I have a Factory Service Manual and no where does it state it's an interference type motor, but I've heard plenty of argument on the subject in this and other forums and the proofs in the pudding as they say. I've spun my engine under power with the starter motor and by hand, with the timing of the cam off 180 and never did anything hit. But I never dropped a belt at 6000 rpm either, so I guess I can't say what would happen under those circumstances. BTW, Chiltons has got many incorrect statements including their method of timing the cam and ignition.

I agree with what your saying bentparts

you all forgot one thing


in 1990,1991 and 1991 1/2 all four doors with the manual tranny are with the 5:38 gear into the diff

but the best choice is like some people said take a 1995 but upgrade it with the gear of the 1991.


and take it with the manual tranny if you can.

I got a 91 door, but dont want to sell the gears and the gears are really hard to find.

you all forgot one thing


in 1990,1991 and 1991 1/2 all four doors with the manual tranny are with the 5:38 gear into the diff

but the best choice is like some people said take a 1995 but upgrade it with the gear of the 1991.


and take it with the manual tranny if you can.

You forgot one thing as well.  There were no 90 four doors.  The first year for the 4 doors was 91....and all had the 1.6 8V engine....5 speeds had 5.38 diff gears, autos had 4.62 diff gears.  It was also the only 4 door to come with a 3 speed auto tranny.

BTW, I have some complete 5.38 trackick thirds I'd sell.  They are listed in the "for sale" section.

Quote from: hot-wheels on January 30, 2011, 05:13:15 AM

you all forgot one thing

You forgot one thing as well.

You forgot one thing as well.  I am not left handed!

Quote from: Skyhiranger on February 19, 2011, 05:31:55 PM

Quote from: hot-wheels on January 30, 2011, 05:13:15 AM

you all forgot one thing

You forgot one thing as well.

You forgot one thing as well.  I am not left handed!

I didn't forget.  I just don't care.

To get back to the subject off interference VS non-interference.  I have a 1997 four door and broke a timing belt going 75mph on the high way and it didn't do any damage.  Just swapped in a new belt and away I went.  Been driving it daily since then for over a year! 


My trackkick is a 4 spd auto with the 5.13 gears.  LEt say I was able to find some 5.38, would there be a significant differnence.  I am running 31's and will most likely not go bigger.  With the auto, I find it often needs to downshift on the highway and I am thinking taht extra bit of gearing could help, but I will not do it if the difference would be minimal. 

5.38s would make for about a 200 RPM change at 70.  So that may be enough to keep it in the "powerband" and keep it from wanting to downshift.  But it's kinda hard to say for sure.
If you went to 5.62s, that would make for about a 350 RPM change at 70.

Thanks for the info......  I will keep that in mind! 

So would a 91 sidekick with a bad motor but decent body be worth 500 bucks,  it is a manual and i have a 95 two door 16 valve TT with an auto that i would like to be a stick.  I could also use many of the other parts and sell a couple to my buddy  (body parts)  so back to my original question, is this kick worth 500 u think?

Ya, I've seen missing running Track/Kicks go for $500, depending
on the circumstances you might whine about the bad engine and
get another $100 off of it

Wild

I offered the guy 350 sight unseen and let him sit on it for a month, thin i called him again and offered him 400 seen and he still wont budge  he thinks that the tranny is worth its weight in gold and this is the reason he wont budge on it  i've seen trannys on here for sale for 80 bucks,  i dont quite think thats worth 500 but i want to make mine a stick so i need the petals and clutch and all the other goodies too so...

Sounds like he knows you want the trans

If it is worth $500 to you, then buy it.  If it isn't, then offer him whatever it is worth to you and leave it at that and look elsewhere.  Unless it is a 4 door (with 5.38 gears) then it wouldn't be worth that to me.

If it is worth $500 to you, then buy it.  If it isn't, then offer him whatever it is worth to you and leave it at that and look elsewhere.  Unless it is a 4 door (with 5.38 gears) then it wouldn't be worth that to me.

Sounds like a fair price too me.

Or you could try another method; buy it for a fair price for what it is, then piss and moan and crybaby until he gives the money back or even pays you to fix it!