Shipping to Delta Cams is $15-20 each way depending on where you live, regrind fee is $65. They generally have two different grinds for Isuzu engines, 260 for torque boost below 3500rpms, 272 for above 3000. You can still find cams on ebay or rockauto.com for $80-100 but a salvage yard unit should be a lot cheaper ('76-'82 G180Z 1.8L & '83-'87 G200Z 1.9L use the same cam). If you add a re-grind it's a good idea to use VW/Porsche elephant foot or ball foot adjusters, the stock adjusters are almost too short and contact the valve stem at a severe angle. Other available mods: -electronic distributor from a P'up or Trooper with the G200Z 1.9 engine eliminates the points, so no more burning or re-gapping. -1.8 head on a 1.9 block raises compression about one full point, a hotter cam will reduce the tendency to ping. -'80 on heads had a smaller intake valve than '79 back, the larger valve can be installed but may not be worth the trouble. -5sp tranny/t-case from a '86-'87 gas P'up or Trooper has an overdrive highway gear provided your engine produces enough power to utilize it, requires relocated crossmember & shifter holes, modded driveshafts. -Pacesetter header, the current version has oversize round ports so you can't port match the square head ports like you could with the old style. -Lockers/LSDs: I have Aussie lockers in both my rears, it's possible but not cheap or easy; Turbo Impulse LSD carrier can be swapped in but must have a thrust block added, I haven't figured out how to do that yet.
_________________ '78 Chevy LUV,1.9,4sp,headers,31's,SAS Dana 30,Dana 20,SOA rear w/Aussie Locker, rough body, bought new 12/4/78. '87 Trooper,2.3,5sp,headers,31's,ball joint flip & spacer,Aussie Locker rear,Superwinch hubs,brush guard w/5.5K winch,more to come.
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