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Post by akalt24 on Aug 21, 2006 7:33:54 GMT -5
When the 3.0 engine is no more in my 00 sport I would love to always keep my montero sport but not spend alot on a stock replacement when we cant do a whole lot with our blocks. Anyone ever thoguht of fiting a real mitsu import engine in the montero or even fiting a chevy or dodge engine? I never saw a engine out of a montero sport so I would`nt have any idea of how hard it would be to adapt the engine mounts for a aftermarket engine.
Yes I know a weird question that most thank wont ever happen but I never plan on leting the montero go and when the engine is comepletly to bad or cost more to fix or replace it I would rather invest in puting a performance engine in it insted. I have a 87 s-10 with 350chevy block with after market cams intake and heads and distrib but this vehical is a superstock spl vehical and it pulls 42battries a 50lb charger a huge speaker box that is made out of about 6sheets of mdf 3/4inch and a 60lb speaker so it`s not something I can rip around in. I know alot about 350blocks and s-10`s and would love to see a 350/383 in a monty.
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Post by 45calmike on Aug 21, 2006 9:40:46 GMT -5
I thought there was a thread around here somewhere about a 3000GT engine idea...
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Post by mywifesls on Aug 22, 2006 12:26:21 GMT -5
I breifly thought about a Chevy LS1/2 engine considering they don't weigh much, have relatively small overall dimensions(for a V8) and make great power in stock form. Any non Mitsu engine is very likely going to be a pain to get in there, but could be done I guess with enough work. I would recommend going with an all Chevy drivetrain as you'll know it will be up to the task, as well as the tranny mating to the engine without the need for any kind of adapter. If you have the skill and the money and you can go without your truck long enough, it might be a cool way to go. Salvaged LS1's can be picked up on e-bay for a few grand. Some of them are offered with trannies also. Motor mounts, tranny cross member, driveshaft(s) would obviously have to be fabricated. Also, I'm totally unaware of what kind of power a stock Mitsu rearend (or front diff if you're 4WD) can handle. LS1's put out 345hp/385ft-lbs, or a little over 2 times the power of the 3.0 in your truck right now. I said I thought about it breifly because I don't have the skill or tools to do much of this stuff myself. And I certainly don't have the money to pay someone else! Not to mention it's not really my MS, it's my wifes daily driver. But I figured, what the hell, you asked for ideas. Good Luck!
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Post by akalt24 on Aug 22, 2006 12:58:40 GMT -5
Anyone know If I could put a aftermarket rear end under the montero?
I plan on going thru all the troubles to fit a aftermarket engine in the montero once it is finally thru and theres no more I can do with it.
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Post by mywifesls on Aug 23, 2006 11:13:48 GMT -5
I hear that rearends are "pretty easy". I've been told that it's just a matter having all the related suspension mounts and perches welded on in the right places and shortening or lengthening the axle tubes to match the vehicles wheel track. Since the MS is kinda narrow, I don't see the need for you to have to buy longer tubes for whatever rearend you use. Honestly, I would recommend using the MS rearend until when or IF you have problems with it. No better way to find out how much it can take, and would cut down on the costs of your project. If you wanted to take all the guesswork out, I would go with a Dana 44? or better, GM 12 bolt or Ford 9". Of course, 12 bolts and Ford 9"s are very pricey. Dana's can be found in junkyards. But any of those are plenty strong to handle all kinds of abuse with no problem. A GM 10 bolt could probably be used also, but I hear they don't live long with too much power. There are probably other rearends that could be used, but these are the ones I hear of most from the more serious gearheads I know. Maybe some searches on other 4WD and performance oriented car forums would yield a little more insight. Sorry so long. Good Luck!
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Post by CerOf on Aug 27, 2006 2:06:26 GMT -5
don't down grade to the D44. The montero sport rear axle is stronger than a D44.
If you are going to upgrade the rear axle to something stronger go with a D60 or a properly built 9".
Expect to run all new wiring (you will have to make a custom wiring harness) for the new engine. Also remember your transmission will have to be swapped with something compatible along with a transfer case that will work too.
Front and rear axles will work with a new engine, transmission, and t-case. Might have to do some changing of the yokes, etc.
Good luck! You are looking at probably over $10K in parts alone to do an engine swap to something other than what you have.
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Post by mywifesls on Aug 27, 2006 10:14:28 GMT -5
Did some asking around. One of my friends said that the stock rearend would probably be fine as long as there are no hard launches or banging gears through a manual tranny redline to redline. GM 10 bolt as well. Yeah, it seems there isn't anything special about a D44 either. He told me they're actually pretty wimpy. They were not built to handle any real power. Was just throwing out all the different rearends I remembered hearing about recently. Also, I think the general consensus is that the Ford 9" is probably one of, if not the best, rearends ever. Drag racers love em, so they gotta be strong as hell. Seems you can find them in junkyards also. Lots of Ford fullsize trucks and vans had/have them. Good Luck!
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Post by CerOf on Sept 5, 2006 16:39:44 GMT -5
Shaved Dana 60 is pretty nice too. Good ground clearance and strong, cheap to find parts for and cheap to come by.
Setting up the gears on a 3rd member (9") I hear is much easier than actually in the diff.
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