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Try downshifting Down shifting will help but the reason it helps is because the Samurai is a low power engine. Brand new from the factory my '86 1.3 liter is 66 horsepower. That is less that some motorcycles and maybe even a few golf carts... Ha! Seriously is is a lot of metal powered by a small engine so the weight to Horsepower ratio is low.
'86 Samurai 5 speed transmission 1st gear final reduction ratio from the factory manual is: 3.652
1298's never came in 86 zuks. The engine is out of a 90+ samurai or a suzuki car.
About 165hp
180
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Advertised Horsepower is: 230 HP @ 3800 RPMs.
non-turbo: 160 turbo: 185
38 HP stock for the 85-86. *40 Hp stock for 85/86
Advertised Horsepower from factory is 160 HP @ 4400 RPMs.
86 hp @ 8000rpm
86 horsepower = 64.13 kilowatts