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Hi folks, me and some friends tried cranking the engine, the starter turns everything nicely, the cylinders all have compression. we cannot however get a spark from the coil. The battery we are using is fully charged... I'm not sure if my ignition is a "points" ignition system. here are some photos of what i have. Ok here are some pictures, found the ID of the engine stamped into the block!!! the distributor(is thispoints ignition system?) the previous owner of the truck had an inline electronic fuel pump hooked up, just wondering if this is a stock mechanical pump mounted to the block:

Ive been thinking. I read tyhat my 2tc will put out a whopping 75 hp. Say i add a mild cam for ~10hp(is that an accurate guess), i add $200 for that. Then a Weber 32/36 (not sure on hp gain) for another 200. I'm at $$400 for an engine with 95 Hp if I'm being optimistic. I read that a toyota 22R engine puts out 95-97hp stock, if i dump some money for a cam and carb, i will be even more ahead in power. Does it make more sense for me to sell off this engine and use a 22R? will the 22R bolt to the tranny i have now?

thanks everyone! the type of wheeling we do around here is mostly mud and hill climbs, however I will be going to do some rockcrawling around once a year. I have chromoly axleshafts (supposedly stronger) which are rated for 35" tires, i plan to run 31" tires which is what i have now. Instead of the sidedraft carb's i was thinking of purchasing a holley or edelbrock ( i can get both of these at dealer cost price) if you would recommend it. I think the sidedraft system is a little bit out of my price range. I do plan on runnning an electronic fuel pump to help with fuel starving issues though.

thanks folks! I'm already on the 3tc website, are these engines similar? i can't find any 2tc info on that US website.

Hey everyone, i don't want to ask too many rookie/newbie questions, ive got a 2tc, unknown year, unknown carb, pics I want to swap this into my suzuki4x4, I would however like to get some more power out of this engine. Can anyone point me to some techarticles or faq's or books to read up on adding some power to this engine? I would prefer some cheaper methods, as i am a student on a budget, but i would be open to adding a turbo if it can be done somewhat cheaply thanks, i look forward to your responses and input -Aaron

Hi folks! My names Aaron, first timepost, thought i would give a little introduction. I'm from Canada, province of Ontario, I'm 21 years old and currently a student at university for Biology. I really enjoy going offroading in my 4x4, i have a 1989 suzuki samurai (might be called a sierra, sj413 or other names in Australia, no idea about NZ.) which is basically the old crummy leafsprung version of the suzuki coily. The reason I'm here, is because i have received an older (i still like it more) suzuki SJ410 hardtop model! this thing is beat up and rusty, but i have no problem attempting to fix that. The previous owner showed me that it had an engine and transmission that he was VERY unfarmiliar with, I felt the same way. After going on different discussion boards, I first thought it was a toyota 3tc, but now i think it is a 2tc. Anyways, i havent found too much information about building up these engines for more horsepower, or even how much pwoer these engines make. Wish me luck in my info search! and I'm glad to be aboard! -Aaron