Recent content by Joey b 18c

bump it up...the FJ60 is in storage, no real mileage being added now. (start up and very short drive ~1 time a week)

anyone? $16.5k?

bump. make an offer!

It was done by the PO, it's a crate motor. The old trans went out and they decided to just to the entire engine and trans swap at that time.

anyone...?

bump, ebay "buyer" put a deposit down, but couldn't come up with the extra cash. gave him a month. truck is for sale again.

bump..willing to negotiate, just not looking for trades. too many cars

the rear end is out of a Jeep Wagoneer, I don't know about the transfercase, I thought it was the stock one... it's up on ebay now

BUMP!! Car is for sale again, now asking $17,500 and miles are 193,xxx. Still drive it occasionally on weekends but bought an easier commuter car. Added new valve covers as well. Joe- 630-853-2907

update. We just replaced the rods (up one size, 62,54 I think) to start and highway MPG went from 9 to just over 12, car seems to be running smoother and idling better after some adjustments as well. Happy with the result, so I doubt I'll mess with the jets. Still haven't put a ton of city miles...

The carb is a Holley Demon 625, seems like the right size for the 350. The motor feels strong but is definitely running rich. The Holley guys suggested I buy their calibration kit ($80) to adjust the jets and rods. I just ordered the kit and will let you guys know if it helped in the next couple...

^ it runs good, just seems to be a bit rich at the moment. I might eventually look into FiTech TBI conversion if there isn't a downside to it (besides price). Might be best just to hold off and swap something else in it way down the road.

Thanks for all the responses! I was pushing it on the highway, probably going 75 mph (2400 ish rpm) so that could be part of the problem there. The FiTech TBI conversion sounds interesting, benefits vs the TPI that Dynosoar is running? I'd be really happy to get 10 in the city and 13-14 on the...

Elbert, yes the truck is on 4th, it's an old school 5.7 with HEI and the carb is in the link above, I believe there is a screw to adjust the A/F ratio. I will take a look at it next weekend and hopefully bump the MPGs. Just trying to think if there is anything else I could be missing...I'm not...

Thanks for the response...seems like I should be getting 12 ish on the highway at maybe 8-9 in town then.