[Bretski]

Read lots about 16B's into Shorties Vitaras and Sierras etc.

I'm curious if anyone has taken a V6 from a LWB Vitara and dropped it into a SWB Vitara?

[britvit]

Saw this in Thailand, it can be done. Might be hard to get it engineered here though...

[gregwatkins75]

SID!

[atari4x4]

if you're going to do it, might as well use the 2.5 or 2.7.... it's going to be a huge job to get it done though.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10355

[Chester]

Ive been thinking about doing this swap into my SWB Soft-top, this or something else, still undecided.

[Bretski]

atari4x4 wrote:

if you're going to do it, might as well use the 2.5 or 2.7.... it's going to be a huge job to get it done though.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10355

I have no plans do do this... Was just curious and I reckon it would be pretty kool

[shandy92]

have a read in this thread. its a 2.3L (J23 i think) seems to make good power (155hp) and look like a j20 so a cop wouldnt know the difference.

http://www.zukikrawlers.com/showthread.php?t=50127

[fordem]

There's a guy over on Zukiworld dropped the H27 from an XL-7 into a 3dr Sidekick, so yes, it can be done - I think his biggest problem was sorting out the wiring and getting two or three computers to talk to one another.

[Joe]

shandy92 wrote:

have a read in this thread. its a 2.3L (J23 i think) seems to make good power (155hp) and look like a j20 so a cop wouldnt know the difference.

http://www.zukikrawlers.com/showthread.php?t=50127

Do we get them 2.3 litre motors over here? I could do with 155HP in the short one

[atari4x4]

it's only 20 odd more horses than the J20a & i don't think we got them.

[got_bar_work]

Will a j20head fit on a j24 block
the 2l vits must have a higher hood as u need a bl to clear the top of the motor
i needa body lift to clear the j20 and gv rad

[atari4x4]

correct, the whole front clip is different on the SV.

tried running the strut brace?