Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Check this link out:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/05-suzuki-sierra ... dZViewItem

60, 000km 2005 holden cruze (apparently the same motor as a Jimny).
Questions: a) Is this correct?
b) is this a hard conversion into a Sierra/vitara

I am unsure of the work involved, but it comes with Gearbox, computer, etc. May be of interest to someone.

Not for me - but it may be a bargain for others.

As the ad says, the catch is the gearbox. M series motors sauch as this one and G series motors do not share the same bolt pattern, so either a jimny manual or auto with an M series pattern would have to be sourced.

Jimny manuals have a big extension housing for the shifter that will place the gearlever over the transfer on a sierra. Can be worked around but adds to the hassle.

The Cruze auto etc is all useless for this application, unless someone wanted to drive a transfer off the cruze rear output and use the front outputs to drive a "God Winch" (although that's all way left field)

Steve.

I'm have always wondered if the M series of engines have the same bellhousing bolt patterns I will be looking into this mod in the future, as for now I've bought a rolled 2000 jx Jimny which has the G13BB engine I guess,( coming from perth) so thats my current project.
I would be interested if anyone has gone down this road too.

M series and G series are different.

I am fitting the m13a (Jimny 2004) with the m series manual fivespeed box to a swb Sierra.

The engine can be fitted with a combination of G series and M series mounts or you can cut of the G series mounts and fabricate new.

The M series gearbox has the extension for the shifter so the shifter is moved back leaving the shifter and TC lever able to hit eachother (fixed by providing a slight bend it each stick and mounting a joint boot over the base of both shifters.) On the plus side it does give you a nice space for building a centre console under the dash

The M series out of the Cruze unless I am mistaken is mounted trasverse, this will probably mean fabrication of new mounts plus you will need to find a rwd gearbox to mate it to.

The back of the gearbox proper falls short of the old rear mount by about 50mm, this is a case of fitting a simple adaptor (weld on a plate and bolt box to it)

You are going from carby to mpfi this means further changes to electrics (big job), fuel system and emissions etc.

This is a viable conversion and will require engineering.

The M series 5 speed from a Jimny runs the same ratios as available in a Sierra. So the benfits of going to the m13a is newer more reliable version of what you originally had plus 25% power increase and 10% torque increase, all Suzuki. Still all alloy block so no need to upgrade suspension.

I want to put a bigger M series engine in my 2001 jimny so all those issues you've raised will be nil and void i mainly need to find out what sizes the M's come out in and if they will bolt up to my box.
I've finished playing with sierra's for now.

The following link:

http://autospeed.drive.com.au/cms/A_2893/article.html

provides some background into G series ad M series Suzuki engines

thats interesting thank you