Hi peeps, I am thinking of putting a Reynolds 1.6 8v in my sammy, anyone familar with these engines. he is out of cali, bakersfield I believe. I need bigger tires and more power and speed. I have the 6.5:1 gears, now I need more power. I want to run 36" tires....imput please. I don't want to mess with wiring, he (Reynolds) tells me, I can get 130 hp easy with one of his engines, with all the bells and whistles on it.

Cheers fellow zuksters.

Hi peeps, I am thinking of putting a Reynolds 1.6 8v in my sammy, anyone familar with these engines. he is out of cali, bakersfield I believe. I need bigger tires and more power and speed. I have the 6.5:1 gears, now I need more power. I want to run 36" tires....imput please. I don't want to mess with wiring, he (Reynolds) tells me, I can get 130 hp easy with one of his engines, with all the bells and whistles on it.

Cheers fellow zuksters.

Many years ago I put a Reynold's engine in my first Samurai. The Story is here: http://www.zukiworld.com/month_060101/feature_reynolds_01.htm that and many more great articles can be found in the Gear Guide and Archive section... Anyway, The engine had good power (it is a 1.3 engine with 1.6 power) and has lasted a long time. I would recommend Hugh and Reynold's engines... His shop builds good clean reliable power. The vehicle it is in has 5.8:1 gear set, and 5.89:1 r&p with 35 inch tires and I could hang at 65 mph freeway speeds no problem (passing, exhilaration, hills, etc...) top speed is more than that of course.

Good luck, Eric

-Eric

Thanks for the imput, yes he as 1.3s, but I am looking at his 1.6 8 V. I chatted with him about his 1.3 originally, thought I would go that route, then Hugh mentioned the 1.6 8v getting 130 hp, so I said why not the more power the better. It is good to know they are reliable engines.

Cheers

could you throw one of those in a sidekick that has a 16v. and how much are they if you dont mind me asking?

could you throw one of those in a sidekick that has a 16v. and how much are they if you dont mind me asking?

I've spoken with Hugh in the past about doing his rework on a 16V, and he seemed to think it would be possible.