Engine for a 89 sidekick

[blondedriver]

Looking for a replacement engine for my 89 sidekick 1.6 8 valve.

should I stick with a 8 valve or?? Also looking for a place to get it the current engine rebuilt. I live near Amarillo texas.

Was driveing the car ,, all of the sudden lost power,, and has a loud knocking

[Minimudder]

i have a 91 Engine that runs. $300 + shipping sound good?

[wheresdib]

Originally Posted by Minimudder

i have a 91 Engine that runs. $300 + shipping sound good?

Still got that motor?

[kubik1981]

how much you looking to spend and how much work are you willing to do

[wheresdib]

Dunno about the price. Would like the motor to be "droppable" without much work. I just sold my '89 Kick and have feelers out on a '93 Tracker with no motor. I sold the 'Kick so I could get a daily driver ('92 Sunbird convertible) and now that I don't have a 4x4 any more I am having withdrawals. My neighbor's parts car is in good enough shape to where I could drop a motor in it, lift it and all is well. The interior is shot to he!! but I just want it for the woods, not a dd.

[kubik1981]

here is the best way to go if you want a kick A$$ ride. RePower your Suzuki Samurai with a V6 or V8 Engine Conversion from Suzuki Lightning Conversions

Originally Posted by wheresdib

Dunno about the price. Would like the motor to be "droppable" without much work. I just sold my '89 Kick and have feelers out on a '93 Tracker with no motor. I sold the 'Kick so I could get a daily driver ('92 Sunbird convertible) and now that I don't have a 4x4 any more I am having withdrawals. My neighbor's parts car is in good enough shape to where I could drop a motor in it, lift it and all is well. The interior is shot to he!! but I just want it for the woods, not a dd.

[Shconer]

For $5000 I would say G16B with

$700 new forged rods
$500 forged aluminum low compression pistons
$130 copper head gasket
$400 custom aluminum intake
$160 adjustable cam sprocket
$250 reground camshaft and lightened/stress relived/polished rockers
$150 ARP head studs
$700 ceramic coated equal length exhaust manifold
$500 Mitsubishi TD04H-16G turbo
$200 inter cooler
$200 nitrous kit
$60 60mm throttle body
$100 light weight aluminum under drive pulley
$400 light weight aluminum flywheel
$400 SPEC clutch
$400 Megasquirt standalone ECM
$5250 Total

Thats my idea of a kick ass ride. When I'm done the engine will weigh less than 180LBS and I think I can make a lot more power than the 4.3L Vortec V6's stock 200HP and 260FT-LBS of torque of course the 4.3L has more potential but the cast iron block and heads will really disrupt the weight distribution not to mention you can run all the stock drive train.

[wheresdib]

I am not trying to break the bank ya'll. If I had $5 G I wouldn't have had to sell her in the first place.

[Minimudder]

Hey Ive still got that engine.....

[wheresdib]

Originally Posted by Minimudder

Hey Ive still got that engine.....

Where (what part of the country/world) are you located? I am near Birmingham, Alabama (USA).