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I was thinking about puting a 1.6litre gemini engine in my 84 sierra and maybe put a turbo charger on it.
Any one else here done the same thing before or heard about it been done before.

nope never heard of that swap

go for it

Engine is too big and too heavy.Look at a Jap made engine like corolla or something.
Why not the Sierra engine with a turbo

i recon a 13B twin turbo would kick in a zook
perfect for the MUD and sand dunes

thats what I wanted to do but I asked around and I heard that the 1 Litres don't cope 2 well with turbo's

if i did upgrade to say a gemini or corola engine would I have to change my diffs???????

Sorry i meant the 1.3 engine

Isnt the gemmy 1.6 a diesel? or is that the 1.8?

Cam they come in 1.6 ,1.8,2.0ltr

na it's petrol

Use the 1300cc as the base as they are tuff as nails and add EFI and PSI.. Best bet by far... $$$$$ could add up though

don't go the gemini as it is an old heavy engine. Do a search on here as it has been discussed but some good options are the Vitara 1.6 or the Sierra 1.3 for ease. Any of the corolla engines can be a good swap too

Or you could go the gearing route to drive a bigger tyre. What do you want more power for? What sort of driving do you do/want to do? What size tyres etc will play a big part in an engine choice

but what kind of 1300 engine?

how do you make the phuckers fit?
because where the wheels come it makes it a very tight fit any one else done it before?

grimbo wrote:don't go the gemini as it is an old heavy engine. Do a search on here as it has been discussed but some good options are the Vitara 1.6 or the Sierra 1.3 for ease. Any of the corolla engines can be a good swap too

Or you could go the gearing route to drive a bigger tyre. What do you want more power for? What sort of driving do you do/want to do? What size tyres etc will play a big part in an engine choice

i'm gona run 31 inch tyres and bigger diffs i need an engine that will push that weight and the engine I got now is pisss weak.

make what phuckers fit?

Why do you need bigger diffs. Myself and Greg are running 34" swampers on stock diffs with air lockers so a 31 is fine. You need gearing not an engine to push the tyres. Look at the rockhopper gears or lower diff gears to compensate for the bigger tyres

I'm sik of the same little engine it dosnt cop it to well

Corolla series engine (4K/5K RWD models) = cheap and easy 8)

Then Rockhopper gears and diff gears and you're away.

what about a supercharged corolla engine because as you can see I love power!!!!!!!

get it if you want. each have their pros and cons.

we've already been talking about the 4AGE and the 4AGZE if you look at other posts in this section.

read then post

i have a rangie v8 in mine... but that's a different story.

Again.. those corolla engines are years old and are still too heavy for the horsepower. I run 1600 efi vitara engines in my past 3 zooks and have had no trouble at all. Plenty of power and when matched with the rockhopper transfer case it does dreams with 31,s. I even had 33's on and it was ok. Bloody toyota engines.... A good way to f#$% up a spook. To get a good 1600 efi with decent programmable computer expect to pay nearly $3000... I bouht mine without computer and bought a LINK EMS computer. Rockhopper cases are under $1000 now (see bigballs.com.au). This is the best way without rooting around to see if a cheap ass conversion will work. Most spook drivers will agree that these are the ideal combo.

yeah but the price of vitra engines compared to corrolla and the likes, is the main thing for for most budget zooks, complete vitra engines cost more than the original cost of the suzuki in the first place most cases i know in my case it does. i agree with keepin suzuki engines but it comes down to how much u want to spend.

To swap from a 1ltr to a corrola engine is no different to swaping to a 1.3 you still need to modify all the mounts and i beleive the toyota engine is way more reliable. I have seen heaps of 1.3s destroy bottom ends on a regular basis.

Tha Man!!! wrote:what about a supercharged corolla engine because as you can see I love power!!!!!!!

If you want power, buy a rice machine

For the budget conscious....... not sure... I think of resale as well. Like anything ( i believe anyway), you get what you pay for. Not saying you should spend thousands, but dont do the cheapest conversion...