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im sure something like this wont pass (just in case anyone wants to know, its what you get with a full track hilux diff into a 86 )

i had a similar problem to what you described, took the cort to my mechanic, who did one wheel bearing hten took it for a drive, didnt fix the problem. swaped diffs fixed it. the best thing is, he never invoiced me for the work! hahaha

Fitting of or modification to: LVV certification is not required provided that: the seat is either an OE seat from another vehicle, or similar to the OE seat and of a known and reputable aftermarket brand, and - the seat is fitted to unmodified OE seat anchorages, and - the anchorage or operation of seatbelts is not affected, and - the relationship between seat, seat occupant, and location of the seatbelt anchorages is not affected, and - the vehicle is not fitted with airbags in that seating position. (Note that LVV certification is not required where the only modification is the removal of seats and/or seatbelt anchorages. However, a class change and a new load rating may be required in some cases.) I suggest you check the legal issues first

fair enough, What sort of KMS has it done?

I bet 5$ its your rings not your valve seals

2L pinto is approx 98-101 hp.....

from what ive heard, hilux ratios are quite hard to get hold of, as are the diffs themselves nowdays

Just a couple of things ive found : My car (pinto cort...) gets better economy (less cost as well) out of 96 than 91. Theres a product called um, moreys upper head cyl. lubricant, seems to do the job too.

Just be wary that setting up the pinto valve train can lead to bad times if you dont know what your doing

haynes manual lists max power @ 5400rpm, and max rev @ 6200, see this site, it may be usefull http://www.pumaracing.co.uk/pinto.htm

just dont be a mofo and buy a set of 4 lock nuts, and put them all on one wheel, leaving the other 3 with normal nuts

ah okay then, 511cube V8's for everyone!!!! unforunatly mate, it doesnt always work this way, he may want to stay 1600 for a reason, maybe to preserve the the car in its 'factory' state, maybe he wants to enter in racing classes for <1600 cars, he may infact want to do alot of things hence why he asked about modding his engine not upsizing it...

your engine is sad in what way? no power? no torque? slow reving? its best to have a good read up on your engine to start with and find what other people have done, port and polish without doing the cam isnt going to give you much, and doing the head without sorting the fueling and exausting isnt gonna help either

A list of years and their respective plates, useful to see if i car has been re-registered (and possibly repaired from a write off) Approx year issued PLATE SERIES 1970 FG FH FI FJ FK FL FM FN 1971 FP FQ FR FY FZ GA 1972 FS FT FW FX GB GC GD GE GF GH GJ 1973 GG GI GK GL GM GN GP GR GU GX GY GZ 1974 GO GQ GS GT GW GZ HA HC HE HF HG HH HJ HK 1975 HB HI HL HM HN HR HS HT HU HZ 1976 HO HP HQ HW HX HY IA IB IC ID IF IH IJ 1977 IE IG IK IL IM IN IP IR 1978 IQ IS IT IU IW IX IY IZ JA JB JC 1979 JD JE JF JG JI JJ JM JT 1980 JH JK JL JO JP JQ JR JS JW JX 1981 JN JU JY JZ KA KB KC KD KE KF KG KH KI KL 1982 KJ KK KM KN KO KP KQ KR KS KT KY 1983 KU KW KX KZ LA LB LC LD LE LF LG LH LI LJ LK LL LM 1984/85 LT LY LZ MA MB MC MD ME MF MG MH MJ MK 1985/86 MI ML MM MO MP MQ MR MS MT MU MW MX MY NE NG (Nov 1986 - change from white-on-black to black-on-white plates) 1987 NA NB NC ND NF NH NI NJ NK NL NM NN NP 1988 NO NQ NR NS NT NU NW NX NY NZ OA OB 1989 OC OD OF OG OH OI OJ OK OL OM ON OO OP OQ OS 1990 OR OT OU OW OX OY OZ PA PB PC PD PE PF PG PH PI PJ PK PL PO 1991 PM PN PP PQ PR PS PT PU PW PX PY PZ RA RB RC RD 1992 RE RF RG RH RI RJ RK RL RM RN RO RP RQ RR RT 1993 RS RU RW RX RY RZ SA SB SC SD SE SF 1994 SG SH SI SJ SK SL SM SN SO SP SQ SR ST SU SW SX SY SZ TA 1995 TB TC TD TE TF TG TH TI TJ TK TL TM TN TO TP TQ TR TS TT TU TW TX 1996 TY TZ UA UB UC UD UE UF UG UH UI UJ UK UL UM UN UO UP UQ UR US UT 1997 UW UX UY UZ WA WC WD WE WF WG WH WI WJ WL WM WN WO WP WQ WR WS 1998 WT WU WX WY WZ XA XB XC XD XE XF XG XH XI XJ XK XL XM XO XP XQ 1999 XR XS XT XU XW XX XY XZ YA YB YC YD YE YF YG YH YJ YK YL YM YN YO YP YQ YR YS 2000 YT YU YW YX YY YZ ZA ZB ZC ZD ZE ZF ZG ZH ZI ZJ ZK ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZQ ZR ZS ZT ZU 2001 ZW ZX ZY ZZ AAA - AKK 2002 AKL - BAK 2003 BAL

i always thought the 2L gbox only fitted the 2L pinto, and the same for the 1600, but yea might pay to check. Sierras bits are cheep as chips nowdays, there are so many of the things around