Hello,
I am picking up a fairly worn Conquest this Friday (non runner) pretty much for its transmission. Don't worry, my friend is putting an SBC into it.
Now, assuming the engine isn't seized, how good of a motor is the 2.6? My original plan was to put a 2.0 narrowblock (I have several KM132/KM112/KM119 narrowblock transmissions lying around) with a 2.4L crank and wiseco pistons as well as a 4G67 43cc head (I have all but the pistons) and run EDIS on a megajolt with two DCOEs 45s (I'm a carb fan) and putting it into my 87 Pony, but if this engine somehow runs, I will consider swapping that in instead (despite EFI) as I will have everything there I need. I don't know too much about the setup, but how much can this engine safely make if I upgrade the turbo?
Question about viability of a G54B
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OK so apparently the head cracked because the wastegate stuck closed.
Do any forum members have a cheap head I could purchase?
Are there any wiring diagrams for the ECU and sensors? I imagine (after I saw the distributor still had a vacuum advance timing on it) the wiring harness isn't too complicated.
Do any forum members have a cheap head I could purchase?
Are there any wiring diagrams for the ECU and sensors? I imagine (after I saw the distributor still had a vacuum advance timing on it) the wiring harness isn't too complicated.
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The 2.6 head will crack if you look at it funny. There are some decent aftermarket castings (AMC) that are not quite as bad. While I came here to defend the 2.6, I think that by the time you get a solid head together you could have done a swap.
Otherwise, the 2.6 is an awesome bottom end. It could use better oil baffling in the pan, or even an accusump which would likely eliminate any problems with oil starvation and spun bearings. You can eliminate balance shafts if you want to reduce some points of failure at the expense of some vibration which I can't say I've ever felt.
Throttlebody fuel injection, while archaic, is actually not too bad and some people have made decent power with it. Like the head situation, once you hit the limits of the TBI and upgrade to an MPI setup, you're basically doing the same work you would be doing with a 4G63 swap. A DCOE setup would probably be pretty sweet too though if you're going turboless.
Otherwise, the 2.6 is an awesome bottom end. It could use better oil baffling in the pan, or even an accusump which would likely eliminate any problems with oil starvation and spun bearings. You can eliminate balance shafts if you want to reduce some points of failure at the expense of some vibration which I can't say I've ever felt.
Throttlebody fuel injection, while archaic, is actually not too bad and some people have made decent power with it. Like the head situation, once you hit the limits of the TBI and upgrade to an MPI setup, you're basically doing the same work you would be doing with a 4G63 swap. A DCOE setup would probably be pretty sweet too though if you're going turboless.
Getting the engine bolted in is about 10% of the way there.
The next 80% can go quickly with help and skill.
That last 10% takes about as long as the 90% that came before it.