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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: Bobaloo on January 02, 2010, 05:59:43 PM
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Have 260K on '92 1.6 Auto 4x4 and it is getting tired. Looking for info on best engine upgrade. Thanks much.
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That's a wide open question. It all depends upon what you want to do with the truck.
I am very satisfied with my 1.6 16V, of course I'm driving bone stock, mostly street driving, and light wheeling. It is probably the most economical and simple upgrade.
If you have a machine shop, and can fabricate an adapter, the only limitations are time, money, imagination and the size of the engine compartment. If you want to go for the really obtuse, a V4 (old Saab) or a flat 4 (Subaru Brat) might be fun, but probably not as reliable as the Zuk engines.
And, of course, if you ask a redneck, their answer to the engine swap question is always the same. "Lest drop a 350 in 'er."
I'd go for the 1.6 16V Zuk.
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Thanks jzap.
If I decide on the 1.6 and buy a used engine to rebuild in preparation for the swap are the Tracker/Sunrunner/Suzuki all the same?
Tks.
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Sunrunner, Sidekick, Tracker should all be the same.
I have heard that there may have been a change in the splines of the output shafts at some point in time. I may be confusing that with axle shaft splines though. I am sure someone more knowledgible will chime in on this...
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Yea, your thinking of the front axle shafts that switched from 22 spline to 26 spline in 96. If you have a 92 1.6 it is most likely the 8 valve. All 8 valve blocks are the same, but you will run into a couple of different intakes which may require you to swap out before dropping the new engine in.
Aftermarket 4x4 sells parts to help drop a 2.0L engine in the 1st Gen Tracker/Sidekick/Sunrunner/Vitaras. You can read about it at http://members.cox.net/aftermarket4x4/2litertracker.html (http://members.cox.net/aftermarket4x4/2litertracker.html)