holley carb on 2.5

[cass]

has anyone converted their 2.5 over to a holley 2 barrel carb? it had a rochester on it and i really dislike that carb. the only problem i have run ito is an adapter plate. im sure the rochester is a good carb but i already have a 300 cfm holley 2 barrel rebuilt and ready to go. i just got my jeep saturday. i traded my ford pinto powered sand rail for it. it ran great until i took it out on the high way and the charcoal canister let loose and filled the carb with bits of charcoal. i figured while i have it apart i would change it over how i want it. any help would be great. here is some pics of my new 1980 CJ5







the old girl doesnt have a bit of rust in it and is a steel tub. only problem is the tranny jumps out of reverse.

 

[cass]

dang am i the only one that has thought of this conversion?

 

[JR74CJ5]

:Welcome: probably not the only one no... Nice jeep by the way man!

Concider this another bump to the top... I got nothing to offer, except 300 cfm may be a little too rich for the 2.5 litre...

But im not much of an expert on this stuff

 

[cass]

i went ahead and cleaned the rochester out and got it working good again. i dont have the charcoal canister hooked up any more. i drove it to work today and around for about an hour tonight with the wife and kids. she purrrrrrrrssss like a kitten. i will just leave it alone for now. the 300 holley should be about right. i had a holley 350 on the 2.3l ford motor in my buggy. it ran great. might have to bump the main jets down a bit. i think i found a way to adapt it. if i can get ahold of the adapter plate they make to run a weber carb i can make it work. then i would need the adapter from weber to holley. lol i will leave it be until it gives me trouble. i sure do like this little jeep. im out growing my speed demon phase and am liking just cruising around with the kids. dont get me wrong i still like to go fast but i will take the slow lane for now. there is a 300 acre orv park about 50 miles from here i plan to visit soon. i took my buggy there once and quads a bunch of times. there is some nast hills i want to give a try

 

[ken98k]

:drool: Nice Jeep!

 

[cass]

Thanks!!! its amazing to me that this thing growing up around kansas and it doesnt have a butt ton of rust. usually the salt around here just destroys cars.