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Offline SIDEKICK65

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What can i do for more power
« on: September 21, 2012, 12:04:25 AM »
I have a 98 sidekick on 33" bfg's.I was going to put a header and 2" exhaust on it.What else can i do for a little more power.It's my daily driver.the motor has maybe 10k on a rebuild.

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Re: What can i do for more power
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2012, 04:12:31 AM »
Whats your trans and gearing situation?
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Re: What can i do for more power
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2012, 11:31:02 AM »
5 spd with 5;13.i think im going to buy the undertaker to help my gearing out.

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Re: What can i do for more power
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2012, 04:06:51 PM »
K & N cold air filter kit works well on mine.  and all those other mods youve been told about too

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Re: What can i do for more power
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2012, 04:39:55 PM »
I been thinking about just putting a toyota 2.7 motor in it.i just gotta find a write up if some one else has done one already.-

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Re: What can i do for more power
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2012, 05:41:19 AM »
Get a set of the 5.63 gears and you'll notice a real difference. Your tires are killin your power. If you could find the 5.83's ( unlikely) that would be better, but they're even rarer than the 5.63's now. There are a couple of sets for sale in the Classifieds here. That would help quite a bit.
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Re: What can i do for more power
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2012, 06:28:33 AM »
I would rather put the 1000+$ spent on used R&P's, towards a NEW "undertaker" and be able to run far stronger R&P's.
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Re: What can i do for more power
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2012, 07:04:03 AM »
I been thinking about just putting a toyota 2.7 motor in it.i just gotta find a write up if some one else has done one already.-
I have installed a 2.7 l Suzuki V6 in my 93 2door.  It is a tight squeeze and combining the wiring systems takes wiring knowledge.   I would recommend a 2.0 or 2.3 l 4 cylinder for an easier swap for the power gained.  You can check out my build thread but I can't link to it, I am on my phone.
If you have a two door, the driveling angle may be too much with the undertaker.
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Re: What can i do for more power
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2012, 02:08:24 PM »
Does any one sell and adapter for my sidekick tranny to a toyota 22r or toyota 2.7 motor.Im just thinking about putting a toyota motor in it.

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Re: What can i do for more power
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2012, 02:24:34 PM »
Give Trail Tough a call, they sell a 1.6l to Toyota adapter, maybe you could hook it up in reverse.

http://www.trailtough.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=214&category_id=13&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53

In my view there isn't much reason to do a partial swap.  The 22r is 95hp, 130lb torque.  The 1.6l 8v is 85hp, 95lb torque, the 16v is 95hp, 99lb torque.  Not much of a gain for the extra weight your adding and you don't even get the advantage of running the Toyota t-case/transmission setup.  For the V6 I would want the larger transmission as well to handle the extra power, along with new axles. 
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Re: What can i do for more power
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2012, 09:52:41 PM »
I think i should just put the toyota 2.7 4-cyl in my sidekick.

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Re: What can i do for more power
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2012, 06:53:55 AM »
I'm surprised no one has said it but if you are willing to go to all the trouble of swapping in a totally different motor why not just install a turbo and keep your fresh motor and enjoy a nice kick in the pants power boost. Both Bentparts and I have done it with great success as well as others. Food for thought
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Re: What can i do for more power
« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2012, 01:37:09 PM »
Do they sell a bolt on kit?

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Re: What can i do for more power
« Reply #13 on: September 26, 2012, 09:07:07 PM »
I think you can buy a manifold now, but no kits I know of.
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Re: What can i do for more power
« Reply #14 on: September 27, 2012, 06:31:25 AM »
Check on ebay for the manifold, the rest is easy to piece together
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