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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: DirtyDeb69 on February 24, 2012, 01:07:08 PM

Title: horsepower
Post by: DirtyDeb69 on February 24, 2012, 01:07:08 PM

hello all, can you tell me how much horsepower the 3.8 straight 6 motor in my 73 cj :jeep: :jeep: produces?? also was wondering how it stacks up against the bigger engines of road etc thanks

Title: Re: horsepower
Post by: Tank on February 24, 2012, 02:06:42 PM

Only info i could find for an AMC 3.8
100 hp (74 kW) and 185 ft·lbf (250 N·m)

This looks useful for info on Jeep engines
http://www.baeta.org/opie/engine.htm (http://www.baeta.org/opie/engine.htm)

Title: Re: horsepower
Post by: Panic mechanic! on February 24, 2012, 03:24:37 PM

don't worry about the power. its torque you need for playin off road.

Title: Re: horsepower
Post by: Nosebolt on February 24, 2012, 04:25:36 PM

I've got 5.9lt in mine and Dan (my son) has a 2,5lt in his CJ and last time we had both trucks at the same site at the same time there wasn't anything his couldn't do that mine did, except sound nice

its more down to torque and how you use it

Title: Re: horsepower
Post by: DirtyDeb69 on February 24, 2012, 05:27:05 PM

thanks guys,a mate with a landrover  :078: [sorry not sure if i can say that word on here] was asking and i was a tad embarrassed that i didn't know  :icon_redface:

Title: Re: horsepower
Post by: Panic mechanic! on February 24, 2012, 05:30:50 PM

don't worry about it your cj will go a lot more places   than a landrover of similar age lol, plus his will probably end up as a parts cars for some git who needs bits for his.