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Continuing from Part 1. Installing a Holley Sniper 2 on the jeepfan.com 1978 CJ-5 AMC 360 V8. A log time ago the jeepfan.com 1978 CJ-5 had a Holley Pro-Jection throttle body injection (TBI) on its AMC 360 V8 that worked quite well, until it didn’t. At that point the TBI was removed and an old …
Continuing from Part 2. Installing a Holley Sniper 2 on the jeepfan.com 1978 CJ-5 AMC 360 V8. A log time ago the jeepfan.com 1978 CJ-5 had a Holley Pro-Jection throttle body injection (TBI) on its AMC 360 V8 that worked quite well, until it didn’t. At that point the TBI was removed and an old …
The jeepfan.com 1978 CJ-5 AMC 360 V8 was upgraded from a Holley Pro-Jection throttle body injection to a Holley Sniper 2 fuel injection system, simplifying the fuel system and eliminating the need for off-road carb tuning.
Fuel Pump Installation The fuel pump is going to be mounted in the same location as the Pro-Jection pump which is located on the passenger side frame rail above the rear spring perch. The new pump hangs a little low, not that it would be hit by anything but sticks or brush could get tangled …
A new gasket was placed on top of the manifold and the carb was bolted in place following the tightening procedure outlined in the manual. Now that the Getting the carb in is only a small battle in completing this project. Fuel lines, throttle cable, vacuum lines, and choke power are some of the things …
For 11 years this 78 CJ-5 ran a Holley 2bbl Pro-Jection throttle body fuel injection system. The system was rather simple and worked well. The trail advantages of the TBI were obvious on hills and bounces, the disadvantages were the computer controls and unpredictable failures.
