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4.5L into a 4.2L GU petrol ?

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 11:59 pm
by MUNGA GQ
any help,
I have a 4.2L efi motor in my 94 gq.
done 500,000 and still going.
but i have a 4.5L motor out of a 99 gu with stuff all km's on it.
thinking of putting it, but i do not have the wiring loom for it.
so a throught was put the 4.2L injetion manifold on the 4.5L
ploblem solved or not?

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 1:06 am
by RN
I was looking at the EFI manifold from the GQ and GU for a project .

I have a GQ Mav carby, The wreckingyard showed me both manifolds and it was obvious that the GU manifold would not fit on the GQ . Think you should evaluate swapping the GU motor over whole.

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:26 pm
by drakan69
dont forget to keep your TB42 rods for your TB45, so you can boost it!

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:59 pm
by 1TUFFGQ
What's wrong with the conrods in TB4.5

Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:27 pm
by BDH GU
Nothing but you need to decomp the engine to put serious oost on and the TB42 rods allow for this

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:46 am
by badger
tb45 and tb42 rods have the same stroke.
tb45 are just alot weaker. that said there are a few guys on here putting good power thru dead stock tb45's with no legs out of bed as yet