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Any advice for '95 Sidekick restoration?
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napa is best. of best.
never ever got a bad part there.
i mention rock only for its wide list of choices,,,, just to know what's out there can really help.

the G16 is not a popular race engine so , hot rodding them is hard. (it's no toy or honda)
what punch out the cylinders to .030" (stroker cranks, who'd do that? )
the 16v breaths really good with the 16valves, go those?
If you have the 16v it be heard as heck to get more power out of it , short of turbo. so super charger. (THE VE IS ALREADY MAX at WOT)
95hp now, at fly. 1hp per cubic inch is nothing to sneeze at... very good. it is.

suspension, not jackups or ? just making stock work best, ?
well, get the best shocks. (im sure Koni' are out of the reach $$$ fully adjustable?)
upgrades have no limits.
eg: travel? changes , un-sprung weight reduction. , spring rates, progressive springs? , shocks adjustable type, poly bushings,
offroad mods are huge.
but on road, very little. really.

the biggest upgrade is a 5 speed, M/t (full power to rear wheels) drive one 1 time and go, wow this puppy moves...
automatics waste lots of that 95hp.
and the 16v upgrade. (if 8v)
and last the 2.0L J20 upgrade kit. if you can find an engine. they sell the kits.


id buy a used 1998 suzuki sidekick sport 1.8L J18 car with 5speed. in the light weight 2door, 2000 lbs, light. and is fast.
work from better base. but this car is super rare. so we must work, with what we go...
as is all vitara (platforms) here, they are getting more rare every day and used parts worse.

my dream is Samurai with j20
that be a real KICK.
http://www.fixkick.com
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RE: Any advice for '95 Sidekick restoration? - by fixkick - 09-22-2015, 03:23 AM

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