I'm thinking of doing a transplant in my Pathfinder, and it's split between 2 engines...
#1 the Nissan Z18ET single turbo 1.8 4cyl (an import engine, and an old one)
#2 the supercharged 3.8 litre V6 from the commodores
The Z18 is rare and old, and carbie turbo, but i've found one fully rebuilt for $1000. These engines are in the same series of engine that my Pathfinder has (Z24) so it will bolt straight in, but it's a 1.8 litre for a Pathfinder, a mid sized 4WD. Not sure if it will be so reliable over time, dunno if it's going to give me grief later. I think along the lines of 'if i treat it good, it'll treat me good'.
The super 6's are fairly common, lots of parts available, and being a large V6 with a supercharger, they have good torque, broad over the rev range. However, the engine is going to set me back around $2000, the conversion kit about $500, and then there's exhaust mods and other stuff i cant think of, which would take the total bill out to $4000 or more, i'm sure. But reliabilty should be there, being a large capacity 6.
What do you guys think? It currently has a 2.4 litre 4cyl petrol rated at 77kw, its actually quite quick considering its a 4WD powered by a N/A 4cyl... Maybe i should leave it and spend elsewhere. I'm not buying another FTO either!
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bahahahamr-charisma wrote:where's the option for "Scrap It?"
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the man totalled the car on Oz day last year!
no scrappage, not going back to the import/ speed/ attention whore car scene, everyone leaves me alone in the fourbie, cops dont pull me over, and no one dares to cut me off or be an asshole to me, because i have a reinforced bullbar and 32" tyres. and i'm not going to stay mitsubishi and get a pajero, coz they're sh*t to work on, and pajero is spanish for wanker anyway
no scrappage, not going back to the import/ speed/ attention whore car scene, everyone leaves me alone in the fourbie, cops dont pull me over, and no one dares to cut me off or be an asshole to me, because i have a reinforced bullbar and 32" tyres. and i'm not going to stay mitsubishi and get a pajero, coz they're sh*t to work on, and pajero is spanish for wanker anyway
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