I acquired a small worktruck, a 1972 Ford courier.
The engine is seized; while perusing the junkyard ,I found a 1985 nissan 200sx that had a front end collision, yet the motor turned over easily and only had 90,000 miles on it. It is a turbo 1.8 with a 5 speed.
I pulled the motor & (manual) trans, with the entire intake and harness on the passenger side all the way to the computer.
I would like to put this motor in my truck.
Feel free to flame me, but if you could also answer my questions, I would appreciate it.
1) Is this engine computer set-up stand alone, or will I need to do modifications to make it work?
2) I noticed there was another harness running to the passenger side of the vehicle, will I need this?
3) are there any sensors/electronics I might have to jump (example vehicle speed sensor,emissions, etc?
4) are there any easy tricks for mild performance gains with this motor; or things to look out for?
It is a small engine, but so is the truck and it has 4.11 gears.
I figured with the 5 speed and the turbo, it should be fun to drive and economical too (for a truck , anyway)
Thank you in advance,
and if I can help in anyway, I am a professional welder, primarily in GTAW (TIG, Heliarc) of exotic metals Stainless,Titanium,Aluminum, Haynes, etc
Also Laser and Electron beam welding and a decent machinist (as a hobby)
Hi Andy,
I can't help you on the 1.8L turbo, but I like the Idea of the swap.
I had as my first vehicle a 78 Ford Courier P/U, and I could not pass emissions (in California), so I bought a conversion kit to convert it to propane. I drove that little truck everywhere, and I was sad to leave it behind when I moved to Colorado eight years ago.
I hope it works out for you, because that would be a cool little "Sleeper"
Bob
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