but dont want to spend a truck load on it. any ideas what motor would be best???
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95 sierra... new motor any ideas?
95 sierra... new motor any ideas?
just bought a sierra for something to do thinking of ditching the 1.3ltr for something to make it go fast but dont want to spend a truck load on it. any ideas what motor would be best???
but dont want to spend a truck load on it. any ideas what motor would be best???
You don't want a sierra to go fast. Really, you don't. They're pretty average in the handling department with 47Kw. More torque is very useful though, as is EFI.
1.6 Baleno/vitara offers the best possible combination of ease of fitment, power, and reliability.
A carby 1.6 swap will cost maybe $2-3K complete. It's probably able to be done cheaper, but that's a guide for a good motor and a nicely finished job - exhaust and cooling sorted etc.
an efi 1.6 conversion will probably cost $3-5K complete, probably the same for a 1.3 GTi conversion really. Wiring, fuel system etc will have to be dealt with for the EFI swap on top of the physical work of getting the motor in there.
That's for a maximum of about 100hp, and very little major work - small engine mount mods, gearboxes are easy etc.
More than 100HP would be a bit scary in a sierra that's prepared for off road use ( bigger tyres/suspension etc) and is going to cost a lot more $$ and take a lot more time to sort out. 4AGE Corolla, J20 2.0 Vitara, H20 2.0 vitara V6 etc are all possible but there's lots more heartache in the conversion, and that's normally going to mean more money.
Steve.
1.6 Baleno/vitara offers the best possible combination of ease of fitment, power, and reliability.
A carby 1.6 swap will cost maybe $2-3K complete. It's probably able to be done cheaper, but that's a guide for a good motor and a nicely finished job - exhaust and cooling sorted etc.
an efi 1.6 conversion will probably cost $3-5K complete, probably the same for a 1.3 GTi conversion really. Wiring, fuel system etc will have to be dealt with for the EFI swap on top of the physical work of getting the motor in there.
That's for a maximum of about 100hp, and very little major work - small engine mount mods, gearboxes are easy etc.
More than 100HP would be a bit scary in a sierra that's prepared for off road use ( bigger tyres/suspension etc) and is going to cost a lot more $$ and take a lot more time to sort out. 4AGE Corolla, J20 2.0 Vitara, H20 2.0 vitara V6 etc are all possible but there's lots more heartache in the conversion, and that's normally going to mean more money.
Steve.
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
I've got a Sonny's 802ci tall deck big block motor sitting in my shed and I'm going to put it in my sierra. I don't want anybody to tell me it's a bad idea because it's definitely going in the car, except I don't want to chop the transmission tunnel. Has anyone done this without cutting the transmission tunnel?
Sorry, not having a go at you at SamK at all. You've asked the question at exactly the right time- before you've made the commitment. Unfortunately, too many people ask a question like the one above.
Steve.
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
It was a joke SamK. People always assume the motor they want to own, or already own must be a good swap.SamK wrote:If you get an 802ci into a sierra i would love to shake your hand. mate of mine has a 540ci dragster and it wouldnt even fit between suzuki chassis rails? couldnt imagine the size of an 802 and the weight.
Just because it makes power or you own it doesn't mean it's a good swap.
I have no doubt an 802 could be fitted into a sierra, hell some people even put commodore motors in them
but that doesn't make it a good idea. My sierra doesn't even have 802cc...
Steve.
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
Re: 95 sierra... new motor any ideas?
What sorta coin do you have to play with mate?SamK wrote:just bought a sierra for something to do thinking of ditching the 1.3ltr for something to make it go fast
yea am prepared to spend some dollars on this car as it cost me pretty much nothing. never had much to do with zooks but am slowly growing to llike it. but im building the zook for some fun and maybe to race it eventually. not interested in serious offroading in it as i have built a patrol for that. so it will be experimental haha will let you all know how it goes.
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