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Re: Engines that Time Forgot
CatFish #504881 October 17th 2011 2:04 pm
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Originally Posted by CatFish
Nope..not Buick or Olds.

It's an American Motors 390. It was hard to tell, but I think the owner was kinda proud.
Too bad AMC never made a van.

My gut was saying AMC, but my head was saying Buick or Olds... Should probably listen to my gut the next time...

About them not building a van, perhaps we can correct that.. Put an AMC engine in a G-series or Tradesman, etc...
I'm sure someone must have done it already...

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Re: Engines that Time Forgot
CatFish #504884 October 17th 2011 2:11 pm
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Originally Posted by CatFish
The show I was at Saturday had two AMXs and both were 390s. One was original but I couldn't get an engine pic.

I wish you could have. Unfortunately I haven't had the pleasure of hearing an AMC 390 run... Probably should be having some videos on youtube...

Re: Engines that Time Forgot
Knightjp #504889 October 17th 2011 2:35 pm
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They had a unique (deep) sound.
Here ya go, one with side pipes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYGXA93Sr3M&feature=related



Re: Engines that Time Forgot
CatFish #505068 October 18th 2011 6:08 am
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Originally Posted by CatFish
They had a unique (deep) sound.
Here ya go, one with side pipes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYGXA93Sr3M&feature=related



Lovely... Love the related video of the black Rambler Rebel too... You're right.. Very unique and deep; similar to the Hemis.
Funny enough, if AMC was in production today, it would probably be using the current Chrysler Hemi engines which also have a unique and deep sound... LOL.

To me the Hemis have the best noise among the modern engine lineup..
But I wonder which would have the best noise if we were to lineup the SBCs, Ford Windsor V8 / Cobra Jet, the old Hemis and the AMC V8s...

Finding and build an AMC engine probably is probably extremely hard and probably might cost.

Re: Engines that Time Forgot
Knightjp #505110 October 18th 2011 11:29 am
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Some AMXs also had a 327, no relation to the Chevy version.

Jeep was weird, they had some parts from all of the Big 3 in them for a long time after Chrysler took over, not to mention the AMC parts that were left from when they were closed down. AM General, I heard, was GM and AMC working together. I think it is the only surviving remnant of AMC, if that's true. My uncle was in the motor pool in WWII. He said the Jeep name came from the Army's gift of shortening everytihng. They started without a name, then were called "GP" for general purpose vehicles, then that got shortened to "GEEP". How they got a J is anyone's guess.

The oddest combo I've ever seen was in a 63 Pontiac Tempest. Half a 389 V8 up front with a torsion tube back to a rear independent transaxle (from a Corvair). The torque converter was under the trunk.

Not a big horsepower combo, but just very weird.


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Re: Engines that Time Forgot
Knightjp #505124 October 18th 2011 12:19 pm
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Kaiser-Jeep used a Buick 350 named the "Dauntless" engine in the 69 Wagoneer. Was not aware of a 327 used in the AMX's but some of the pre-69 Wagoneers did come through with Chevy 327 engines. I don't know at what point AMC start building they own engines. I do know that they used Mopar 727 transmissions in some apps. Just renamed "TorqueCommand" rather than "TorqueFlite".


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Re: Engines that Time Forgot
Knightjp #505165 October 18th 2011 1:28 pm
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Yeah Ripper those transaxles in the early Tempest were a PITA to work on but the little cast iron 4 cly was bullet proof. They were the forefather of the "iron duke" engines.

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Knightjp #505166 October 18th 2011 1:40 pm
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How about an opposed air cooled six cylinder? (not exactly forgotten) Seen in vans from time to time.

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Knightjp #505178 October 18th 2011 2:38 pm
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Here's an engine that was available in First Gen Chevy vans. I've never seen (or heard of) one so I can only believe they must have been rare. grin
(This one has custom covers.)

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