84 360 grd waggie my 1st post help

[drives mopars]

i want to change ignition whats best for 84 360 smog, hei, ? from what whats best timing curve

intake carb thats smog legal ?

i also need head liner where ?

are headers worth it cost?

calif smog daily driver
has rebuilt 360 so iam not tearing it apart
so no cams,
any body add front hubs that lock out axles
thanks in advasnce bill

[Brown Bear]

TFI is best bang for your buck, about $100 and you can feel it in the seat of your pants. TFI (http://www.ifsja.org/tech/electrical/ignitionupgrade.shtml)

Only intake and carb smog legal for your GW is the stock 2v intake and carb.

Headliner, can't help ya.

Headers, while can be had legally, are not worth it, IMHO.

Welcome to the boards!

[mdill]

On the headliner look though the tech articals,
4 hours, $50 or so in materials and it is done.

Mike D.

[drives mopars]

TFI whats that

from year from what motor

thanks in advance

bill

[marcd]

Bill,
In the upper right corner of the board is a search function that is incredibly helpful to find past posting on Jeep problems. If you have a problem, people here have likely already discussed it.

Replacing the headliner is pretty simple. Most fabric stores carry the material. Usually the problem is that the foam backing deteriorated and the cloth just hangs. In that case, you just glue new material on it. The headliner itself is just cardboard and sometimes, as in my case, it gets ruined from water leaking in through the roof rack. In that case you need to replace or fabricate new boards (I used poster board and it worked fine).

Headers may not be worth the investment since the existing ones breathe pretty well, I am told. And No, unless something has changed in California, they are not smog legal (in Calif). But unless you're really upgrading your engine they're probably not worth it anyway.

Same goes for the intake and carb, I think. My recollection is that California has a visual inspection for standard equipment. It's a shame because the intake/carb upgrade is probably the best bang for the buck.

[nograin]

If you look at the 2nd post, TFI is in blue showing that a link is hidden there. Click on it - he gave you a shortcut to the IFSJA tech page.

Don't change the distributor springs since you have emmissions to pass. If you do, do it after you've passed the test. That way, if you do fail the next year you can look at the test and see if the springs were what caused you to fail. More advance sooner will make the it burn leaner driving up NOx at the bottom end and if they are too light it will upset your whole advance curve cause it will be hard to get the initial advance right if the mechanical advance begins below idle speed.

And for the older posts, you can use this http://www.studiosells.net/cgi-bin/keyword-search.cgi

[Jlamb]

About the headers.... They can be leagal you just need to make sure that the air injection manifolds are installed. Many if not all header manufatures do not have these installed, you would have to drill and tap them. Some of the header companies I looked into sold a kit that came with new banjo bolts and washers. Then once the injection manifolds are installed they get welded. I know this is coming from Colorado but they can be leagal in Cali if you do it right.

They are expensive, they leak, and they can make it very hard to change your spark plugs. For the horse power you will get I don't think it is worth all the hassle.

[AMX factor]

Both Thorley and Edelbrock have emissions legal headers. Both have air ports. Both are not cheap $500+. I have a set of the Edelbrocks.

[nograin]

Do searches on the hubs as well. I can't recall but around 83 - 84 the the 2wd disconnected the front axles I think. Do a search and that info will all turn up, along with peoples trials, tribulations and solutions to the extra vacuum disconect problems that arise.

Headers mostly help an engine flowing lots at high rpm. Not going to help, and could actually hurt with the stock cam and 2v carb, depending on the size of the primary tubes etc. If the cat converter dies, its worth putting on a high flow unit if you legally can. Other than that, I'ld recommend leaving the exhaust stock.