hey im fixin my luv truck up, and within the next year im goiing to be putting a more powerful engine in it, because the old four-banger aint doin so good, so waht engine would you reccomend? something that has power but also good mileage, and something i dont have to buff up to frame too much too
2.8 chevy out of an older camaro or a 3.8 chvey the smaller v6s fit in really well i put a sweet 370 hp 2.8 in a luv and it hauled ass and got really good gas milage like 27 and im putting a fuel injected 4.3 chevy s10 motor in one right now it fits pretty good but i changed the frame
@washcloths hey it would get pretty good if it was fuel injected the older carb 3.8 were about 18-22 the new 3.8s get 22-28 but in a chevy luv it probably would get 30 cause it is lighter and that truck would hall but it would be reaLLY FAST
both it has no middle range its got huge balls for towing and climbing and stuff but the top end is where you get the speed that motor revs i shift at 6800 rpms on a stock motor my luv truck with 33 on it blow the doors off those fing civics and stuff
its such a rever it can build some good power but all of it has to be custom made cause nobody has parts for it i have got just exhaust and twin weber side draft carbs and im pushing 155hp 188ftlbs torque
thee fabrication is no problem for me, and if all you have is exhaust and dual carbs, and it makes that much power, that is awesome!!! does it have low end torque or high rpm?
if you have twin webers you must have the G200 if not were did you get a intake for the G180 to fit twins??? im running a 40/40 weber, Delco cam, pace headers,3ohm coil-8mm wires, elec points eliminator, pushing 187 HP out of G180 and proud! 80 4x4 luv i smoke Hondas all day
hey im fixin my luv truck up, and within the next year im goiing to be putting a more powerful engine in it, because the old four-banger aint doin so good, so waht engine would you reccomend? something that has power but also good mileage, and something i dont have to buff up to frame too much too
bodinbro 2 years ago
2.8 chevy out of an older camaro or a 3.8 chvey the smaller v6s fit in really well i put a sweet 370 hp 2.8 in a luv and it hauled ass and got really good gas milage like 27 and im putting a fuel injected 4.3 chevy s10 motor in one right now it fits pretty good but i changed the frame
upfrontTWS 1 year ago
@upfrontTWS kool thanks man!
bodinbro 1 year ago
If I dropped a 3.8 V6 in one of these, what mpg's do you think that it would get? Would it get good mpg's with a 305. Someone comment back please.
washcloths 2 years ago
@washcloths hey it would get pretty good if it was fuel injected the older carb 3.8 were about 18-22 the new 3.8s get 22-28 but in a chevy luv it probably would get 30 cause it is lighter and that truck would hall but it would be reaLLY FAST
upfrontTWS 2 years ago
dude drop a 350 in tht thing thts wat i did!
kalebwalker13 2 years ago
my 78 luv bearly use to burn rubber but now it doesnt cuz the rims weigh to much haha
gusbusjose 2 years ago
both it has no middle range its got huge balls for towing and climbing and stuff but the top end is where you get the speed that motor revs i shift at 6800 rpms on a stock motor my luv truck with 33 on it blow the doors off those fing civics and stuff
upfrontTWS 2 years ago
what kind of power can be squeezed out of that little 1.8?
BeboAltizer 2 years ago
its such a rever it can build some good power but all of it has to be custom made cause nobody has parts for it i have got just exhaust and twin weber side draft carbs and im pushing 155hp 188ftlbs torque
upfrontTWS 2 years ago
thee fabrication is no problem for me, and if all you have is exhaust and dual carbs, and it makes that much power, that is awesome!!! does it have low end torque or high rpm?
BeboAltizer 2 years ago
if you have twin webers you must have the G200 if not were did you get a intake for the G180 to fit twins??? im running a 40/40 weber, Delco cam, pace headers,3ohm coil-8mm wires, elec points eliminator, pushing 187 HP out of G180 and proud! 80 4x4 luv i smoke Hondas all day
Jamiskeez 2 years ago
i had a machine shop build me an adapter plate to fit ti the intake is actually off a samuri motor adapted to the 1.8
upfrontTWS 2 years ago
hahahaha
srgm123 3 years ago
I just bought a white 79 4x4, Weber carb on a rebuilt $600...looks just like yours
Jamiskeez 3 years ago
Ya stock LUVs really dont burn out that well. lol
I put a Weber on my stock luv and it will burn into 2nd now!!!
Jamiskeez 3 years ago
Nice...... shift into 2nd wasn't as bad as i thought it would be
I got a 80 mikado 4x4 LUV
Jamiskeez 3 years ago