Mike wrote:
has anyone put a baleno motor with a distributor into a sierra? does a mazda distributor cap and rotor fit the baleno dizzy like it does on a gti motor?
I suspect it's going to be pretty close. I have a Baleno distributor at home if you need some measurements. Chinny or someone else running a GTi donk might be able to get the GTi dizzy measurements for you so you can compare them. From that you should be able to determine if the Mazda dizzy cap is going to work on the Baleno.
Mike wrote:
also does an 8valve manifold fit on a 16valve head?
Nup, won't fit. The Baleno manifold is pretty similar to the Sierra manifold though, so there shouldn't be any drama running that. Do a search for Bluesuzy's threads on here, there is some good info about fitting a Baleno donk into a Sierra. Make particular note of how you're going to hook up the top radiator hose.