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Re: Unlimited 4 door
Unless you live in the Rust Belt, you would be better off fixing up the XJ
indefinitely. Earle "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message news:yBQ6h.35792$HD6.23061@tornado.southeast.rr.co m... > It was in a Jeep before it was in a Pacer, so you could say it was a > Jeep engine in a Pacer <G>. > > Although actually it's roots go a LONG way back as a Nash/Rambler > engine, and a great engine it is. > > Guys correct me if I'm wrong, but if I were to do something stupid like > trade my XJ in for the nearest equivalent Liberty wouldn't I get > something heavier, slower, with worse gas mileage, lower reliability, > and of course a REALLY big hole in my bank account? > > Jeff DeWitt > > Matt Macchiarolo wrote: > > The AMC I-6 was offered in the CJ's and the AMC Pacers, were they not? A > > Pacer engine in a Jeep? > > > > "Outatime" <WhoKnows@here.com> wrote in message > > news:YeqdndW7R63XOcbYnZ2dnUVZ_sydnZ2d@softcom.net. .. > > > >>I_AM_Raptor@hotmail.com wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Only one thing kept me from picking one up: Lack of power. > >> > >>I figured as much. DC will spend 5 years playing with HP and torque > >>numbers until sales drop to the point where they will either dump the > >>entire line or bring back the straight-6, which ain't bloody likely in my > >>lifetime. > >> > >>Whoever says the V-6 is a smart replacement for the I-6 is full of > >>HORSEHOCKY. I was RIGHT. Mess with something that just flat-out WORKS, > >>and you shoot yourself in the foot. > >> > >>A minivan engine in a Wrangler. Who, in their worst nightmare, could have > >>ever imagined such horror. Worse, I'd bet that V-sucks is heavier than > >>the I-6 as well. So much for progress. Newer ain't better. > >> > > > > > > -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: Unlimited 4 door
Unless you live in the Rust Belt, you would be better off fixing up the XJ
indefinitely. Earle "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message news:yBQ6h.35792$HD6.23061@tornado.southeast.rr.co m... > It was in a Jeep before it was in a Pacer, so you could say it was a > Jeep engine in a Pacer <G>. > > Although actually it's roots go a LONG way back as a Nash/Rambler > engine, and a great engine it is. > > Guys correct me if I'm wrong, but if I were to do something stupid like > trade my XJ in for the nearest equivalent Liberty wouldn't I get > something heavier, slower, with worse gas mileage, lower reliability, > and of course a REALLY big hole in my bank account? > > Jeff DeWitt > > Matt Macchiarolo wrote: > > The AMC I-6 was offered in the CJ's and the AMC Pacers, were they not? A > > Pacer engine in a Jeep? > > > > "Outatime" <WhoKnows@here.com> wrote in message > > news:YeqdndW7R63XOcbYnZ2dnUVZ_sydnZ2d@softcom.net. .. > > > >>I_AM_Raptor@hotmail.com wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Only one thing kept me from picking one up: Lack of power. > >> > >>I figured as much. DC will spend 5 years playing with HP and torque > >>numbers until sales drop to the point where they will either dump the > >>entire line or bring back the straight-6, which ain't bloody likely in my > >>lifetime. > >> > >>Whoever says the V-6 is a smart replacement for the I-6 is full of > >>HORSEHOCKY. I was RIGHT. Mess with something that just flat-out WORKS, > >>and you shoot yourself in the foot. > >> > >>A minivan engine in a Wrangler. Who, in their worst nightmare, could have > >>ever imagined such horror. Worse, I'd bet that V-sucks is heavier than > >>the I-6 as well. So much for progress. Newer ain't better. > >> > > > > > > -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: Unlimited 4 door
Unless you live in the Rust Belt, you would be better off fixing up the XJ
indefinitely. Earle "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message news:yBQ6h.35792$HD6.23061@tornado.southeast.rr.co m... > It was in a Jeep before it was in a Pacer, so you could say it was a > Jeep engine in a Pacer <G>. > > Although actually it's roots go a LONG way back as a Nash/Rambler > engine, and a great engine it is. > > Guys correct me if I'm wrong, but if I were to do something stupid like > trade my XJ in for the nearest equivalent Liberty wouldn't I get > something heavier, slower, with worse gas mileage, lower reliability, > and of course a REALLY big hole in my bank account? > > Jeff DeWitt > > Matt Macchiarolo wrote: > > The AMC I-6 was offered in the CJ's and the AMC Pacers, were they not? A > > Pacer engine in a Jeep? > > > > "Outatime" <WhoKnows@here.com> wrote in message > > news:YeqdndW7R63XOcbYnZ2dnUVZ_sydnZ2d@softcom.net. .. > > > >>I_AM_Raptor@hotmail.com wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Only one thing kept me from picking one up: Lack of power. > >> > >>I figured as much. DC will spend 5 years playing with HP and torque > >>numbers until sales drop to the point where they will either dump the > >>entire line or bring back the straight-6, which ain't bloody likely in my > >>lifetime. > >> > >>Whoever says the V-6 is a smart replacement for the I-6 is full of > >>HORSEHOCKY. I was RIGHT. Mess with something that just flat-out WORKS, > >>and you shoot yourself in the foot. > >> > >>A minivan engine in a Wrangler. Who, in their worst nightmare, could have > >>ever imagined such horror. Worse, I'd bet that V-sucks is heavier than > >>the I-6 as well. So much for progress. Newer ain't better. > >> > > > > > > -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: Unlimited 4 door
That's the plan!
Jeff DeWitt Earle Horton wrote: > Unless you live in the Rust Belt, you would be better off fixing up the XJ > indefinitely. > > Earle > > "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message > news:yBQ6h.35792$HD6.23061@tornado.southeast.rr.co m... > >>It was in a Jeep before it was in a Pacer, so you could say it was a >>Jeep engine in a Pacer <G>. >> >>Although actually it's roots go a LONG way back as a Nash/Rambler >>engine, and a great engine it is. >> >>Guys correct me if I'm wrong, but if I were to do something stupid like >>trade my XJ in for the nearest equivalent Liberty wouldn't I get >>something heavier, slower, with worse gas mileage, lower reliability, >>and of course a REALLY big hole in my bank account? >> >>Jeff DeWitt >> >>Matt Macchiarolo wrote: >> >>>The AMC I-6 was offered in the CJ's and the AMC Pacers, were they not? A >>>Pacer engine in a Jeep? >>> >>>"Outatime" <WhoKnows@here.com> wrote in message >>>news:YeqdndW7R63XOcbYnZ2dnUVZ_sydnZ2d@softcom.n et... >>> >>> >>>>I_AM_Raptor@hotmail.com wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Only one thing kept me from picking one up: Lack of power. >>>> >>>>I figured as much. DC will spend 5 years playing with HP and torque >>>>numbers until sales drop to the point where they will either dump the >>>>entire line or bring back the straight-6, which ain't bloody likely in > > my > >>>>lifetime. >>>> >>>>Whoever says the V-6 is a smart replacement for the I-6 is full of >>>>HORSEHOCKY. I was RIGHT. Mess with something that just flat-out WORKS, >>>>and you shoot yourself in the foot. >>>> >>>>A minivan engine in a Wrangler. Who, in their worst nightmare, could > > have > >>>>ever imagined such horror. Worse, I'd bet that V-sucks is heavier than >>>>the I-6 as well. So much for progress. Newer ain't better. >>>> >>> >>> >>> > > > |
Re: Unlimited 4 door
That's the plan!
Jeff DeWitt Earle Horton wrote: > Unless you live in the Rust Belt, you would be better off fixing up the XJ > indefinitely. > > Earle > > "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message > news:yBQ6h.35792$HD6.23061@tornado.southeast.rr.co m... > >>It was in a Jeep before it was in a Pacer, so you could say it was a >>Jeep engine in a Pacer <G>. >> >>Although actually it's roots go a LONG way back as a Nash/Rambler >>engine, and a great engine it is. >> >>Guys correct me if I'm wrong, but if I were to do something stupid like >>trade my XJ in for the nearest equivalent Liberty wouldn't I get >>something heavier, slower, with worse gas mileage, lower reliability, >>and of course a REALLY big hole in my bank account? >> >>Jeff DeWitt >> >>Matt Macchiarolo wrote: >> >>>The AMC I-6 was offered in the CJ's and the AMC Pacers, were they not? A >>>Pacer engine in a Jeep? >>> >>>"Outatime" <WhoKnows@here.com> wrote in message >>>news:YeqdndW7R63XOcbYnZ2dnUVZ_sydnZ2d@softcom.n et... >>> >>> >>>>I_AM_Raptor@hotmail.com wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Only one thing kept me from picking one up: Lack of power. >>>> >>>>I figured as much. DC will spend 5 years playing with HP and torque >>>>numbers until sales drop to the point where they will either dump the >>>>entire line or bring back the straight-6, which ain't bloody likely in > > my > >>>>lifetime. >>>> >>>>Whoever says the V-6 is a smart replacement for the I-6 is full of >>>>HORSEHOCKY. I was RIGHT. Mess with something that just flat-out WORKS, >>>>and you shoot yourself in the foot. >>>> >>>>A minivan engine in a Wrangler. Who, in their worst nightmare, could > > have > >>>>ever imagined such horror. Worse, I'd bet that V-sucks is heavier than >>>>the I-6 as well. So much for progress. Newer ain't better. >>>> >>> >>> >>> > > > |
Re: Unlimited 4 door
That's the plan!
Jeff DeWitt Earle Horton wrote: > Unless you live in the Rust Belt, you would be better off fixing up the XJ > indefinitely. > > Earle > > "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message > news:yBQ6h.35792$HD6.23061@tornado.southeast.rr.co m... > >>It was in a Jeep before it was in a Pacer, so you could say it was a >>Jeep engine in a Pacer <G>. >> >>Although actually it's roots go a LONG way back as a Nash/Rambler >>engine, and a great engine it is. >> >>Guys correct me if I'm wrong, but if I were to do something stupid like >>trade my XJ in for the nearest equivalent Liberty wouldn't I get >>something heavier, slower, with worse gas mileage, lower reliability, >>and of course a REALLY big hole in my bank account? >> >>Jeff DeWitt >> >>Matt Macchiarolo wrote: >> >>>The AMC I-6 was offered in the CJ's and the AMC Pacers, were they not? A >>>Pacer engine in a Jeep? >>> >>>"Outatime" <WhoKnows@here.com> wrote in message >>>news:YeqdndW7R63XOcbYnZ2dnUVZ_sydnZ2d@softcom.n et... >>> >>> >>>>I_AM_Raptor@hotmail.com wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Only one thing kept me from picking one up: Lack of power. >>>> >>>>I figured as much. DC will spend 5 years playing with HP and torque >>>>numbers until sales drop to the point where they will either dump the >>>>entire line or bring back the straight-6, which ain't bloody likely in > > my > >>>>lifetime. >>>> >>>>Whoever says the V-6 is a smart replacement for the I-6 is full of >>>>HORSEHOCKY. I was RIGHT. Mess with something that just flat-out WORKS, >>>>and you shoot yourself in the foot. >>>> >>>>A minivan engine in a Wrangler. Who, in their worst nightmare, could > > have > >>>>ever imagined such horror. Worse, I'd bet that V-sucks is heavier than >>>>the I-6 as well. So much for progress. Newer ain't better. >>>> >>> >>> >>> > > > |
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