Engine Conversion???

SAM 180 · tinkerer Joined: 06 May 2002 Posts: 482

I am curious to know what is an easy and powerful engine conversion into an gemini??? i rang craig from mad dat in adelaide (where i live) and he said he tried the sr20 once and the fj20 and he will never do one again as they are too fucking complicated, i was wondering if maybe a 13b or 12a turbo would be and easy conversion as far as mods are concerned also what about izuzu 2l turbo, with these motors what are they called and where do i find them??? thanks.

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 8:12 pm Post subject: Re: Engine Conversion???

"he said he tried the sr20 once and the fj20 and he will never do one again as they are too fucking complicated"

what a soft cock. this is my 1st major build on a car and i think its quite a easy conversion
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zzz · petrol head Joined: 16 Jan 2002 Posts: 1298

go to someone that shows some excitment
i was going to put an sr 20 in my gem
but i went another route for insurance purposes
the guy had the who was meant to do it loved the chalange
he was someone who i would want working on my car
not someone who was half interested
btw when i went to see him last
he was putting a 1uzfe into a hilux

hypaTG · backyard mechanic Joined: 15 Oct 2002 Posts: 524

rod hadfield in melbourne makes a kit to get a vn v6 engine into a gem. it's everything you need to get the engine into a gemini, i think it costs about $1300. you can get the engines from about $350 to $1000.

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 9:34 pm Post subject: Re: Engine Conversion???

and im sure theres no other costs involved...
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20PSI TX · tinkerer Joined: 23 Oct 2001 Posts: 475

All of my mates that own 1600's don't go to craig any more. I have seen the FJ conversion he did with my own eyes and he went the hard way about it. Try Gemi spares they should be able to help you. Go the FJ

zzz · petrol head Joined: 16 Jan 2002 Posts: 1298

go the 13bt

GasGem · backyard mechanic Joined: 05 Nov 2001 Posts: 755

BRAKES......

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 12:26 pm Post subject: Re: Engine Conversion???

and the rest
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Loz · backyard mechanic Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 943

plus all the little dicky bits you forgot after the rest. haha

Tex · tinkerer Joined: 13 Feb 2003 Posts: 163

Yeah like the ENGINE and BOX, and the cost of shotrening a tailshaft.
If you have the money a supercharger would also go sweet

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Thu May 22, 2003 11:13 am Post subject: LOLOLOL and then the rest again

then theres thos bits after youe done the fiddley bits.

i was a person who said
"i can do it for $4000, and none of you know what ya talking about, im right your wrong"

i just hit $15000, so im wrong, your right. LOL or somehting like that
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rust3 · backyard mechanic Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Posts: 971

15000 LOL and its not even going yet

i plan on having mine going for 15000

i think ive spent around 7000 atm , just need the plenum welded, computer wired, exhaust, diff, and wheels

but yeah, i never planned on spending as much as i did Smile

Loz · backyard mechanic Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 943

Ive got to the stage where I have spent all the money, and all the rest, plus the things I forgot, and all the little dicky bits, and I think im finally finished. All I need to do now is start it and get a tune, engineering and rego. And even those last things will cost me $2000. I even have the next $2000 of mods spent for the future. haha all in good fun.