Total Noob questions

[winchster]

Hi guys, I'm brand new to the world of CJ's and just scored a super deal, at least in my opinion. I traded my '94 XJ for an '84 CJ7 and have a couple questions.

I have the AMC 4cyl, the 4spd, and to the best of my knowledge, AMC20 , Dana 30 , and Dana 300 all bone stock. Fiberglass tub, metal w/s frame and front clip. Absolutely no idea on gears.

I drove this home last night and while fun, it needs a little help for freeway driving. I am a pretty fair mechanic when it comes to SBC and have done everything from full race to street rods.

What I want to know is;

Can I strip ALL the emission equipment from this little beast and add a Weber 32/36 on it and get a little more freeway manners? I ask, because I don't want to spend $300 and get zero improvement. Trust me, I realize I'm not going to transform the little AMC 150 into a speed demon, I'm just looking for a little better ability to maintain 65mph. As to the emission equipment, I live in a non emission county and on top of that it's more than 25 years old, so no worries there.

Thanks in advance for the help, and sorry about the long first post.

 

[winchster]

Ok, so after spending a while staring at a mess of wires new question.

Is the distributor on the '84 2.5 computer controlled? Can I make it plain old fashioned vacuum advance?

 

[mylittlecj5]

I can't help on the dizzy part, But I have a brand new EMPI/weber 32/36 carb conversion kit sitting on a shelf here if you decide to go that route...

BTW, :ww: to the forums!