abikenut29 Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 HI Guys,love the site. I have aquired a nice tidy 81 l200 4x4 with a shagged 4g52. So im trying to find out what will bolt onto this gearbox,engine wise. Will a 2wd 4g52 fit?(yes i have managed to find one),woohoo. Any Ideas? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 may I introduce Phil / Fuel.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranter Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 4g54 2.6 will go good. Is a still a 4 spd? 4g63 as well of course, maybe a turbo Starion one for extreme fuel use. You need 4wd sump for these motors. Edit. 4g52's should all fit with right sump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abikenut29 Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Wow thats nice to get some information,awesome. Yes its still the 4 speeder. So your saying the 4g52 2 wheel with 4 wheel sump will do the trick? Or 4g54 with standard sump(i found one of them to,but at a price). The other option is to change the engine and gearbox to 2wd 5 speed but ill rather have the 4wd running. Any one else shed some light? Thanks again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 may I introduce Phil / Fuel.. Fuel is at the snow - I was wondering why he wasn't jumping on all the mitsi tech threads. Wow thats nice to get some information,awesome.Yes its still the 4 speeder. So your saying the 4g52 2 wheel with 4 wheel sump will do the trick? Or 4g54 with standard sump(i found one of them to,but at a price). The other option is to change the engine and gearbox to 2wd 5 speed but ill rather have the 4wd running. Any one else shed some light? Thanks again!! On this forum we have a Mitsubishi encyclopedia that likes to be refered to as fuel/phil/phallus and he can answer just about any question Mitsi related. He's away at the moment but if you can hold on for a week I'm sure all your questions will be answered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abikenut29 Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 AAhhh now i get the Fuel Phil bit. Encyclopedia? O goody.. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Yeap. Or, if you are in a hurry you could always use the helpful forum search function. I'd think you could find an answer as to what engine are the same quite quickly, but perhaps not too much information on the 4x4 side of things. search.php?keywords=4g52&terms=all&author=&sc=1&sf=all&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProZac Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Dont know about the 4x4 l200's, but my 2wd 4g52 was narrow block. If yours is the same , it means a 4g54 wont fit, neither will any RWD turbo 4g63's. However, non turbo twd 4g63's, and all fwd 4g63's will be fine and an easy as hell swap. I have heard that 4wd mitsy stuff from that era was all wideblock though, but no one can ever really give you a straight answer. Measure the distance between your top two and bottom two bellhousing bolts and post it up, that'll sort it, and will determine your selection of easy to swap in motors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 / talk to Phil/Fuel - he will put you right in a second - without a scant rule in sight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abikenut29 Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Yip you got it,opinions are many and varied,once ive got the motor out ill measure it up. Between dirtbikes and cars theres more than enough to do on any given day(off). Your shitten me the fwd bolt in??Well once i find the right one anyway. Your a helpful lot, Thered be a box of beer in this if anyone lived in the same town, Because we all know how shipping prices are these days.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlancer Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Heres some advice: stay away from the Astron series: The 4G52 and 4G54s especially are terrible. Stupid yanks try to get power from them, but compared to a SOHC 4G63, they're tractor spec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranter Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Yip narrow block so no diesel conversion. 4G54 from Magna's etc, Cordia 4G62, Sigma 4g63, Evo motor maybe. I'm no fan of the 54 motor but its no sportscar like the yanks getting power in their Starions. (which they do better than us with the sohc 63's) The extra torque would be nice in this application. If you change the gearbox you will be looking at a different range of engines, Pajero/l200/Starion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abikenut29 Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 Ok Guys from what i can see with the engine still mounted the top bellhousing bolts are 130ish mm apart and the bottom (threads facing inward toward centre)330ish. Does that sound like the wide version gearbox 2 you all? If that doesnt make sense ill have a better look when im off work(dark when i go and dark when i return at the mo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuel Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 yep that's wideblock for sure. So that means RWD 4G54, 4G64 8V from an L300 91-92 van, Starion/EX Lancer G62B and G63B turbo engines will bolt in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abikenut29 Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 Your the man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abikenut29 Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 O and the rwd 4g52 also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuel Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 I think RWD 4G52 is narrowblock while the 4WD 4G52 you have is wideblock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProZac Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 The 4g52 in my 1980 L200 sport was narrowblock, so I'd say no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranter Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I agree, first of the wideblock 4x4 was 4g54, early 52's and the 4g63 had narrow block. Once the diesels came out people wanted to convert to diesel, but they didn't fit the bellhousing, same with the early petrol 4x4 vans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abikenut29 Posted September 8, 2009 Author Share Posted September 8, 2009 How bout fwd carbed 4g64? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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