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engine options?

Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 6:54 pm
by 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?

Re: engine options?

Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 7:21 pm
by turbo-tom
1.6 8v with sj gearbox :smokin:

Re: engine options?

Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 7:21 pm
by 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?

Re: engine options?

Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 7:24 pm
by 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 :doublethumbs:

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

Re: engine options?

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:22 am
by 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?

Re: engine options?

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:41 pm
by 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?

Re: engine options?

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:15 pm
by 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 ;)

Re: engine options?

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:48 pm
by james thomas
so i dont have to use a conversion plate?

Re: engine options?

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 7:20 pm
by turbo-tom
you dont have to my i would recommend it!

Re: engine options?

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 7:21 pm
by james thomas
what does the plate do? is it just a better fit?