Hello,
I have a 1976 CJ7 Levi edition Jeep with the 304 V8 engine. It is in need of a overhall. The body needs to be totally sand blasted and repainted and I want to replace the engine. I am thinking of putting a remanufactured one in. The one I have uses 1 qt. every other tank (about 110,000 miles.) There is a posting from 1996 that I placed on this newsgroup which I found by doing a Google newsgroup search. I have yet to do any of the repairs stated in that post except for fixing the full tank leak. This Jeep is old enough that I don't need to have any more smog checks done. What does this mean in terms of what I can remove off of this engine in the way of smog equipment? And how much horsepower increase will I get if any? I live in California. Also is the body just bolted to the frame or is it welded in places? I wanted to take the entire body off and repaint both sides inside and out. Reading on off-road.com it looks like that not all 304s have the same horse power rating. What is the reason for this?
Thanks,
John