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[shaun and co]

hi there.
does anybody know if you can fit a ford zetec engine into an sj? the reason i ask is my mate thinks that you can so hes trying to get me to put one in his.
If you cant does anyone know of any 1.5l+ engines that will fit?
 
cheers

[generation-x]

shaun anythings possible it depends how much ££ you want to spend best to buy whole car so you can swap all the electrics over to the suzuki

the most popular and esiest conversion is to to fit a 8valve vitara engine no need to mess with wiring loom just need to move one engine mount and drill a couple of holes for the gearbox and away u go

simon

[shaun and co]

the electrics in his suzuki are all shot so i'll have to replace them anyway!
is the 16 v harder to fit than the 8? i dont want to spend the rest of my life fitting it but he doesnt have too much money to throw at it so its got to be a compromise between ease and expense!!!

[generation-x]

hi m8 as with the ztec its all the wiring for the 16v ecu and all the gubbings that goes with it
cheap solution is to get a cheap vit off fleabay use its engine and wiring in the sj that way u will have all the wiring and still be able to sell bits of the vit off to get some cash back
or you cud go diesel conversion lots of different ones to choose
vag lump say golf td
pug lump out od 405
vaux lump from astra (1.7) corsa (1.5TD)

all viable options but more money to convert than the vit conversion


simon

[wheelspinner]

there is this guy on difflock (sorry si) who had a zetec engined beasty.....

http://forum.difflock.com/viewtopic.php?t=5148&highlight=zetec

Unless you have one spare they are quite expensive,as far as electrics go i think have seen them run on carbs but again its expense.......get a vit engine is my advice.....I think Gen X has one for sale... or could try an 1800 baleno now that i would like to see

[shaun and co]

cheers for the advice guys- guess ill try and steer him towards a vit then.

[Evilgoat]

I'm looking at a Gen3 Audi 1.9TDi but as per the Zetec it wont be cheap. Already know the lump alone is going to be close to £900 with the cu etc. A nightmare wiring job of sensors etc and on top of that I need a new rad, leccy fan, intercooler/charge cooler, custom exhaust and the engine adaptor kit ($500 odd)

Final total is going to be about £1500, why, cause I'm mad :) And I think a 1.9 TDI vit should be a LOT of fun :)

As Gen-X mentioned though, there are complete kits for the older VAG engines. A good 1.8TDI from an older Audi 80/Jetta can be had for about £300 from a breaker, and then the adaptor kit with almost all you need is about £200 odd.

[wrecker]

you can get a swift motor in an sj,ok its 1.3 but rev happy and bl**dy strong lil motors,

my mates got one and the power to waight is spot on, :D

[shaun and co]

is it much of a job to get the swift motor in?

[wrecker]

its not as hard as some mate,just need to think b4 you leap if that makes sence :?

i can email you about 100 or so pics of what we done,we had all the bits to hand and we done a complete swap of both motors in 9 hrs,its never missed a beat :D

ill do all i can to help mate

[Evilgoat]

US had both a 700CC and a 1.2 Turbo version of the swift/vitara engine. Dont know if they ever made it over here. 700cc turbo is actually a cracking engine and you'd be able to get your spare under the bonnet too, bit rattly being a 3 cylinder though.