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Blueberry
Joined: Thu May 27, 2010 7:24 am Posts: 293 Location: sunshine coast
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been looking around and the 1.3 seems fairly cheap to mod.
im very much considering rebuilding one down the track, has anyone done this before and had any decent results? im not talk crazy power levels, but with higher compression and a nice cam and carby theres no reason why a few ponies can't be had?
any ideas?
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BlueSuzy
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Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 9711 Location: NSW
Vehicle: SJ51 LWB, SJ70 SWB
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 2:43 am |
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PM 31zook.
He has a worked G13 in his lwb.
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LAY80N
Joined: Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 455 Location: Newcastle NSW
Vehicle: I drive your mum
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 7:16 am |
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If you can do work yourself it is quite cheap. But in the end you have to weigh up the gains and cost against the cost and gains of an engine conversion. If you going to work your motor, you really have to include fuel injection. Not only will it increase power, but more importantly it will allow you to get rid of the pesky carby and its issues with driving angles.
Layto....
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Nik
Joined: Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 177 Location: Newcastle
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31 has a wicked 1300 in his zuk that should last a long time as its well built but it cost $$
My pos has a 1600 exhuast and a worked weber and manifold that cost me more than the motor and isnt as good but was cheaper and all diy. ..if I did it again my $ would go on a rebuilt 1300 with a few mods (talk to 31zook) as you know youve got a good solid motor.
Or an injected 1600 could be around the same $$ but its a used motor but its also injected 
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jdk81
Joined: Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 2372 Location: Ballarat, VIC
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:06 am |
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31zook will be installing tbi off a swift shortly too, as hes had issues with the carby.
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Blueberry
Joined: Thu May 27, 2010 7:24 am Posts: 293 Location: sunshine coast
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LAY80N wrote: If you can do work yourself it is quite cheap. But in the end you have to weigh up the gains and cost against the cost and gains of an engine conversion. If you going to work your motor, you really have to include fuel injection. Not only will it increase power, but more importantly it will allow you to get rid of the pesky carby and its issues with driving angles.
Layto....
Yea thats not drama, Im just about to finish my mechanical apprenticeship and I've built a few engines for mates. So labour is fine and parts i can get at trade.
Your right, fuel injection would be very handy, the other thing i looked at was the conversion kit on lowrangeoffroad.com to adapt a motorbike carby which would also rectify the problem wouldnt it?
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SuziBlu
Joined: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 4268 Location: Eyre Peninsula
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The angles motorbikes get to, Id say yes, that would fix the problem.
I have looked at some of the quad carb setups over in the States, they really look the goods, and would sound dam fine.
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60mad
Joined: Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 92 Location: moe
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I just fully rebuilt my 1.3, iv had it ballanced, bored out 40 thou, heads ported, lukey extractors and full 2 inch sports exhaustand exedy heavy duty clutch.
it is heaps smoother then a standard 1.3 and has a bit more torque for hills but dont expect it to set the world on fire its still a little motor.
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alien
Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 16343 Location: Perth
Vehicle: '92 Sierra, 1.6efi, SPOA, 31s.
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^^ yep.
my 1.6EFI has jimny top end, extractors (lukey) and 2" pipe (with 2" cat) and it HAMMERS... but thats by sierra standards =) its certainly fast to 70km/hr but after that aerodynamics take over and ruin everything!
honestly it'd be far more power gain and cheaper to chuck a 1.6 bottom end on your current setup, then EFI it later (or SPI). its bolt on, and its reliable and far easier to fix if anything goes wrong.
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