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hey guys im new to this site it kicks arss ... but any ways what exactly is the best way to beef up the stock motor in my 1980 4x4 luv ?? i wanna keep the stock motor and i have exhaust and all that crap but i wanna do the heavy artilery lol .. i thought about having head work done and cam and boring it 30 over w/ the high compression pistons but i dunno where to get all this stuff .. does any one have any pointers and does any one know who sells aftermarket parts like these for a stock luv motor ? thanx a bunch ...

well on mine i have... headerand webber carb thats the standard stuff im guessing you already have. One bit thats hard to find but helps alot is the old offenhouser intake. Another thing I did that i think was the best mod i did was swapping in the electronic ignition from an 82 LUV (write up is in the info section of this site). The internal stuff i have done to my truck is... Bored .040 over and i also had the head decked and milled so im pushing more compression. And soon ill be getting a cam whith 160* of duration. Theres soe stuff to think about, uypping compression on the 1.8L is risky. If you do it youll need to invest in the best headgasket you can find, which means some cash. Good luck

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hey MEPR how much did a set of pistons cost you? i rebuilt my engine but didn't rebore it, thinking about tearing it back down and reboring and using oversized pistons.

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1980 chevy luv 4x4 1.8 liter
1979 luv long bed parts truck
1984 2wd isuzu pup parts truck

"A man who says it can't be done shouldn't interrupt a man doing it."

hey mepr since ur truck is bored 40 over doesent it get hot and over heat from such a big bore?? so then i shoud just go w/over size pistons insted of high compression? thanx a bunch luv truck racing

im not 100% shure of the over bore, its either .030 or .040. I did have over heating problems in the begining but i got a new radiator and that fixed that realy quick. Cruising it dosnt even hit 190* but when its worked hard the temp dose climb faster that when it was stock. This has never caused me any problems whith over heating though. As far as price stuff i dont know, its been a year or so since i did this, ill ask my dad and see if he has reciepts.

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1980 LUV 4x4, going under re-construction...

where did u find an after market cam for ur stock motor??

one thing i'm gonna do is swap in a 1.9 block, they are identical except for the bore. i checked and there is a big difference in bore size. alot more than you could do by reboring a 1.8, so for a real good power increase just use a 1.9 block, they are easy to find and you can use the head you already have.

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1980 chevy luv 4x4 1.8 liter
1979 luv long bed parts truck
1984 2wd isuzu pup parts truck

"A man who says it can't be done shouldn't interrupt a man doing it."

thats a cool idea, i never thought of using a 1.9L block to get more bore. As far as my cam goes, i am getting it from a local import shop. They carry alot of cool parts, that where i got my webber and air cleaner too.

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1980 LUV 4x4, going under re-construction...

where do u get a 1.9 liter is it in the older or newer luv?? does it bolt right onto the stock motor mounts?? o and meper can u give me the # or e mail addy or site for the place where you got ur cam thankc luv racing

How in the world did ya do the swap? I am looking at the dist on the 73 and the 81 and am boggled.

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if i were you, i would consider having a cam ground, it is cheaper than buying a new one, and you can get it set up to more your application. it really doesnt cost that much, like 20 0r 30 bucks.

i know i might sound a lil dumb but what does it mean to get a cam ground?? whats it do ?? is it really better than gettin a new 1 i want every ones opinion on this 1 lol

getting a cam ground is basicaly resurfacing it, also you can get it ground different ways depending on what/how you run you engine, either performance or ecconomy etc..

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i might be buyin a cam at the site shown below 189.95 i think it ll work there is some other stuff too on this site

http://www.itog.com/cal-per.html

hope this helps some people

That price is for a new cam, and a reground one will do you just as well (IMO). The price on a reground one is around $50 plus core deposit. Check out http://www.deltacams.com and see if they have your application. They also explain their manufacturing process on the site if you don't know how they do it. There are no applications listed so you'll probably have to call them up.

HTH

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a 1.9 uses the same motor mounts and everything, everything is identicle except for the bore size, the 1.8 is 84mm and the 1.9 is 87mm. when you look at the 2 engines the only difference you can tell by looking at them is the name stamped on the side, you use your same clutch tranny, head, intake, exhaust, oilpan, timing chain, everything except the head gasket, since its bigger bore i'm sure the head gasket is different. the 1.9 is easy to find look for a 83 to about 87 isuzu pup, the motor will have g200 stamped on the side. i've driven a pup with a 1.9 and i was impressed with the power, could tell a pretty big difference.

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1980 chevy luv 4x4 1.8 liter
1979 luv long bed parts truck
1984 2wd isuzu pup parts truck

"A man who says it can't be done shouldn't interrupt a man doing it."

the 1.9 is a direct swap for the 1.8. i'm not sure what will swap for the early motor.

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1980 chevy luv 4x4 1.8 liter
1979 luv long bed parts truck
1984 2wd isuzu pup parts truck

"A man who says it can't be done shouldn't interrupt a man doing it."