did luckily not too far from home so there you have it I’m just a bit worried about the 32rh but I’ve found some stuff on line that’s put my mind at ease there a very strong transmission and if you look after it it will be fine once again i take no offence to anybody voicing there opinion because that’s how we learn and that’s why I’m here cheers mate
One of the things that drew me to the Jeep TJ was because it was antiquated , Other than fuel injection the early TJ's are a throwback into the 1970's. Every factory "improvement" that has happened to a TJ as time went on has just created new problems . And these are relatively simple Jeeps. The JK and JL/JT are tech nightmares in my opinion . But then again , so are new Toyota's , I didn't trust some of the newer tech they are using. If you can post some photos of your Jeep I would love to see it . Have fun with your project !
Wonderful!
I’m an old guy too. This is my 76th Summer on this great planet. I understand and respect your hesitancy. Where the EFI pays dividends is when you’re not level. A dual feed Holley helps that side to side but not much fore and aft. Just a thought.
I’m old and grew up in my Das car repair business before learning electronics in the Army followed by an electrical Engineering degree and many years hands on so I guess I feel comfortable with both. It’s not difficult put a throttle body injection in place and that has become much more reliable in recent times.
All that said, sounds like a fun project. I have been in the middle of several engine swap projects over the yearsand took great satisfaction for all of them. Enjoy your project and please post pictures.
ColoJeep,
That’s almost exactly what drew me to a TJ. First generation for coil springs, last for the 4.0l and EFI. I see this as the sweet spot Jeep development.
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