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My 86 XJ with a 2.8 , recently purchased as a project . Has very little power. When climbing hills , I barely make it up. The clutch is not slipping. I have changed the cap ,rotor, cleaned the carb. Changed PCV and air filter. Any ideas ????? :angel:
i too am cursed with a GD 2.8. i made a cold air intake with a k&n for it and removed the cat, both of which made a definet improvement in power. i've also got a gm "hipo" cam that came in 3.4 cavalier z24's and stuff thats supposed to make a decent increase in power but i dont know because its not in yet. check out ebay, thats where i got mine. also, talk to crimsonride, he has a 2.8 and put cool exhaust on it. i plan on doing the same thing he did and i know he'll help you out getting the stuff you need. good luck.
The original carb is junk...if you have a California model they have electronics that take away even more of the performance. Vacuum leaks will create havoc with that engine as well.
The 2.8 is a weak engine, but can be made better. The best thing you can do, most would agree, is to either install an EFI system or a Weber carb. You can go crazy with the engine, but in the end you will hit a wall at about 400hp and have spent as much as if you had simply bought a junkyard LS1.
I have an '85 2.8, and had the same prob. I put a set of pace setter headers on with a high flow cat,high flow muffler, and 2 1/2 inch exhaust all the way. I got a lot more power out of it. Next is the weber 34/36 dges carb. I think the carb is the best place to start. But if you want to spend $$ get a crate 3.1 or the 3.4 from GM. I hear it's a bolt for bolt swap and any parts you got for the 2.8 will go right on to the 3.1/3.4
Good Luck,
Webster
ummm I had the 2.8 that was 86... and it was carburated and I thought that it was the 87 that got the tbi......
Oh yeah... and mine was bone stock when I got it... along with a rod that wanted "out"
Btw... the lack of power...... the answer is simple: it has a decimal point in it even... it's 2.8 As I said I had one and it was a mistake to get it when I look back upon it I should have bought the 4.0 as the 2.8 had no power and crappy mileage..
