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Anyone used a g13bb in a sierra?
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:38 pm
by CHOPS1
just wondering if anyone has put a g13bb in a sierra?
I might be able to get one with less than 20,000k's on it for less than a 1.6 dohc import engine with more km's.
chop
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:46 pm
by bazooked
how many can u get??
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:52 pm
by CHOPS1
bazooked wrote:how many can u get??
Just one, a freshly rolled jimny. I dont think the guy has a clue!
I'm hoping to get it before he changes his mind or before he finds out how much he could get.
Chop
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:03 pm
by muppet_man67
I think greg is about too. Gwagonsteve will know about how compatible they are.
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:18 am
by mud4b
im doing it now.
the motor is in and started last night..
you need to use thelhs sierra engine mount that bolts to the block.
you also need to use the jimny heater hoses and radiator hoses.
im having trouble fitting the airbox, so that it looks half decent..
other than that its bolt in..
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 9:24 am
by bazooked
so were is mine?
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:01 pm
by Shorty40
I have one in the buggy
Great little engine
I am using the matching Jimny 5 speed aswell
It has plenty of 'grunt' (relatively speaking
)
I reckon it is a good choice.
mud4b - I will take a pic of my air intake tonight for you
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:05 pm
by Shorty40
Found the pics already
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:26 pm
by ljxtreem
Jimmny Auto is way cool too, its shorter than a sierra 5 speed
Mock
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 1:05 pm
by Shorty40
ljxtreem wrote:Jimmny Auto is way cool too, its shorter than a sierra 5 speed
Mock
I would love an auto but the engine came with the 5 speed.
Would the Jimny auto be up to crawling duties ?
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:27 pm
by OVERKILL ENG
Shorty40 wrote:I have one in the buggy
Great little engine
I am using the matching Jimny 5 speed aswell
It has plenty of 'grunt' (relatively speaking
)
I reckon it is a good choice.
mud4b - I will take a pic of my air intake tonight for you
WRONG your is a M13A
I have a g13bb in my Zook very easy conversion
SAM
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:50 pm
by zookwithdreams
Has the baleno also got a g13bb??
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:52 pm
by Shorty40
OVERKILL ENGINEERING wrote:Shorty40 wrote:I have one in the buggy
Great little engine
I am using the matching Jimny 5 speed aswell
It has plenty of 'grunt' (relatively speaking
)
I reckon it is a good choice.
mud4b - I will take a pic of my air intake tonight for you
WRONG your is a M13A
I have a g13bb in my Zook very easy conversion
SAM
There you go, you learn something new every day
Well, I can recommend this engine
Just checked the stats on the M13A:
Maximum output: 62.5kW / 6000rpm
Maximum torque: 110Nm / 4100rpm
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 3:23 pm
by OVERKILL ENG
zookwithdreams wrote:Has the baleno also got a g13bb??
Some of the Jap spec ones do not Aussie models
SAM
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 4:47 pm
by CHOPS1
mud4b wrote:im doing it now.
the motor is in and started last night..
you need to use thelhs sierra engine mount that bolts to the block.
you also need to use the jimny heater hoses and radiator hoses.
im having trouble fitting the airbox, so that it looks half decent..
other than that its bolt in..
So these engines are an easy conversion? are the electrics easy as well? would the gearbox be ok or do you recommend changing that also?
cheers
Chop
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 9:09 pm
by munecito
My wife won't even notice that my sierra is getting quieter and her jimny more noisy.
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 9:18 pm
by Gwagensteve
M 13 has a different gearbox bolt pattern to a sierra and the Jimny gearbox wouldn't be an easy swap to a sierra as it has a long extension housing.
The g13BB looks to be pretty sweet but all of the normal efi conversion work will need to be done. (i.e wiring, fuel system, VSS, check engine etc)
The jimny auto is halariously small and will need good cooling to crawl well, but is an easy fit into a sierra as it is 50mm shorter than the manual and will fit in the tunnel, but really needs to come with a mathcing motor so you get all of the loom etc. The VSS will be critical to get the auto to shift properly.
I believe you can swap a vitara speedo drive unit as it has a VSS.
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:38 pm
by CHOPS1
Is the gearbox a straight swap over or is there problems with that?
Not sure if i should grab the gearbox aswell if i can or just reco mine!
Chop
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:49 pm
by mud4b
sierra gearbox bolts onto a g13bb
not sure about a m13a
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:55 pm
by ZOOK60
i think you need the jimny gbox with the m13a thats why dans buggy has one in it
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:58 pm
by CHOPS1
mud4b wrote:sierra gearbox bolts onto a g13bb
not sure about a m13a
The m13a looks like it sits alot higher than normal (in shorty40's buggy) or would that be his custom buggy? It looks alot higher than the radiator.
As much as i would like the dohc donk I think i would rather the g13bb for its ease of conversion.
Chop
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 9:19 pm
by OVERKILL ENG
mud4b wrote:sierra gearbox bolts onto a g13bb
not sure about a m13a
No the m13 has a different bellhousing so you need to use the matching gearbox. The engine is the same height as the g13bb its just the way the buggy was built.
SAM
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 9:30 pm
by CHOPS1
OVERKILL ENGINEERING wrote:mud4b wrote:sierra gearbox bolts onto a g13bb
not sure about a m13a
No the m13 has a different bellhousing so you need to use the matching gearbox. The engine is the same height as the g13bb its just the way the buggy was built.
SAM
Thats what i thought .
Cheers
Chop