Jeep Strokers

John-

Who are you having do your machine work? I live in Gloucester VA, and I am doing a 4.6 for my jeep and I am having a hard time finding a local machine shop to do the work that I would find trustworthy. Thanks and good luck!

northline76 wrote:John-

Who are you having do your machine work? I live in Gloucester VA, and I am doing a 4.6 for my jeep and I am having a hard time finding a local machine shop to do the work that I would find trustworthy. Thanks and good luck!

Abacus Machine Shop. http://www.abacusracing.com/engineshop.htm

My best friend went to school with the guys that own it. Everyone I know around this area uses them. They have a Dyno also.

I was in Gloucester last weekend on the RV. Not too far up the road.

Good luck.
John

Cool hotrod!

Dates are wrong on the photos. Changed the batteries in the cam 3-6-10

Finally got my welder up and going and got busy this weekend. Got the motor mounts welded in so I can pull the engine and start tearing it down in the next week or two.

I'm thinking seriously about using the KB pistons with the long rods. I'll probably start p&p the head in the next week or so also.

I'll have some questions for you guys here soon about a good high rpm cam choice once I figure out my tire size/gear ratio. (904 auto 1:1 final, 3:27 or 3:55 rear in an Explorer 8.8 limited slip, 28-30" tires x 10 wide) Shooting for 2500 rpm @ 60-65mph. 2.5" duals with flowmasters out the side. I plan on pulling a 800-900lb teardrop trailer. I want something choppy that has good mid to upper range and plan on running 9:1 to 9.5:1. Any thoughts on a good cam?

Picked up a set of Clifford Performance split headers for the stroker motor. Getting close to finishing my frame so I can get it over to Abacus Racing to start on the machine work. (Yeah, I know it's not a jeep.... thats coming later)

Ok, still working on the stroker motor for the 36 Dodge but I am picking up a new toy this weekend. 96 Cherokee. Same year engine as going in the 36. New tires, engine, trans, rebuilt diff's & cherry bomb muffler. Got a pretty solid drive train. Going Sat. am to pick it up. Going to be a good weekend.

Chesapeake, VA
John

if you want that car to fly when you are done, move to a larger cfm carb. the 390 is for a stock motor. i have a 450cfm holley four barrel on mine and a buddy has a 600cfm on his and his flies by mine when we line them up

turns out that jeep was beat to hell. Ended up looking at a couple of more and getting this one instead.

Yeah I had heard the 450 & 600's do better. The 390 is the right CFM rating for it but on a dyno the others have made more power. I had a buddy buy a brand new one and got it for almost nothing with the transmission so have to upgrade a little later and see what the difference is. Thanks for the advice.

John