Post Your Muscle Car AND TELL ME what u think of mine [Archive]

Jake250ex

01-15-2006, 03:47 PM

did someone say rambler?

this is my dads 600hp Rambler American wagon :)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a61/quadrider47/MVC-005S.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a61/quadrider47/MVC-006S.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a61/quadrider47/MVC-007S.jpg

It has taken us 5 years, thousands of fabrication hours and about $40,000 to get it to that point. It will be finished within a couple months. Mike Corby (one of the worlds most recognized pinstipers/graphic designers) said it will be worth somewhere in the six digit range when finished. :macho

Myself I have a 1987 Monte Carlo SS. I will get some pics up soon

blue416ex

01-15-2006, 03:55 PM

my camaro for sale 79 Z28 custom paint new gages alot of motor work new exhaust "true duals" 4-10 gears posi rear weld drag rims and street tires new interior etc. will be in my local autoshopper this weekend:ermm: i need a truck

01-15-2006, 04:01 PM

my friends uncles, also my neighbor...600 hp chevelle ss
this thing is sick, just hearing it start is crazy

ImWhite

01-15-2006, 04:01 PM

lol i love seeing people make fun of imports!nothin against muscle cars because i know that they r capable of alot more!but most dont have enough to beat a nice import..not tryin to piss u off but i'd put money on my brothers supercharged integra over that motne carlo,now that wagon is sick!in a good way!600 horses!nice power there,my dad has a mustang cobra stroked to a 5.0,vortech supercharger and alot more!600 horses as well!anyways nice cars and u cant rag on all the imports out there!

TRX_450

01-15-2006, 04:03 PM

76 stingray...in the process of gettin a new interior and motor

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid169/p60b4da5fabf0c0a16de048b948154cbb/f405eedf.jpg

JR3

01-15-2006, 04:07 PM

Originally posted by blue416ex
my camaro for sale 79 Z28 custom paint new gages alot of motor work new exhaust "true duals" 4-10 gears posi rear weld drag rims and street tires new interior etc. will be in my local autoshopper this weekend:ermm: i need a truck

Rat u gotta rip that

Camaroguy87132

01-15-2006, 04:24 PM

Originally posted by ImWhite
and u cant rag on all the imports out there!
yes we can, because imports suck, people put spoilers, systems, rims, body kit and call it horsepower??

ImWhite

01-15-2006, 04:29 PM

Originally posted by Camaroguy87132
yes we can, because imports suck, people put spoilers, systems, rims, body kit and call it horsepower??

true,some people do,but not all of them
your telling me u have never seen a 10 second import?
my buddy has a turbo prelude(streetlegal)running 11's
another friend has a 12 second civic hatchback,not all people with imports go around tryin to race like u think,i've owned afew and believe me unless i get rich i will not have another,i like my truck way too much but people that think a stock camaro z28 with a flowmaster thinks they r the ****,wrong

TCracin440ex

01-15-2006, 05:27 PM

Originally posted by ImWhite
true,some people do,but not all of them
your telling me u have never seen a 10 second import?
my buddy has a turbo prelude(streetlegal)running 11's
another friend has a 12 second civic hatchback,not all people with imports go around tryin to race like u think,i've owned afew and believe me unless i get rich i will not have another,i like my truck way too much but people that think a stock camaro z28 with a flowmaster thinks they r the ****,wrong

screw imports...im not a big fan of them at all...with their coffee can exhaust, and their wings big enough to fit on an airplane....yalls motor is measured in CC because they are so small...v8 and v6 measured in CI....

the only rice bangers i have respect for is supra, STI, evos, s2000, and rx8

other then that i cant stand um

TCracin440ex

01-15-2006, 05:28 PM

oh yea im bettin money that a camaro with flowmasters will walk all over any honda accord, civic, or prelude out there

TCracin440ex

01-15-2006, 05:31 PM

Just had to post this since this is a muscle car thread HAHA

So you're sitting at a red light, minding your own business, fiddling with the radio, when you're blinded from behind by bright blue headlights. The buzzing, chainsaw-like racket gets louder as it approaches and takes the lane next to yours. You glance over to what's become an increasingly familiar sight--a ragged-looking import with primered ground effects, 18-inch red-anodized wheels, and umpteen gauges tacked to a dashboard that's awash in blue neon. Sure enough, the backwards-visor-wearing punk at the helm of this disaster throws a few revs, making you regret having acknowledged his presense in the first place. The light turns green, and you're in no mood to race, so you gently pedal out your street machine, just under half-throttle, which is more than enough to stay a couple lengths ahead of the 8,000-rpm bang-shifting madman next to you. A few seconds of this has you halfway deaf from this guy's buzz bomb, so you drop the hammer and watch his blue lights fade into the night. You settle back down to the speed limit, and ten seconds later, you're treated to a 100-mph "fly by," smiling 'cause you're sure he's already on the phone telling his friends how he dusted your big-block Chevelle. All you Ford, Chevy, Mopar, and AMC guys can relate--on the street today, it's us versus them.
Now before you get all riled up, know that we're not so naive as to think that we're invincible to every import car. We've been mopped up by enough modded Supras and RX-7s to know and respect their reputations on the street and track. Anyone driving a serious street machine is a friend of ours. But to the posers, wannabes, and jokers who impersonate hot rodders, and perpetuate our already-bad reputation in the popular media, listen up: We're calling you out. We're calling out the guy who shows up at the Friday night test-and-tune, talks smack but never runs his own car, and tears around the parking lot smoking the tires and endangering our safety. We're calling out the convoys of idiots who weave in and out of traffic on crowded free-ways. We're calling out the sore loser who hurls a pop can at a car whose driver is too smart to risk his life racing on the street.
Hey, it's the dead of winter, so everyone can use a little riling up. Engage yourself in a little bench racing, get those last-minute mods finished up, and lock in a few races for the first test-and tune after the snow melts. Maybe you'll even coerce a few imports to the starting line. But try not to laugh if they stage with their rear tires, OK? (CC)

TCracin440ex

01-15-2006, 05:32 PM

MORE LMAO

US vs. THEM
US: Stickers for contingency
THEM: Stickers for extra horsepower

US: Keeping a low profile and letting e.t.'s tell the story
THEM: Hoping the outrageous body kit will distract anyone from discussing e.t.'s

US: Sideways into Third gear
THEM: Sideways to avoid high-centering on a speed bump

US: Tall spindle conversion for better camber gain and tire wear
THEM: Lowering 3 inches and ruining tires with 4 degrees of negative camber

US: 600 hp on 92-octane pump gas
THEM: 300 hp on $3-a-gallon 100-octane race gas

US: Composite parts for light weight and aerodynamics
THEM: Composite-veneer dash trim and gauges

US: Upgrading to a 9-inch 'cause you keep breaking stock rears
THEM: Realizing your built motor will keep breaking half-shafts forever

US: Swapping stock 14-inch wheels for 17s to clear trick brakes and suspension
THEM: Swapping stock 14-inch wheels for 20s despite stock brakes and suspension

US: Functional air ducts to cool the big-block
THEM: Six different "cosmetic" air dams in random locations

US: Boost gauge on a blown car, nitrous gauge on a squeezed car
THEM: Both gauges on a normally aspirated car

US: Headers and 3-inch exhaust
THEM: Stock pea-shooter exhaust pipe with 5-inch tip

US: Polishing taillight lenses to bring out the red color
THEM: Installing clear tallights to bait cops

US: Buying an aftermarket shifter for shorter throws
THEM: Buying an aftermarket shifter for the lighted knob

US: 500 lb-ft of torque at 3,500 rpm
THEM: 50 lb-ft of torque at 35,000 rpm

US: 600 hp makes for an earth-shaking street car
THEM: 600 watts per channel makes for an ear-shattering street car

US: Cruising and burnout contests at car shows
THEM: Disco-dancing and stereo competitions at car shows

US: Old-tech pushrod Chevy LS6 pushing 405 hp
THEM: State-of-the-art, dual overhead cam Honda VTEC pushing 180 hp

US: Race-class lettering on the rear window
THEM: Japanese "Honda" lettering on the rear window of a Nissan

US: Feeling the car shake from a lumpy cam
THEM: Feeling the car shake from the booming bass

US: Doing a short burnout to warm the tires before a pass
THEM: Weaving from side to side 'cause Nascar racers do it

US: Tach mounted on the dash, in the driver's line of sight
THEM: Bobbing-head doll mounted on the dash, in the driver's line of sight

US: Comfy stock bucket seats on a 9-second street car
THEM:Back-breaking fiberglass racing buckets on a 17-second street car

US: Showing off a 500hp dyno sheet
THEM: Boasting that their 150hp mill makes more hp/liter

US: Nitrous oxide
THEM: "Noss"

US: Spending $2,000 to get a new Z28 into the 11s
THEM: Spending $10,000 to get a Civic in the 12s

US: Installing subframe connectors to stiffen the chassis
THEM: Connecting the subframes with neon lights

US: Throttle steer
THEM: Torque steer

US: Installing a 12-point 'cage after breaking into the 11s
THEM: Installing a 12-point 'cage for more places to mount gauges

US: Leaving on the third amber light at the strip
THEM: Blowing through red lights on the street

US: Annoying blind spot caused by the cowl-induction hood
THEM: Annoying blind spots caused by limo-tinted windows and triple-deck rear wing

Mxjunkie

01-15-2006, 05:40 PM

Hey Jake how bad is insurance on your monte carlo ss? I want one so bad pops built one when I was growing up but sold it for the next car he wanted to build.

How do you like it overall too?

pastfast125

01-15-2006, 05:41 PM

http://www.craigfr.com/rice/main.html enjoy, I did:D

ImWhite

01-15-2006, 05:48 PM

damn tc u took alot of time into that didnt ya?
im really not tryin to start anything,but u said it yourself u do like some imports,low and behold they r still imports no matter what,and u bet money on the z28 w/ flowmasters against any civic or prelude out there?show me a z28 running 11's w/ an exhaust and ill show u a civic running 4's in the 1/4

thought so,aint happening
my friends has a street legal prelude running 11's w/ no wing,no system and has all interior,i know what u guys r saying about them being gay because the ***gots who do that ruin the import scene w/ every1 obviously,i have had imports and ive never went beside a muscle car on the street revving up at them tryin to start a race,ive never had blue headlights,gauges yes,theres something called boost! ;)

muddy400EX

01-15-2006, 06:05 PM

Originally posted by ImWhite
damn tc u took alot of time into that didnt ya?
im really not tryin to start anything,but u said it yourself u do like some imports,low and behold they r still imports no matter what,and u bet money on the z28 w/ flowmasters against any civic or prelude out there?show me a z28 running 11's w/ an exhaust and ill show u a civic running 4's in the 1/4

thought so,aint happening
my friends has a street legal prelude running 11's w/ no wing,no system and has all interior,i know what u guys r saying about them being gay because the ***gots who do that ruin the import scene w/ every1 obviously,i have had imports and ive never went beside a muscle car on the street revving up at them tryin to start a race,ive never had blue headlights,gauges yes,theres something called boost! ;)

u talk about this prelude running 11's? but just how much money has he put into this car? i know there are imports out there are fast as hell but it takes twice as much to get it there. so when a honda with $10,000 worth of motor mods beats a stock z28 or mustang its not really much of a fair race:ermm:

Googs

01-15-2006, 06:11 PM

Never a big fan of the early Monte's, but it is a clean looking car.
I have a '87 Buick GN
Stage I block, forged internals, alum heads, p/p intake,
70mm turbo, 3" dp, 2 1/2" dual exhaust, lots more
I unfortantly don't have a pick of my car.:devil:

muddy400EX

01-15-2006, 06:16 PM

my dream car, 70 SS chevelle:)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/dirtbiker/70chevelle.jpg
to the guy with the 600hp chevelle im so jealous:(

moto04racing

01-15-2006, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by ImWhite
damn tc u took alot of time into that didnt ya?
im really not tryin to start anything,but u said it yourself u do like some imports,low and behold they r still imports no matter what,and u bet money on the z28 w/ flowmasters against any civic or prelude out there?show me a z28 running 11's w/ an exhaust and ill show u a civic running 4's in the 1/4

thought so,aint happening
my friends has a street legal prelude running 11's w/ no wing,no system and has all interior,i know what u guys r saying about them being gay because the ***gots who do that ruin the import scene w/ every1 obviously,i have had imports and ive never went beside a muscle car on the street revving up at them tryin to start a race,ive never had blue headlights,gauges yes,theres something called boost! ;)

ya i civic running 4's in a 1/4 mile, is abput over 50000$ worth of ****, u could get a muscle car doing that for under 30000$

and alot of those ricers think there sweet **** with a turbo and supercharger on there, that thing with us and them was hilarious

TCracin440ex

01-15-2006, 06:23 PM

http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=1C72E471-C49A-4421-8909-68D5C9BB11A9&term=ricer&p=0

watch that video its funny as hell and ricers get OWNED

TCracin440ex

01-15-2006, 06:28 PM

Originally posted by ImWhite
damn tc u took alot of time into that didnt ya?
im really not tryin to start anything,but u said it yourself u do like some imports,low and behold they r still imports no matter what,and u bet money on the z28 w/ flowmasters against any civic or prelude out there?show me a z28 running 11's w/ an exhaust and ill show u a civic running 4's in the 1/4

thought so,aint happening
my friends has a street legal prelude running 11's w/ no wing,no system and has all interior,i know what u guys r saying about them being gay because the ***gots who do that ruin the import scene w/ every1 obviously,i have had imports and ive never went beside a muscle car on the street revving up at them tryin to start a race,ive never had blue headlights,gauges yes,theres something called boost! ;)

man you dumb a s s the lugnuts on my wheels take more torque then what yalls motors are capable of

and let me fill you in there guy....a buddy of mine has a ls1 z28 with exhaust cut outs, 4:10 gears, and drag lite wheels with et streets, and a tranny, running high 7's low 8's in the 1/8th of the mile

dude it takes yall 3000+ dollars to get yalls cars to run 14's while u put a 1/2 or less then that in a v8 and it will walk all over them damn ricers

Mxjunkie

01-15-2006, 06:31 PM

Richers hehhehh.... :chinese:

TCracin440ex

01-15-2006, 06:31 PM

oh yea IMWHITE let me tell your something else dumb a ss....it aint really the hp that matters....gearing plays a key factor in times....incase yall rice punks didnt know that..

a car with say 4:10 gears with 400 hp will run a faster time then a car with 480 hp and say 373...and im talking in the 1/8th because that is what we run arround here...

TCracin440ex

01-15-2006, 06:37 PM

Originally posted by muddy400EX
my dream car, 70 SS chevelle:)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/dirtbiker/70chevelle.jpg
to the guy with the 600hp chevelle im so jealous:(

yes i love 70 chevelles too....the 454ss with the functional cowl induction hood...that hood kicks soo much arse...i want one for my truck

moto04racing

01-15-2006, 06:39 PM

that is a pretty damn nice car, my dream car would be a buick gn too bad i dont have 125000 dollars

pastfast125

01-15-2006, 06:39 PM

somebody want to give me a smallblcok chevy v8? lol or for like 50 bucks? hahahaha, my little 4.3 v6, it makes me sad. Whatever It'll still be better than ricers when I run them over. hehehe:devil:

moto04racing

01-15-2006, 06:43 PM

not the ones with stickers, coffee cans and turbos, nothings gonna beat those badass v/straight 4's

jk, my cousin is acually selling the one outta his chevelle, its really built up, prolly not letting it go for under 1500 if not more, i think its got like 460 some odd hp, thatd be badass in ur truck

muddy400EX

01-15-2006, 06:43 PM

Originally posted by pastfast125
somebody want to give me a smallblcok chevy v8? lol or for like 50 bucks? hahahaha, my little 4.3 v6, it makes me sad. Whatever It'll still be better than ricers when I run them over. hehehe:devil:

get ya a used turbo off ebay from the old GMC cyclones, that'll give ya enough power to take teh ricers:)

DH400EX

01-15-2006, 06:46 PM

Originally posted by quad&dirtbike
my friends uncles, also my neighbor...600 hp chevelle ss
this thing is sick, just hearing it start is crazy lovin the '72 bro!

DH400EX

01-15-2006, 06:48 PM

i like that blue '70, but id much rather have this red '70. i think red or black looks better chevelles, jus IMO.

pastfast125

01-15-2006, 06:49 PM

yea, but nothing I put on a v6 is gonna give it the sound of a v8:D They need to hear me coming before my front tire is rolling over their windsheild, then crushing te 3ft wing:devil: I've seen onlin people sellin smallblock v8s for 50 bucks, but they of course need some work. WaAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHP WHApblahahbhabbhabhalbhaawaHAWAHAAAhahh....lol, that's me rollin with a carburated v8..hahaha

TCracin440ex

01-15-2006, 06:50 PM

Originally posted by pastfast125
somebody want to give me a smallblcok chevy v8? lol or for like 50 bucks? hahahaha, my little 4.3 v6, it makes me sad. Whatever It'll still be better than ricers when I run them over. hehehe:devil:

i got a 350 that came out of my pickup...vortech heads...its knocking...im askin 200 dollars for it

pastfast125

01-15-2006, 06:52 PM

I don't know a whole lot about motors, lol, so what's causing the knocking? And also I'm wondering, if I were to do a v8 conversion in my truck, would I have to get an all new wiring harness for everything?

TCracin440ex

01-15-2006, 07:04 PM

Originally posted by pastfast125
I don't know a whole lot about motors, lol, so what's causing the knocking? And also I'm wondering, if I were to do a v8 conversion in my truck, would I have to get an all new wiring harness for everything?

i think the knocking is being caused by a wrist pin....its a perfect canidate for a 383 stroker motor or a rebuild with new pistons and such....

far as conversion....there aint much you have to do to put a 350 in your truck because the 4.3ltr chevrolet motor is just a 350 SB with the front 2 cylinders chopped off...the pistons, valves, everything is the same...so the motor mounts are the same...now for wiring...now that would depend on if you wanted fuel injected motor or a carb....its easier to just do the swap and put a carb on it instead of buying all the computers and so on required to make the motor run with EFI....my truck is efi and i have the intake manifold for the efi and such for the motor here....but to make it carburated all you will ahve to do is buy a intake manifold that will accept a 4 barrel carb

muddy400EX

01-15-2006, 07:06 PM

Originally posted by DH400EX
i like that blue '70, but id much rather have this red '70. i think red or black looks better chevelles, jus IMO.

actually red with black stripes would be my number one choice to, but didnt have a pic of that color, just the blue. i would take any color tho if i could have that car:p

pastfast125

01-15-2006, 07:07 PM

yea, well if you still have it in a couple of months I'd probably be interested. Right now my mom won't let me spend any money and I don't have the room to start a project like that. What kind of gas mileage did you get with that motor?

TCracin440ex

01-15-2006, 07:14 PM

well right now with my truck rollin on 31x10 50 im getit right at 13/14 city and about 16/17 highway

what gear ratio u running with your tires you have on the truck now??

DH400EX

01-15-2006, 07:21 PM

Originally posted by muddy400EX
actually red with black stripes would be my number one choice to, but didnt have a pic of that color, just the blue. i would take any color tho if i could have that car:p lol yea i kno what you mean. if i had the money to get a chevelle i could careless on the color.

pastfast125

01-15-2006, 07:31 PM

right now I have 4.88 gearing, and detroit lockers if that affects anything. and I have overdrive.

blue416ex

01-15-2006, 08:11 PM

the black 79 Z28 is for sale here

http://www.buyanad.com/ViewItem.asp?ID=92791&fromsite=auto

Googs

01-15-2006, 08:26 PM

Originally posted by pastfast125
yea, but nothing I put on a v6 is gonna give it the sound of a v8:D They need to hear me coming before my front tire is rolling over their windsheild, then crushing te 3ft wing:devil:
But that's half the fun for me. Most of these ricers & even some of the younger kids in 5.0's & f-bodies don't know what a GN is. So blowin by them in "grandma's grocrey getter" all quite like then lookin at the expressions on there faces- PRICELESS:D

honda350r

01-15-2006, 09:09 PM

TCracin440ex

01-15-2006, 09:38 PM

Originally posted by pastfast125
right now I have 4.88 gearing, and detroit lockers if that affects anything. and I have overdrive.

you geard kinda low for 35s...i know they suggest for 35s with a silverado to run 4.56....so if you put a 350 in there you can proally drop back down to a 4.56...

TCracin440ex

01-15-2006, 09:39 PM

idk if you would have to but you might have to get another transmission & another transfer case if its not compatable with the 350...thats something else you shoud look into before you go and just buy a motor and hope you can put it in this puppy and get it to run

moto04racing

01-15-2006, 10:34 PM

thats a sweet gn

miller821

01-15-2006, 10:42 PM

Heres a pic of my dads 71 challenger.

miller821

01-15-2006, 10:43 PM

And heres a pic of my71 challenger se. Still a lot of work to go into it but someday it will make people jealous.

muddy400EX

01-15-2006, 10:47 PM

Originally posted by ride hard man
And heres a pic of my71 challenger se. Still a lot of work to go into it but someday it will make people jealous.

what engine are u puttin in that beast?

pastfast125

01-15-2006, 10:54 PM

what tranny's mate with that motor? I can tell you waht mine is in a sec

PolarisRider06

01-15-2006, 11:02 PM

i'm gonna have to swing by my one of dads friends houses. he used to be a welder on the pipeline and race on weekends off and on until he won nationals now he builds drag cars for a living. his roadster is a 850hp 349ci ford(302 with a 347 stroker crank from a winston cup car and .030 overbore, dry sump oil, AFR heads and i don't know what else) shelby cobra that he can put as much nitrous as he wants to it and not worry but he doesn't because then he would have to go up at least one class, right now it runs low 8's in the quarter. and then he also has a Pro Comp drag car. last summer he had a 66 furyII that he did all the chassis work on for a guy that was getting a 850 hp big block with 300 shot of nitrous that was going to be a guys sunday street car and only see the track 2 days a year.

i'll swing out there and get some pics of his latest projects some time here.

Out_Sider

01-15-2006, 11:04 PM

..it's always the douche bags bringing up the same ole "ricer" and "muscle" debate.. get a life because you're ruining mine everytime i have to scroll through your worthless posts... The thread says "Pot Your Muscle Car AND TELL ME what u think of mine" not "Let's be a dumb ******* and make idiotic comments that have nothing to do with the thread"

Aside from that, My dream car is a 1972 Ford Maverick Grabber, i'll post a pic of one soon.

miller821

01-15-2006, 11:07 PM

Originally posted by muddy400EX
what engine are u puttin in that beast?

Where gonna put the engine thats in my dads Charger, i'll have to go see what it is tomorrow. But my dad has a 440 magnum in his and thats what i would like to drop into mine.

TCracin440ex

01-15-2006, 11:09 PM

Originally posted by pastfast125
what tranny's mate with that motor? I can tell you waht mine is in a sec

i kno the 4L60E tranny will...and the TH(turbo) 350 will, um im not sure on this but i think the TH(turbo) 400 will as well....but other then that im not sure what else will....

pastfast125

01-15-2006, 11:12 PM

That's a coincidence if I ever saw one, I have the 4L60E

TCracin440ex

01-15-2006, 11:29 PM

well then everything will work just fine...transfer case n all...pastfast if u wanna talk to me on aim/aol the sn is OnebaddAssz71 so we dont have to keep postin back & forth

i told you the 4.3 ltr chevy motor was nothin more then a 350 v8 with the front 2 cylinders chopped off...i didnt kno the s-10 with the 4.3 used the same tranny that my truck does...its gotta be somethin different tho

brandon34r

01-16-2006, 03:50 AM

heres my buddys 71 chevelle SS.right now he's got somewhere close to 730 HP's in it.Its awesome the way it is right now,ran 10.74 @ 126.7 as it sat.He pulled the motor out,which is for sale for 7k.Then hes goin to get a big block slaped in there again.He's lookin at somewhere between 900 and 1000 HP with the new motor:devil:

here's his cardomain link:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/711771

brandon34r

01-16-2006, 03:52 AM

ooo yeah as ya can tell his family is into muscle cars as all those cars in that pic are his familys.His dad's is the black 55 that runs 9's.And he's also got the big white duramax in there also thats crankin out 450 horsies!!

Googs

01-16-2006, 08:28 AM

Found a good pic of what my GN will look like once I get the wheels on it.:D

Matt37

01-16-2006, 08:29 AM

Here is my newest toy, Just got it about a month ago for my son.

And I also have a 69 Judge and 67 Vette, but have posted pictures of them on here numerous times so just do a search.

I like his so much, I am actually in a negotiation to acquire GNX #117.

http://www.tinypic.com/j78fis.jpg

http://www.tinypic.com/j794cm.jpg

http://www.tinypic.com/j78fnr.jpg

http://boosted6.com/MN/Rides/Abe/CleanMotor4.jpg

Matt37

01-16-2006, 08:33 AM

Originally posted by Googs
Found a good pic of what my GN will look like once I get the wheels on it.:D

You have a GN??

If so, post up some pictures of it.

Are you a member over at Turbobuick.com?

red2004 TRX450R

01-16-2006, 10:46 AM

Here is my dad's 65 vett its tubed with a Dana and a 4 link. has 355 flat tops. He use to drag race it in the 70-80 would pull the front wheels off the ground.
o and my camaro

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/1qazse4/Hq17.jpg

here is my 327 84 s-10

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/1qazse4/truck2.jpg

here is my sisters all original stang

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/1qazse4/KELLYMUSTANG.jpg

My other sister has had 25 different camaro's - her husband has a 70 chevell and a 67 stepside

ImWhite

01-16-2006, 11:56 AM

tcracin440ex,if u look back in my very first post,i said i wasnt trying to start nothin,i said i know muscle cars are capable of more,i just know what imports are capable of
and yur friend in his z28 running 7's,its in the 1/8' mile dumb a ss
(yea i can do that 2)

my friends prelude has about 10 grand in the motor,yea he could have gotten a muscle car for that but its a f ucking prefernce,u obviously let this upset u since u make 10 different posts directed to me by thinkin of new **** to say after u have already posted,so calm down,im not trying to start ****
its just people like u who can only see imports as a civic goin down the road with 3 different color paints,and a big *** spoiler with a system,there are many like that but not all buddy!

Butters

01-16-2006, 12:15 PM

Originally posted by red2004 TRX450R
Here is my dad's 65 vett its tubed with a Dana and a 4 link. has 355 flat tops. He use to drag race it in the 70-80 would pull the front wheels off the ground.
o and my camaro

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/1qazse4/Hq17.jpg

here is my 327 84 s-10

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/1qazse4/truck2.jpg

here is my sisters all original stang

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/1qazse4/KELLYMUSTANG.jpg

My other sister has had 25 different camaro's - her husband has a 70 chevell and a 67 stepside

nice s-10! i want to buy one and put my 350 in it. how do you like driving it and how hard was it to do??

red2004 TRX450R

01-16-2006, 12:28 PM

Originally posted by Butters
nice s-10! i want to buy one and put my 350 in it. how do you like driving it and how hard was it to do??

How hard was it? it depends on you ability's - it was not easy.

read this and it will tell you every thing u need to do.

http://store.summitracing.com/default.asp?Ntt=S-10+V-8&x=0&y=0&searchinresults=false&Ntk=KeywordSearch&DDS=1&N=115&target=egnsearch.asp

TCracin440ex

01-16-2006, 12:56 PM

Originally posted by ImWhite
tcracin440ex,if u look back in my very first post,i said i wasnt trying to start nothin,i said i know muscle cars are capable of more,i just know what imports are capable of
and yur friend in his z28 running 7's,its in the 1/8' mile dumb a ss
(yea i can do that 2)

my friends prelude has about 10 grand in the motor,yea he could have gotten a muscle car for that but its a f ucking prefernce,u obviously let this upset u since u make 10 different posts directed to me by thinkin of new **** to say after u have already posted,so calm down,im not trying to start ****
its just people like u who can only see imports as a civic goin down the road with 3 different color paints,and a big *** spoiler with a system,there are many like that but not all buddy!

see you got it all confused...the smack your talking reminds me of "ricer" punks...all this blah like yall can beat everything and anything on the street...now if you have a honda that has been worked on and will run a decent time without the annoying body kits, the super low suspension with the front wheels that look like this / \ and the big spoiler that serves no purpose what so ever...then tahts a ricer...ive watched videos on streetfire of some quick *** 4 cylinders no doubt about it...but you have to do twice the work to a 4cylinder to make it run as fast as a v8 will...thats a fact...

Butters

01-16-2006, 01:31 PM

Originally posted by red2004 TRX450R
How hard was it? it depends on you ability's - it was not easy.

read this and it will tell you every thing u need to do.

http://store.summitracing.com/default.asp?Ntt=S-10+V-8&x=0&y=0&searchinresults=false&Ntk=KeywordSearch&DDS=1&N=115&target=egnsearch.asp

well i'm fairly knowlegable about the concept, cause i have taken about 3 350's out of trucks, rebuilt them and put them back in. i just don't know about the swap. what kind of upgrades did you do to the truck, and what kind of power do you have?

red2004 TRX450R

01-16-2006, 01:49 PM

Originally posted by Butters
well i'm fairly knowlegable about the concept, cause i have taken about 3 350's out of trucks, rebuilt them and put them back in. i just don't know about the swap. what kind of upgrades did you do to the truck, and what kind of power do you have?

I have owned the truck for 12 years and I have all kinds of upgrades. its around 400 hp. I use drag radials and cal tracs and drag shock to get it to hook.

the book will tell you every thing!!!

TheIceMan

01-16-2006, 01:50 PM

This link should help with the S-10 V8 conversion

http://www.jagsthatrun.com/Pages/Chevrolet_S-10_V-8.html

ImWhite

01-16-2006, 03:58 PM

Originally posted by TCracin440ex
see you got it all confused...the smack your talking reminds me of "ricer" punks...all this blah like yall can beat everything and anything on the street...now if you have a honda that has been worked on and will run a decent time without the annoying body kits, the super low suspension with the front wheels that look like this / \ and the big spoiler that serves no purpose what so ever...then tahts a ricer...ive watched videos on streetfire of some quick *** 4 cylinders no doubt about it...but you have to do twice the work to a 4cylinder to make it run as fast as a v8 will...thats a fact...

dude i already said v8's are capable of more power!
im not talking smack im just supporting imports alittle bit!and now since your admitting not all imports are bad i could tell u my friends prelude looks stock(no bodykit,wing,dragging on the ground)all it has is rims and exhaust that u can see,u would know she's not stock when u hear it go after the 22lbs of boost builds up and the blow-off valve whistles loud as ****,and yea it is a fact it takes alot more work to make a 4cylinder to run w/ a v8 and especially beat 1,and some people are willing to do the extra work!so,we are finally on the same page now

Tri-valleyracin

01-16-2006, 04:08 PM

i dont know if this can be considerd a true muscle car but i am getting a 1993 lincoln mark 8 when i turn 16 from my grandmother. i have a aftermarket spring kit ready to go in it after the winter and it has the same motor as a mustang cobra. it is a fast car and it cruses past thoughs ricers and even some mustangs stock. i dont have a pic of it right now ill post on later maybe. i think it has 300hp stock.
mine has a black vinal top. black leather interior.

Butters

01-16-2006, 06:27 PM

Originally posted by red2004 TRX450R
I have owned the truck for 12 years and I have all kinds of upgrades. its around 400 hp. I use drag radials and cal tracs and drag shock to get it to hook.

the book will tell you every thing!!!

so i assume the truck is well worth it? i really want something that is just fun to mess around with. i may only put like a 305 in it, but i just want something that has the rumble of a v-8 and has the torque to waste tires. plus its a truck, so i can use it to haul things.

redlineranger

01-16-2006, 06:32 PM

Originally posted by ImWhite
true,some people do,but not all of them
your telling me u have never seen a 10 second import?
my buddy has a turbo prelude(streetlegal)running 11's
another friend has a 12 second civic hatchback,not all people with imports go around tryin to race like u think,i've owned afew and believe me unless i get rich i will not have another,i like my truck way too much but people that think a stock camaro z28 with a flowmaster thinks they r the ****,wrong

and people riding around in 3 and 4 tone color'd civic's with the sh*tty "fart can"exhaust that think they r the sh*t are wrong to

Titanium

01-16-2006, 06:42 PM

Originally posted by ImWhite
damn tc u took alot of time into that didnt ya?
im really not tryin to start anything,but u said it yourself u do like some imports,low and behold they r still imports no matter what,and u bet money on the z28 w/ flowmasters against any civic or prelude out there?show me a z28 running 11's w/ an exhaust and ill show u a civic running 4's in the 1/4

thought so,aint happening
my friends has a street legal prelude running 11's w/ no wing,no system and has all interior,i know what u guys r saying about them being gay because the ***gots who do that ruin the import scene w/ every1 obviously,i have had imports and ive never went beside a muscle car on the street revving up at them tryin to start a race,ive never had blue headlights,gauges yes,theres something called boost! ;)

My friend raced a prelude that supposedly had a bunch of motor work done to it. the guy had a turbo and catback exhaust and thats about it i think. but anyways my friend has a 96 GMC Jimmy with turbo mufflers and cold air intake and he's got 31 inch BFGoodrich tires on it and we blew it away in the quarter mile it was funny.

moto04racing

01-16-2006, 06:45 PM

there no way in he11 to get a civic running fours, rail joggers barley do that

ImWhite

01-16-2006, 07:41 PM

Originally posted by 240BlasterRida
there no way in he11 to get a civic running fours, rail joggers barley do that

exactly,it was sarcastic!i was saying a z28 w/ only exhaust cannot run 11's in the 1/4 mile,show me that and ill show u a civic running 4's!(cant be done)

Googs

01-16-2006, 09:02 PM

Originally posted by Matt37
You have a GN??

If so, post up some pictures of it.

Are you a member over at Turbobuick.com?

Yeah, I've got an '87. Tring to finish putting it back together after 2 straight rebuilds. Don't have any picks of it though. The outside is stock, right down to the checkered 19 yr old paint. It does have '86-'87 T-type wheels. I am a member, under the same name.

muddy400EX

01-16-2006, 09:34 PM

Originally posted by red2004 TRX450R
Here is my dad's 65 vett its tubed with a Dana and a 4 link. has 355 flat tops. He use to drag race it in the 70-80 would pull the front wheels off the ground.
o and my camaro

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/1qazse4/Hq17.jpg

here is my 327 84 s-10

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/1qazse4/truck2.jpg

here is my sisters all original stang

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/1qazse4/KELLYMUSTANG.jpg

My other sister has had 25 different camaro's - her husband has a 70 chevell and a 67 stepside

WOW! your s-10 is the shiz! i have an 89 4wd s-10 and i would loooove to have a v8 in it, but i would have no clue where to start. did u get a different tranny for it to? how much was the total cost of the coversion?

pastfast125

01-16-2006, 11:45 PM

wow, I didn't know there was that many people with or intersted in a v8 conversion for s10s, that's what I'm doing too. I wanna get me a 350 and ossibly make it a 383 stroker or somthing, thats what everybody is tellin me to do. Mine is prob gonna be carburated. The guy with the blue s10, is your's carb or injected?

FourFiftyFour

01-17-2006, 02:25 AM

how about this lovely camaro? Its my dads best friends car..... i got to run around in it tho...i love this car soooo much. My dad is also building a 51 ford truck..he just ordered a 502 for it.

FourFiftyFour

01-17-2006, 02:27 AM

camaro

FourFiftyFour

01-17-2006, 02:29 AM

the wheels and tires my dad just got for his truck...the truck is about to go into the paint shop for a candy apple red color with ghost flames

moto04racing

01-17-2006, 04:48 AM

Originally posted by ImWhite
exactly,it was sarcastic!i was saying a z28 w/ only exhaust cannot run 11's in the 1/4 mile,show me that and ill show u a civic running 4's!(cant be done)

ok i get it, the way u came onto it kinda sounded like u were serious

Foxyangel0425

01-17-2006, 10:19 AM

well u can sort of see it in the avitor but if someone can help me post a real pic i can

red2004 TRX450R

01-17-2006, 10:51 AM

Originally posted by pastfast125
wow, I didn't know there was that many people with or intersted in a v8 conversion for s10s, that's what I'm doing too. I wanna get me a 350 and ossibly make it a 383 stroker or somthing, thats what everybody is tellin me to do. Mine is prob gonna be carburated. The guy with the blue s10, is your's carb or injected?

this is an old pix from like 5 years ago when it had a 305 in it! now it has a 327 full headders, diffrent intake and carb and lots of other stuff!!

i did i back in 1995

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/1qazse4/moter2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/1qazse4/moter1.jpg

underpowered

01-17-2006, 01:54 PM

hers one for all you ricers out there.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/jonesy4x4/Misc%20Pictures/20hp_sticker.jpg
and http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/redneck409/boti.gif

i may be getting a 1993 Z28 camaro with a flowmaster exhaust. cant wait till the first riceer want to race me. I have a bunch of ricer put down pics, but they are not on this computer, i wil ahve to transfer them ;ater tonight.

450RGNCC

01-17-2006, 02:25 PM

thats a really nice Camaro CDaleChick. Is it original 396?

Tommy 17

01-17-2006, 02:32 PM

i gotta get u pics of my friends 1969 zl1 camaro when he gets it back from being restored...

he found it not to long ago sittin in a barn... original everything just rusted really bad... it was one of the 2 that were lost... its been sittin in a barn since the 1970s when the owner was killed...

he got it for 2,000$... i almost died when i walked in the garage and saw it was a copo zl1... he thought it was just a reg yenko or something with a 427 but turns out it was a zl1!

moto04racing

01-17-2006, 02:37 PM

Originally posted by underpowered
hers one for all you ricers out there.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/jonesy4x4/Misc%20Pictures/20hp_sticker.jpg
and http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/redneck409/boti.gif

i may be getting a 1993 Z28 camaro with a flowmaster exhaust. cant wait till the first riceer want to race me. I have a bunch of ricer put down pics, but they are not on this computer, i wil ahve to transfer them ;ater tonight.

post em when u get them, i always like a a good laugh about ricers

i got a few you might be a ricer if... i memorized them

If you take offense when someone says, ur sister is like a car, small tight and relativly easy to get into.

I like that one cause my neighbor had a ford probe and when we were younger he would always say he had a mazda 6 engine in it. He also said this "you can tell if its a import motor by when u take the oil cap off when its running and it shuts off" then he took it off and his car shut off. Then he sold that, well it acually sat outside for a year and he bought a ranger, HE PUT HIS RICER EXHAUST ON IT HELD ON MY ELECTRICAL TAPE AND WIRE, what a f*u*c*king dumb as$.

well enough of that, he also cried and called the cops cause i shot him with a airsoft gun, i was 12 and he was 18, wat a loser

go to google and type in "you might be a ricer boy if..." and click on some of the links

FourFiftyFour

01-17-2006, 04:16 PM

Originally posted by 450RGNCC
thats a really nice Camaro CDaleChick. Is it original 396?

when they went to pick it up they thought it was a 396 but it has a 427 now

Matt37

01-17-2006, 04:34 PM

Originally posted by Tommy 17
i gotta get u pics of my friends 1969 zl1 camaro when he gets it back from being restored...

he found it not to long ago sittin in a barn... original everything just rusted really bad... it was one of the 2 that were lost... its been sittin in a barn since the 1970s when the owner was killed...

he got it for 2,000$... i almost died when i walked in the garage and saw it was a copo zl1... he thought it was just a reg yenko or something with a 427 but turns out it was a zl1!

If it is a true #'s matching ZL1.

Then that is a 1 of 50 car.. and worth almost half a million dollars.

You sure it is not a replica of some sort?? Because there are MANY replica ZL1 Camaros out there.

SwainRacing

01-18-2006, 03:22 PM

Well I dont have a muscle car any more. I had to seel all mine to buy our kids their race cars. They have been racing them since they were 8. For what I have tied up in these I could have one nice Muscle Car!

http://www.swainsdecals.com/images/1.jpg

http://www.swainsdecals.com/images/2.jpg

http://www.swainsdecals.com/images/rhino.jpg

http://www.swainsdecals.com/images/raptor.jpg

Mean250r

01-18-2006, 03:37 PM

68 vette with 427 3x2 tri power motor....435 horse, fully stock on original paint..... it has a new interior, motor has been rebuilt, new front and rear end....has matching number as well

Mean250r

01-18-2006, 03:37 PM

engine pic.....:devil:

Matt37

01-18-2006, 03:49 PM

Originally posted by Mean250r
engine pic.....:devil:

Looks clean, and looks very correct.

Do you know if whoevers it is got it NCRS top flighted??

A top flight certificate would add about 5k onto the price of the car when time to re-sell.

And, It defenitly looks like is could very well be top flight material.

Although the NCRS judges are VERY picky, I got 3 points off on my car because the engine coolant cap was not the correct color.

Tommy 17

01-18-2006, 04:53 PM

Originally posted by Matt37
If it is a true #'s matching ZL1.

Then that is a 1 of 50 car.. and worth almost half a million dollars.

You sure it is not a replica of some sort?? Because there are MANY replica ZL1 Camaros out there.

its orginal numbers matchin TRUE! zl1 with documentation from a dealership in utah... its one of the 69 made in 1969... its been sittin in a barn never touched... it was rusted really bad but its gettin a full restoration right now!

rYan01400EX

01-18-2006, 08:32 PM

Here is mine and my dads 1968 Camaro Coupe. The car is tore down for resto this winter... Here is the list of things done to it :

350ci engine from a 1969 Impala
Eagle crank and H-Beam rods
Aluminum oil pan
Aluminum timing cover
Melling oil pump
PROFORM high torque mini starter
HEI Distributor
Mallory coil
High rise intake from a 1967 Camaro
Flowtech headers
Dynomax dual turbo mufflers, 3 in. outlet
Lunati cam
Some racing clutch, can't remember the name..
Billet Specialties valve covers
Hurst INDY shifter

Then the motor is bolted to the bulletproof MUNCIE T-10 4 speed tranny.. The front end of the car is getting removed for new bushings, radiator support, and inner fenders.

Sorry for picture quality...

Tommy 17

01-18-2006, 09:21 PM

ryan thats an AWESOME! car... i'd love to have it...

does anyone know anything about the year one reproduction camaro kits???? build a new 2006...

rYan01400EX

01-18-2006, 09:47 PM

Thanks Tommy, lot of hard work and bloody knuckles in it..

Um, are you talking about the '69 Crate Body convertibles that come in a crate from Year One? If so, that comes with the whole back section of the car... It does NOT come with front fenders or anything past the firewall.. I have got a super chevy issue with every part number listed to build the "crate" camaro.... It's 12,000 for the back half.. :D Pretty nice I think.

parkers30

01-18-2006, 09:49 PM

Has anyone seen the new Camaro concept unvieled at the Detroit Auto show?

I got down there today and let me tell you it is sweet along with the Challener concept car and I think Chrysler has the ballsto make it....

http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z10830/default.aspx

rYan01400EX

01-18-2006, 09:52 PM

I must say, the new Camaro is a extremely sharp car.

rYan01400EX

01-18-2006, 09:56 PM

Tommy, here is a pic of the motor minus all new parts.. It looks sketchy cause I just finished pressure washing it and scraping all the old paint off for a new finish.. It's gleaming now... I'll get another picture this weekend probably. We did not plan on going into the motor and everything this far.. The car had a slight miss in high 1st and we had an oil pressure problem... We tore the motor out and got the oil pan off and went to replace the main bearings. Two main bearings showed serious signs of wear and there was dirt clogging the oil hole to allow lubrication of the bearings. That solved the oil pressure problem... Anyways, heres the pic!

Tommy 17

01-18-2006, 10:03 PM

thats awesome! i wish i had a car and a place to do that...

yeah those year ones do look cool! i wish they offered a hardtop body also!

rYan01400EX

01-18-2006, 10:05 PM

Yea, I wish they did too.. Tommy, you've got an extremely sweet quad too :D I like it alot.. Looks real good.

Tommy 17

01-18-2006, 10:06 PM

thanks! its my "camaro" now till i get outta college and can buy one haha:blah:

rYan01400EX

01-18-2006, 10:08 PM

Haha, it works bud.. Do you have MSN or anything like that?

Tommy 17

01-18-2006, 10:10 PM

tlitavish21@hotmail.com

Googs

01-18-2006, 10:14 PM

Originally posted by Tommy 17

yeah those year ones do look cool! i wish they offered a hardtop body also!
They will have a hard top. The co. that is making them was having some small issues with the dies for the roofs of the hard tops. Supposidly there going to do Mustangs next, and there has been rumors of some Mopars also.

Tommy 17

01-18-2006, 10:46 PM

Originally posted by Googs
They will have a hard top. The co. that is making them was having some small issues with the dies for the roofs of the hard tops. Supposidly there going to do Mustangs next, and there has been rumors of some Mopars also.

thats awesome! i really like what they are doing... i don't think it'll bring the value down on the real ones but it'll be a darn good alternative and let the general public in on it...

Toadz400

02-03-2006, 05:10 PM

Originally posted by TCracin440ex
well then everything will work just fine...transfer case n all...pastfast if u wanna talk to me on aim/aol the sn is OnebaddAssz71 so we dont have to keep postin back & forth

i told you the 4.3 ltr chevy motor was nothin more then a 350 v8 with the front 2 cylinders chopped off...i didnt kno the s-10 with the 4.3 used the same tranny that my truck does...its gotta be somethin different tho

The tranny will work perfectly with a Chevy V8. Some transmissions you can use are the 700R4 or the 4L60 which then became the 4L60E after '94. Also the TH350 will work which you mentioned before, but I don't think you'll want to use the TH400. I believe that tranny was for the heavy duty full-sized trucks, so the gearing is for towing, and it's a 3-speed so I wouldn't expect any decent gas mileage with it. You'll probably want to run the 4L60E tranny with a 4:11 rear end or even higher gearing because of the higher power you'll be putting out, unless you're running taller tires. I do believe the engine mounts are different though, as to do the swap you will need to make different mounts because the engine sits different because of the extra two cylinders. You also need to factor in space for the radiator and fans, which you will need to go aftermarket for those (Corvette is recommended).

And by the sounds of it, pastfast125, you are not ready or capable of doing a V8 swap. You should be mechanically inclined, especially if you're going to be rebuilding the engine, and have the knowledge of what needs to be done to make it work. If you really want to do this swap, I suggest leaving it to a professional and have a shop do it. They will have all the tools and machines to be able to get the job done. This is not a hack job that you can put together in a weekend, and you definately do not want this project failing on you...especially if something fails when you're hot rodding showing it off to your buddies. We don't want anyone ending up dead because they underestimated the power of a V8 in an S-10 or mounts broke because they were made half-assed. And if you are dead-set on doing this project yourself, then I highly suggest picking up a JTR V8 Conversion manual. Go to the website www.jagsthatrun.com and order the conversion manual for the S-10, it will show you everything you need to be done and how to do it.

Jake250ex

02-03-2006, 06:01 PM

Mxjunkie, insurance is $120 a month. its not bad at all because its minumum coverage and your not paying for your car to get fixed, you paying for the other guys. It doesnt matter what you drive.

Its for sale if your intersted. I will get pics asap

TCracin440ex

02-03-2006, 06:04 PM

Originally posted by Toadz400
The tranny will work perfectly with a Chevy V8. Some transmissions you can use are the 700R4 or the 4L60 which then became the 4L60E after '94. Also the TH350 will work which you mentioned before, but I don't think you'll want to use the TH400. I believe that tranny was for the heavy duty full-sized trucks, so the gearing is for towing, and it's a 3-speed so I wouldn't expect any decent gas mileage with it. You'll probably want to run the 4L60E tranny with a 4:11 rear end or even higher gearing because of the higher power you'll be putting out, unless you're running taller tires. I do believe the engine mounts are different though, as to do the swap you will need to make different mounts because the engine sits different because of the extra two cylinders. You also need to factor in space for the radiator and fans, which you will need to go aftermarket for those (Corvette is recommended).

And by the sounds of it, pastfast125, you are not ready or capable of doing a V8 swap. You should be mechanically inclined, especially if you're going to be rebuilding the engine, and have the knowledge of what needs to be done to make it work. If you really want to do this swap, I suggest leaving it to a professional and have a shop do it. They will have all the tools and machines to be able to get the job done. This is not a hack job that you can put together in a weekend, and you definately do not want this project failing on you...especially if something fails when you're hot rodding showing it off to your buddies. We don't want anyone ending up dead because they underestimated the power of a V8 in an S-10 or mounts broke because they were made half-assed. And if you are dead-set on doing this project yourself, then I highly suggest picking up a JTR V8 Conversion manual. Go to the website www.jagsthatrun.com and order the conversion manual for the S-10, it will show you everything you need to be done and how to do it.

yea words of wisdom right there...i think if he built stock 4.3ltr it would be plenty for that s-10...for what hes going to put money wise into the v8 conversion, and everything to make it run, then he says hes gonna do some shyt to the v8...it would come in cheaper to build his v6...hell maybe even super charge the v6 and still come out cheaper then converting the s-10 and building the v8

Toadz400

02-03-2006, 11:40 PM

Originally posted by TCracin440ex
yea words of wisdom right there...i think if he built stock 4.3ltr it would be plenty for that s-10...for what hes going to put money wise into the v8 conversion, and everything to make it run, then he says hes gonna do some shyt to the v8...it would come in cheaper to build his v6...hell maybe even super charge the v6 and still come out cheaper then converting the s-10 and building the v8

He thinks he's got it bad with that 4.3L, I drive a 2.2L Sonoma....I would KILL for the 4.3 (which I will be putting in my truck this spring/summer).

The 4.3L is an awesome engine for what it is. It puts out plenty of torque and it's a very reliable engine. As long as the engine is in good shape it should already be a fast enough truck, I know our '90 4.3L 2WD S-10 was a very quick truck. I would highly recommend that kid just putting his money into the 4.3L, probably just a rebuild with higher compression pistons, more agressive cams, and a better intake would give him all he needs for his truck. If you could find out what they did differently for the '94 4.3L Vortec engines I would use that for setting up my 4.3L. I know the '94 put out the most torque for the 4.3's. We own a '94 Bravada with the Vortec and it has plenty of balls for a V6 and has no trouble pulling anything a V8 would pull.

TCracin440ex

02-04-2006, 12:01 AM

Originally posted by Toadz400
He thinks he's got it bad with that 4.3L, I drive a 2.2L Sonoma....I would KILL for the 4.3 (which I will be putting in my truck this spring/summer).

The 4.3L is an awesome engine for what it is. It puts out plenty of torque and it's a very reliable engine. As long as the engine is in good shape it should already be a fast enough truck, I know our '90 4.3L 2WD S-10 was a very quick truck. I would highly recommend that kid just putting his money into the 4.3L, probably just a rebuild with higher compression pistons, more agressive cams, and a better intake would give him all he needs for his truck. If you could find out what they did differently for the '94 4.3L Vortec engines I would use that for setting up my 4.3L. I know the '94 put out the most torque for the 4.3's. We own a '94 Bravada with the Vortec and it has plenty of balls for a V6 and has no trouble pulling anything a V8 would pull.

yea ive seen a blazer with a 4.3ltr in it tow a damn full size chevrolet silverado that had snow plow and all the stuff on front of it w/ no troubles at all on a trailer....if im not mistaken the vortech is nothin different then a reg 4.3 its just the heads are different....idk...not sure...

Toadz400

02-04-2006, 09:47 AM

Originally posted by TCracin440ex
...if im not mistaken the vortech is nothin different then a reg 4.3 its just the heads are different....idk...not sure...

I'm not sure if the heads are different, but it's the intake that's different. They also might have beefed up the ignition also, I'll look into it more because I've never quite known exactly what is changed for the Vortech. But one thing that the kid might want to try out in his 4.3L that definately makes a huge difference is putting a shift kit in the 4L60E transmission.

Here's what I found from a website that talked about the different generations of the small Chevy pickups.

"Two versions of the 4.3-liter Vortec V6 were available as options in the '94 S-10, one rated at 165 hp and the other (an "Enhanced Vortec") at 195 hp with the most significant difference between them being a more advanced fuel-injection system on the more powerful engine."