engine options?

[james thomas]

hello, my sj413 engine is about to die, smokes more than a hippy and has as much power as a hair dryer.....also the gearbox is almost dead.... hard to get gears.

anyway, ive been offerd a 1.3 and a 1.6 both with gear boxes. just wondering whats best?

[turbo-tom]

1.6 8v with sj gearbox

[james thomas]

is it going to be easy? ive been reading a few threads on here and sounds like a bit of work, could i do it in one day?

[turbo-tom]

it one of the easiest conversions i would say it could be done in a day if you had all the stuff ready togo!

have a read of this fella

http://www.suzukiclubuk.co.uk/diy/15-en ... 1-6-engine

[ScottieJ]

1.6 all the way! Are you sure your clutch just doesn't need adjusting and oil changing in the gearbox if its hard to select gears?

[james thomas]

ive changed the oil and i can hear the clutch rattling ... the car runs like a dog, how much would it cost to convert to 1.6?

[turbo-tom]

you can pick up the 8v engines from £0(high miles) to £200(lowmiles) and gear box about£0 to £60 tops!
and people say about the conversion plate about not using one personally i would use one there about £60 tops

[james thomas]

so i dont have to use a conversion plate?

[turbo-tom]

you dont have to my i would recommend it!

[james thomas]

what does the plate do? is it just a better fit?