engine swap??

i had a bud that had one of the stepside s-10's with the vortec 4.3 5-spd, that thing would haul a88! not quite sure of the hp/torque specs on the typhoon/syclone 4.3's, i do know that they were awd, i saw a typhoon for sale this afternoon, not sure how much they wanted tho, it was sitting at
autozone, i might stop in and ask this weekend.

read a few posts up nytrdr, i looked up the specs on

"285hp, 305 ft/lbs of torque......imagine with a little tweaking and a few more pounds of boost"

my bad, i knew it was substantially more than a stock 4.3...

my brother has a t-type 87 model. turbo'd it is bad.. mine is just a stock 3.8, i dont think id want to try the turbo motor in this lite truck. but even so, 3.8 should really tighten up the performance catagory. bsides poston has all the goodies for it. also TAperformance. lots of things u can do with this little motor. thanks for all ur help guys. i'll keep u posted on how it goes. and yes id love to roast a few stangs and camaro's, u got any ideas on rearends. i can get my hands on a 1977 mustang II posi unit. 355 gears. would it bolt up? thanks.

Totally agree, I like to keep the good ones around for another Generation, as a matter of fact I was just thinking recently, I know they made a ton of these trucks as well as nissans and others, but once you weed out some(rusted out, ragged out, beat to hell, poorly customized) then you still have a good many, still more and more are being crushed to never be again. And the more desireable ones (to some) such as came with all the goodies and didn't make as many, I hate to see them destroyed by wild customizing. I under stand that it's easier and best to start with a solid platform. But to me, to go comepletly wild with a truck it's best to salvage as much as possible from the promise land and bring back one that would have never been otherwise.

roll tide!!!...leeds alabama<-------