Suzuki Samurai 1.3 to Nissan laurel 2.6

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Suzuki Samurai 1.3 to Nissan laurel 2.6

Postby Desert Samurai » Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:36 am

Hey all, i want to repower my samurai with a 1993 nissan laurel 2.6l diesel engine, was wondering if there is any one else who has done a repower, what problems you encountered, things to take into consideration and just general help tips.
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Re: Suzuki Samurai 1.3 to Nissan laurel 2.6

Postby Dace » Sat Jul 10, 2010 12:44 pm

seems like it would be a lot of work, ya would need to adapt the engine to the box, clutch stuff etc... would be quite expensive, not to mention very heavy

A common conversion would be to use a G13b out of a cultis or swift, which I believe bolts straight to the bellhousing
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Re: Suzuki Samurai 1.3 to Nissan laurel 2.6

Postby Rotazuk » Sat Jul 10, 2010 6:04 pm

:roll: . Even if the motor was free I would not do it . It will be way to bit and way too heavy . I had a samurai with a 2ct toyota diesel and that was heavy in the front , you could feel it there and have to account for it in the way you drove it . I never put it in but it was a tight fit . this would be as big as you would want to go I would say , maybe the 1n series would be better or I have heard of a few isuzu genini diesels in suzuki's .

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Re: Suzuki Samurai 1.3 to Nissan laurel 2.6

Postby Desert Samurai » Sun Jul 11, 2010 5:32 pm

Tru i didnt even think about the weight :oops: . Do you think a 1988 toyota 1.8 1c would suit?

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Re: Suzuki Samurai 1.3 to Nissan laurel 2.6

Postby mroffroader » Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:26 pm

Put a toyota 4age in it you wont look back. Cheap readily available and they go well.
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Re: Suzuki Samurai 1.3 to Nissan laurel 2.6

Postby nzhunter » Sun Jul 11, 2010 9:29 pm

yeh the rd28 ( i guess that what you mean) out of the laurels are way to big and waaaaayyyy to heavy for a zook. Do what mrO said or otherwise by one of these and put a vitara engine in, cheap, heaps around, go good use original parts, easy to wire up
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Re: Suzuki Samurai 1.3 to Nissan laurel 2.6

Postby meatc » Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:05 pm

If you want easy go with one of the suzuki options above.

If you have good fab skills or deep pockets for a conversion go 1600cc-2000cc 4 cylinder jap motor. I have a CA18DE in mine and there are a few 4age ones around. Lots of work though.
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Re: Suzuki Samurai 1.3 to Nissan laurel 2.6

Postby UBZ » Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:52 pm

if you really want a diesel , then a VW 1.9TDi would be my pick.
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Re: Suzuki Samurai 1.3 to Nissan laurel 2.6

Postby Rotazuk » Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:37 pm

UBZ wrote:if you really want a diesel , then a VW 1.9TDi would be my pick.


Not exactly a common engine but I guess you can get a kit from the states to put it in , if they still do them .

It you want a diesel go with a 1 or 2ct . I doubt there is any difference in size so may as well go with a 2ct ( or a 3ct :twisted: ) . It will be heavy thou but with a t50 box it will beat fxgt's of the lights , but does run out of rev's about 130 kph , will still pull but must be doing a million rpm , lucky I never had a rev counter to know for sure .

Another option ( but not a good engine in my opinion and yes I have had one , went faultlessly too :oops: ) is to get a mazda rf diesel and the auto box out of the gen 2 vitara , split of the t/case as I am sure they are a similar box to the 1.6 etc as you can get kits to fit them to a zuk easily( gearbox that is ) . If funds are unlimited go the peugot and same box out of a grand vitara .

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Re: Suzuki Samurai 1.3 to Nissan laurel 2.6

Postby suzookyman » Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:45 pm

Hey Chris, i wrecked one of those mazda rf deisils and chucked the motor ( no one wanted it ) but man it was a heavy sucker, had to winch it onto the trailer!!
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