yea hey i was looking at my friends truck s-10 extreme and i am looking for a new faster engine for my 3.4L with 176,000+ miles on it question is would it fit?

 

For the money that it cost to do the swap I would say just go with an LT1 swap.

 

umm wouldn't a 4.3L v6 be cheper then a v8 Lt1?

 

If I remember right, there are some differences which make it difficult to swap to an F-body. I am pretty sure I've read about it here or at www.firebirdv6.com ...

Anyway, just like Ryan said, with probably close to the same amount of $$$, you'll put an LT1 in there.

Good luck!

TS

 

i'd think the 4.3 would be cool, but it's just a small block chevy with two cylinders chopped off, same bore and stroke as a 350 same bolt patterns, etc. but they do make alot of performance stuff for the 4.3 so maybe if you get one outta a wreked extreme and find the bolt on's for it. who knows?

 

Used LT1's are cheaper than the 4.3's I "think".I know you can pick up LT1's for around $1500 total including tranny and computer all over E-bay.Good luck.
Kevin

 

Cheaper for a V8? No, guess again.

I bought a 4.3L w/ all accessories (even the AC), wiring harness, PCM, fuel pump, and 5 Spd Tranny mated with it all out of a 98 S10 w/ 30K miles on it all for $700. They even took about 2 hours and ripped it out of what was left of the truck. I tore the motor down and was going to make it into a monster via the guys @ Mach Performance... but it wasn't a financially smart decision for me @ the time so I sold it. I was going to build it and 'charge it before dropping it in my old '99 Xtreme 4 banger.

I really don't think the swap would be that hard. You'd have to deal with the intake manifold though as the throttle body point s straight up. A company made a prototype manifold for it and chevy sponsored it and all - it was called the ZZ4.3 (after the crate motors), and it had an LT1 style manifold that actually added approx 60 HP to the stock motor allowing it to be pushing approx 250 w/ an otherwise stock 4.3L.

Through the guys @ MachPerformance the 4.3L is easily capable of pushing well over 500 horsepower. $3000 in parts to build the motor, $3500 for the 3-core intercooled supercharger running 12psi+, and wulla. Of course unless you do all the labor yourself its gonna be a little more than that.

Alright I'm done blabbering.

 

Why not get a 92-95 CPI VORTEC 4.3?

Then the intake is no problem and it makes more power than the 96+ 4.3

 

lol 250 hp would be enough for me all i want is a hella quick v6 camaro im tired of loseing to saturns with there dohc **** 4.3L would be fine i'll just get a cowl if nessary not to mention it would look like what it was a quick v6 thanks for all your help all I need is about 2000 for a beater while i work on my camaro I am planing on spending about 15,000 in stuff on my car ya i know what most of you are gonna say just by a z28 f that i dun want a z28 I want to see the look on my face when I only lose by 3 cars and there looking at the v6 bages and if i haven't reached my 15,000 buget i'll see about making it beat the lt1 nad ls1 not to meantion the lil old irock

 

can saturns actually get fast? hell i should have kept mine

 

the new ones stock hand my 3.4 its *** but i would call it fast
somthing like high `15s mine is like 16.xx i dun really know