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Re: 1.6 vit engine conversion suggestions...
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 11:55 pm
by ScottieJ
From my experience on Offroad days it's always the ones with 1.3 rads that have to stop more to cool down......fine on road but when crawling along at 10mph max for hours on end they don't cut it.
If the 1.3 rad was big enough then why did Suzuki fit a bigger one with the 1.6?
Re: 1.6 vit engine conversion suggestions...
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 8:23 am
by ROBBIE
Never had any problems with my 1.3 rad either. With a Pug leccy fan it was always good, right up to the moment it split
Re: 1.6 vit engine conversion suggestions...
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 12:20 pm
by MudMuncher
Let's not get the topic heated up, haha, 1.6 rad has been ordered up.
Currently 410 t-box is on there, and am wanting to upgrade to rocklobster, when funds allow.
Longer springs offer a better all round performance then? Will have to get looking for some hilux springs or something, like the sound of that. Would be cool to pop up sometime. My mob is 07********if you'd like to use that to arrange a time that suits you. Thanks. The SJ is laid up at the mo engineless as am taking the time to try and get the conversion done right. Measure twice and do it once and all that.
You may not have seen me though Dean because of my attempted camo paintjob I've done. Should be back pulling again by the end of the month. Gives me a chance to enjoy driving my puma again.
Re: 1.6 vit engine conversion suggestions...
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 12:37 pm
by ScottieJ
Cool, Yeah longer springs make a big difference to flex and ride comfort. you do need to make adapters to run them but that's not hard if you have basic fabrication skills.
cool I'll save your number and then remove it from your post so that you don't end up with floods of cold calls haha
Re: 1.6 vit engine conversion suggestions...
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 3:30 pm
by MudMuncher
Thanks most appreciated. Weren't a good idea that probably. My fabrication skills are ok, have kept her on the road for 6 years now, so I've had a bit of practice.
Re: 1.6 vit engine conversion suggestions...
Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 12:07 pm
by ektoz
i have switched the engine of my sj410 to a 16v vitara i have fitted a sj413 gearbox with new stock clutch
am running 35s and i don't have any problems at all
Re: 1.6 vit engine conversion suggestions...
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:21 pm
by masaruneema
Re: 1.6 vit engine conversion suggestions...
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 2:04 pm
by Oscar
Hi,
I have seen this SJ is for sale, I cant seem to post reply on the for sale section so could you please get in contact with me,
Oscar
Re: 1.6 vit engine conversion suggestions...
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 4:56 pm
by ROBBIE
You should be able to once you reach 5 posts