73 Scamp 5.7 Swap

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So. In deciding to switch engines, it seems as though a bullet has been dodged. Frickin case on the 904 was cracked 180 degrees around.
 
408 swinger said:
Well, some closing thoughts on this thread. I never did reach full potential of the initial build. The Eagle heads that I used were used Ebag pieces. Had to replace four bent valves when I received them. The guides look fine when I replaced the valves. Obviously, I was wrong. The piece of guide that hangs down into the port snapped off on cylinder two. Two thirds of the guide stayed on the stem, the rest got smashed between head and piston. Smashed the **** out of the upper land. So, out that engine came and in went a 2012 Eagle with 6.4 cam and TTI headers that I had acquired for a score awhile ago. I did not lock the phaser, nor did I mess with any of the MDS. Installed the 08 tone ring on the crank and let 'er buck. **** it, just reused the fasteners. Roadkill style. It runs good enough, just not as fast as the other one. I messed with carb and timing and all kinds of **** to make that piss ant run. 12.90 is all it would muster. Car has been sitting about a year. To hell with it, ya know? So in the meantime, we've had this blown up 6.1 on a stand doing nothing. We fixed what needed fixing, and now we have a 1000 dollar 6.1 going in. We'll be using the Cascar intake and headers. We'll probably just put the 750DP on for now, may need bigger? We'll see.
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Thanks for the update. I was wondering how the car was running. I have a 14 5.7 I picked up for my Dart project. Got a new 6.4 auto cam for it. Hope I’m making the right choice on that. Trying to be low buck as I can within reason. Haven’t fully decide on carb or injection yet. Sucks MSD doesn’t support VVT. Terminator X is cool but pricey. Sometimes sticking with my Magnum build makes more sense. But I know that Hemi will blow it away even in stock form
 
I think that a 6.4 cammed Eagle is best off injected. The feature of the VVT can be utilized then. I think I was being held back by carbbing. Hotwireauto is by far the most reasonable for wiring and computer.
 
408 swinger said:
I think that a 6.4 cammed Eagle is best off injected. The feature of the VVT can be utilized then. I think I was being held back by carbbing. Hotwireauto is by far the most reasonable for wiring and computer.
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Thanks for the reply. I do have a 6.4 truck intake. I know it won’t clear my hood. Have considered trying it to get the engine running. Without the hood of course! I still have a long way to go before this. I appreciate your experience with these engines.
 
Yes, stupidity. When we first completed the initial install, we found that the trans mount was not great. That combined with an out of balance driveshaft. Mount was remidied shortly thereafter with a poly mount. Still need to get the shaft done or replaced. That's the probable causes anyway.
 
408 swinger said:
Not going to bore anyone with the step by step pictorial instructions. This is mainly to show that the 09-10 Jeep manifolds actually work. Are they a true bolt in? Not quite, but, it's as close as you're going to get, without spending your life savings on TTI's. As you will see in the pics, the outer tube of the steering column needs to be trimmed back. I went as far back as possible. Wound up being like 3 1/2-4 inches. The column shift lever is in slight contact with the exhaust gasket heat shield. Biggest fab job was the coupler. It had to go. Just no room for it. This is a manual set up. 2 inches added to actual steering shaft, then collar welded over that for strength. U-joint coupler welded on end. Plenty of room for lead pipes to go down and back. Hope this information helps out.

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Did you do anything to support the column shift tube?
 
408 swinger said:
I re-installed the lower plastic bushing after I shortened the outter tube.
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K thanks.. Didn't see it in the pic. When I took mine apart lastnight, it was obvious that I need to do something. Wasn't sure if the plastic was reused somehow or if it withstand the heat
 
Dantra said:
K thanks.. Didn't see it in the pic. When I took mine apart lastnight, it was obvious that I need to do something. Wasn't sure if the plastic was reused somehow or if it withstand the heat
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When relocated back to near the firewall, it's far away enough from the heat.
 
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