Or try Lightning Conversions, I hear they do good work.
http://www.suzukiconversion.com/

Lightning Conversions...   ...good work.

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suzuki 1.6l 8v and 16v:   Most years will work(89-95?), provide nice power, bolt in installation with inexpensive adapter kits, need donor parts in addition to complete engine.

I'm currently going this route myself, its not quite a straight bolt in. Unless you're running a big lift the 1.6 sump must be swapped for the 1.3 sump. If its an early 1.3 then the baffling needs to be modified, later 1.3s are supposedly OK. The 1.3 oil pick up pipe needs to be cut and shut onto the 1.6 oil pump. The overall height of the engine will be higher so you need either a body lift or a 'power bulge' or the bonnet (hood) won't close.

You can also turbo the 1.6/1.9 VW diesel also. Diesels love turbo.
But you also have to factor in how much money you are wanting to spend. I have seen a tracker with a SR20DET but it was only RWD.

I currently have a VW 1.6NA in my rig..........With the 4.16 tcase and 31s it could use a little more power but does pretty good.  I do have a 1.6TD that I am in the process of setting up to swap in.

Kevin

So pretty much the only easy swaps, are the ones that make absolutly no power?  I kinda wanted a sammy, but I guess I won't get one now.
Do the 16v kick engines have anytyhing worth looking at?  Or are they power deprived too?

No power!!! I've got the 16v swapped into mine.  On 33's with STOCK GEARS I can walk away from people on the street, and smoke the tires.  even if you get the 8v you are upping the torque for off road capability.  Look at it like this...the stock sammi 1.3 gets you 62hp.  a 1.6 16v is good for about 98 + about 10-15 if you leave the lighter sammi flywheel on.  That doubling your horsepower McFly!!! If that doesn't do it for you, you can abandon the whole Zuk drive train and power it with a chevy small block, with a compatible trans and t-case.  But most people end up lengthening the sammi to accomodate this swap.  Plus now your doubleing the weight.  So you've got to ask yourself, how powerful do you actually want a Samurai to be??

I've never heard of an air cooled diesel. Here is a link to all kinds of info on the swap  http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/board,15.0.html

this is a little off topic but my dad had an air cooled diesel tractor that was so precision made it didint have a head gasket.

Quote from: rkteckt on August 06, 2006, 03:30:30 PM

suzuki 1.6l 8v and 16v:   Most years will work(89-95?), provide nice power, bolt in installation with inexpensive adapter kits, need donor parts in addition to complete engine.

I'm currently going this route myself, its not quite a straight bolt in. Unless you're running a big lift the 1.6 sump must be swapped for the 1.3 sump. If its an early 1.3 then the baffling needs to be modified, later 1.3s are supposedly OK. The 1.3 oil pick up pipe needs to be cut and shut onto the 1.6 oil pump. The overall height of the engine will be higher so you need either a body lift or a 'power bulge' or the bonnet (hood) won't close.

This is all true but VERY easy with minor fab skills.  The oil pan mods took me all of 1 hour or so.I did the 16V in my little sammie and can cruise at 75 MPH on the freeway no problem. It will also do wheelies as Eric can verify.

hmm.what one of my friends did down here was put a nissan SR20 in his samurai.fuel injected,the works.it runs like a biach,did 15s or higher on the 1/4 mile.but has stability issues.best swap is a 16V vitara engine,best power/weight ratio.
also there is a guy here who put in a rotary engine from an RX-7 in his sami,not too sure which one it was,but.....that's an extreme case,not really an offroading vehicle anymore,more a street sleeper.

if you want a better drivetrin put a toyota 22r in its got a lote more hp and torqe than all the moters thay are talking about. the trans and t case is a reliable and stronger setup. sorry im a zuk guy too but im a mechanic and toyota is much more reliable. the gearing is less expensive too.