Motorheads (car and engine topic)

[yurineova]

I know it's obviously for fun, but ... an '82 S10?

Does the engine fit properly into the tranny from the S10, or did you have to drill something out? I mean - you're talking about two different engines, which means that while you may get 300 horse at the flywheel, I'd be checking gear ratios in the transmission. Heck, for that matter, I'd be checking bolt holes - just to make sure the engine actually fits ONTO the transmission.

EDIT: I think you might like this engine.

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p395/...4b0031.jpg

0 - 60 in two seconds...

the stock transmission is a MT25 manual, which if I remember correctly is the same tranny used in most full sized cars of the day (minus the different bellhousing size)

But thats irrelevant since I'm shoving a turbo 350 in there. Tranny mounts all line up, which is epic.

Forgot to mention that I cant drive a stick to save my life, so I gotta upgrade the tranny =P

Also, not to be rude, but a cool engine for me would be a chevy or buick V8 big block with a three by duece setup. if I had 3 grand, I'd totally be doing it on my engine

check the tranny - can you drag the tranny that went with that engine into the new shell? - cos ive stuck larger engines onto smaller boxes and booom! there goes the box.

next up, check the engine mounts - can they take the now much higher torque? you DONT want to twist your front subframe, cos you'll never get that puppy straight again and the tracking and steering will go all curly.

best drag over the exhaust manifold too - the bigger engine will produce a higher pressure. the tail pipe might produce too much back pressure, so you might need to swop out the silencers as well.

lastly, check the suspension - that bigger block is heavier, and so you might be riding nose heavy, and affect the steering.

be a good idea to check the brakes to see if they can handle the higher bhp that the block will produce.



you sure it wouldnt be easier to repair the old engine?

Check the above post pertaining to the transmission. My only concern is the small differential, but if I tke it easy on it and dont try anything crazy I should be ok. Worst case if I do blow it, I can either rip the rear end from a next gen s10 with a 4.3 in it (which would be more than strong enough) or rip a 8.8 from a ranger.

As far as the mounts go, the kit utilizes the same frame mounts as the 2.8, but requires special engine mounts which basically shove the motor forward by 2-3 inches. Considering its been done for the last 20 or so years, I dont think I have to worry about twisting or damaging anything ^^ Not shoving a race motor in there.

Exhaust needs a complete reworking (again, kit for it) and requires shorty headers to clear the steering shaft. Only thing is that the fuel line needs to be re routed, but since I have ot reroute it anyways to make it line up with my fuel pump, thats no biggie.

the coils have already been replaced by the old owner to support a 383 stroker, so I have no concern with the suspension at this time. I will address it if its a issue once the motor is in.

The purpose of this is to shove a 350 in a S10 to make a fun little toy. I have a 2012 civic and a 04 silverado if I need a utility or sporty car. Now I want a father son project I can work on with my dad so we can have a little fun, and this S10 was the perfect project. Everything except the engine is in pristine condition for a truck thats 31 years old.

oh and the motor *could* be redone if I wanted to put about 100$ into it. But heres the catch; the original motor blew up so they put one from a 91 in there, swapped the intake so it could be carbureted. so none of the pulleys align properly, the alternator barely clears the valve cover and offers little to no adjustment to tighten the belt, and thats just the surface of the problems I've seen so far.

So CAN I fix it? Most likely. Is it WORTH it? not at all.

My major concern isnt if it will work or not, that I know it'll be jsut fine. I'm concerned moreso about the cooling aspect. I might not be able to make a flex fan clear the radiator, which means I have to move to electric fans. But as if thats not bad enough, I need a new radiator as is.

PArt lists are posted below;

Camshaft
http://www.jegs.com/i/COMP+Cams/249/CL12-238-2/10002/-1
Camshaft dynos
http://www.compcams.com/Technical/DynoSh...10_001.asp
Mounts
http://www.jegs.com/i/Trans+Dapt/969/9906/10002/-1
Headers
http://www.jegs.com/i/Hedman/500/69520/10002/-1
Exhaust
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS+Performance+P...7/10002/-1
Kit thats includes most if not all the above:
http://www.jegs.com/i/Trans+Dapt/969/9926K3/10002/-1

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