intake and carb to Edelbrock?

[Howiej]

This is what i'm thinking of doing,
Changing to the Edelbrock 2131-non egr intake and my carb to the Edelbrock 1406.
Or should i go with the 3731 w/egr? and if i do will the 1406 work with this intake?



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79 Cherokee Chief
"Blue Mule"
Amc 360

[Ralph]

You'd need the Performer 1400 carb to use with EGR, or a Carter AFB 9635 which is the same thing.

[SpruceMoose]

i just changed to the 2131 and a holley 2bbl pro-jection (old analog type). HUGE increase in umph off of a light. dont know if its the manifold, fuel injection, or both, buts its great! get a metal valley pan, use permatex #2 or brush-on type around intake ports, and rtv around water ports. i think i used rtv around exhaust ports also. according to edelbrock: do NOT use rubber seals on ends of manifold, use RTV! nice thick bead. make sure you transfer the heat shield from the old manifold, as i dont think edelbrock supplies one (mine was used, and it came with one). have fun!

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88 Grand Wagoneer
"Spruce Moose"
AMC 360
DANA 44 F/R 2.72
TF 727
NP 229
Jacobs Pro-Street Ign.
Edelbrock Intake
Holley 2bbl Pro-Jection
Amzoil foam air filter
Amzoil fluids all around
30x9.5 BFG AT

Mileage? We don't need no stinkin' mileage!

[Howiej]

Thanks for the input, to keep it legal i'm going to go with the 3731 and 1400.
I've never changed out an intake, what kind of problems can i run into?

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79 Cherokee Chief
"Blue Mule"
Amc 360

[Ralph]

You'll only be "legal" in the strictest sense if there was a 4-bbl carb option originally offered for your model year.

If you're going to go whole hog, I'd follow SpruceMoose and get the Holley (what I intend to do for my Jeep). I installed it in Narnian's '81 Cherry a few weeks ago and really got hooked on it. Nice, easy setup. It'll work just as well on your OEM 2-bbl manifold.

[SpruceMoose]

hey, dont follow me, i'm lost too! on the other hand, the setup works great. and you can fine-tune the mixture from inside the car while driving. i found a removable cover on the firewall just below the steering column, so right now the control box is sitting in front of the center armrest. i will move it to under the dash when i get it dialed in to my liking. also, i cant tell if the terrific low-end power came from the fuel injection, the 4bbl manifold, or both. i paid $122 on ebay for the manifold, and the non-egr version is only $168 from summit, so i would go all the way. good luck, and have fun!