I got myself a samurai and was thinking of putting a turbo charger and sruff anyone have any experience with the 1.3 litre japanese beast?
Anybody know a thing or 2 about suzuki samurais?
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those things are like tanks man, also heard of the turbo diesel swap but dont waste the money on the turbo for that motor in it...
I have heard of the s10 swap they are pretty much bulletproof . Stout motor and fits nice inside the Sami
yep, im on jeep forums and there are a couple guys with the samis, put an s10 motor in it to give it some more power, put a medium sized lift and like a 31-33 inch tire and you will have a little 4 wheeling tank
but if you were to try to put a lift and tire on the stock motors you better re-gear the axle or you going to have a already slow vehical be an absolute SLUG
but if you were to try to put a lift and tire on the stock motors you better re-gear the axle or you going to have a already slow vehical be an absolute SLUG
yeah there def slow. it was all the one my dad had to get up to 50 on he interstate w/ regular tires on it. then he put 30's on it...horrible...looked good tho...
There was a dude that built one in my area with a sas and a vortec v6 swap on some 35"s. Man that was sweet... wish I could have gotten a pic before he sold it off :\
theres not fast.. but there one of the best off roading suvs ever made!! makes jeeps look like sally ass soccer mom haulers
Hmm... a turbo diesel swap sounds interesting, but i just checked with one of the garages around here, and they claim they can fit a supra 1j engine in it or a vitara turbo engine. So ill have to check with those guys... they told me that it'll cost around 2000$ for a supra engine switch which sounds good to me, but i might not be able to register the car, anyway keep the comments coming!!! i want more ideas!
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why would you want a supra engine in a off road vehicle? let me answer for you, you don't. and the 1jz is junk, only the 2jz is good.
read this
Suzuki Samurai Turbo Diesel conversion kit for Suzuki Samurai
I have a '89, 75,000 original miles, 1.3 litre, 31's, low range transfer gears, CRV seats, F&R winches, on board air, HD stereo.
We use it in the dunes to carry lunch, beverages and to pull the "unsuspecting" out of holes they fall into.
I built the cage, crawler doors, rear bumper, spare tire carrier and modified the Warn front bumper.
A great transplant is to put in a early 90's Sidekick 16v 1600cc motor. 1.3 has 80hp, 1.6 has 138hp. check out Welcome to the Trail Tough Products
If you want to do a diesel swap, check out acme adapters on the web. ACME ADAPTERS Suzuki Samurai Turbo Diesel
We use it in the dunes to carry lunch, beverages and to pull the "unsuspecting" out of holes they fall into.
I built the cage, crawler doors, rear bumper, spare tire carrier and modified the Warn front bumper.
A great transplant is to put in a early 90's Sidekick 16v 1600cc motor. 1.3 has 80hp, 1.6 has 138hp. check out Welcome to the Trail Tough Products
If you want to do a diesel swap, check out acme adapters on the web. ACME ADAPTERS Suzuki Samurai Turbo Diesel
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they guys at acme adapters have a turbo diesel they run around town in here in portland. They claim 65-70 mpg and will run 65 mph all day long doing it.
Powerful on only the top end. You don't want a supra engine for offroad. Here is a dyno of a 800+hp supra. Look, no low end power.
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