« Reply #23 on: September 03, 2011, 10:51:37 PM »
VAM was also the first to engineer an Inline 6 into the XJ Cherokees. AMC saw what they were doing and decided it was a good idea.
Didn't know that, lol, so they were making carbureted I6 xj's?
VAM first recieved an XJ with the V6 to look into adding it to their production line. They were already making the AMC 258 in their own factory. They kept it as a 258 in some of their cars but also made a performance 4.6L engine that was essentially a 258 overbored right there from the factory. In order to make an XJ to sell in Mexico they converted the AMC XJ to have their 4.6L engine. This prototype was returned to AMC and they were very impressed. It was directly responsible for the inline six being installed as a fuel injected 4.0 a few years later. Thats VAMs most prestigious legacy.
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