454 in 95' chevy S-10

[JimboTheConquer]

is it possible to put a 454 in my 95' chevy s-10, it has a 4.3 leater vortec in it right now and thats not enugh i want to put a bigger engine in it and i was wondering if a 454 would fit!?

-Jimbo

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[JC]

Many things are possible, just not all are smog legal

Get a bigger shoehorn!

<edit> y'know, something along the lines of a 5.0 or 5.7 small block would be a hella lot easier....Chevy's even tried it

JC

 

[macka]

<< 4.3 leater vortec >>



leater huh?? that must be some kind of custom made engine??

 

[N8Magic]

If it fit, you would likely have to reinforce the frame as well. I could see an engine THAT powerful, in such a tiny truck, warping the frame.

 

[Infos]

Doesn't that engine weigh more than the truck? he-he

can you say 9 mpg?

 

[Sluggo]

Big blocks in an S-10 are a bit of over-kill, but there are many kits for putting a small block into an S-10. It usually has quite spectacular results. I do remember seeing one that had gotten a smog legal LT1 motor out of a late model salvage Corvette.

 

[crab]

Daamn I drove an S-10 with a 350 shoehorned in and I found it near impossible to not spin the wheels...forget driving if the roads were the least bit slick. A 454 sounds quite a bit overkill...

 

[Fatdog]

It will fit. I saw one at the truck nationals last year in Carlisle. It was an S-10 Extreme with a big ol' blower on it and a tubbed bed with slicks.

To do it is going to take some deep pockets, a big torch, and some serious frame strengthening, but it can be done.

 

[Mister T]

my guess is you would need a new rear axle and a new tranny as well

 

[d33pt]

sell the truck and buy a silverado!

 

[Cyberian]

Take a look at the Syclone & Typhoon.

 

[Sluggo]

For the small block swap, generally most guys just use the tranny that comes with the motor they buy, and generally no rear-end problems are ever reported. No frame work is required, other than a bit of notching maybe, just new motor mounts, and a new radiator, and some pounding on the firewall.

 

[MichaelD]

The only thing it takes is money. Money is God. I love money. The old racer's adage "how fast do you wanna go depends upon how much money 'ya got" still holds true.

This would be a classic racer's combo; big motor in a small vehicle. It's ALL about Power to Weight Ratio. SOME ricers understand this. Many Bubbas do not. <Bubba Voice>"Now tell me there boy (spits tobacco on street) how's that there little 4-cylinder gonna beat my big ol truck in a race?"</Bubba Voice> The answer is "Easily!" My stripped-out integra weighs 2500 pounds and makes 200HP and your 6-ton truck makes 350HP. It's all about power to weight.

My advice to you? To build a nice 454 the right way AND buy a tranny/mounts/K-member, rear axle assembly will cost you upwards of $5,000. If you've got it, great..do it! Take pics and surprise the crap out of people (race for money). If not...buy a Silverado.

 

[Sluggo]

Here is a webring of guys who have done a V-8 swap into an S-10, that should be tons of information to get you rolling.

 

[BigLance]

Putting a 454 is the last thing I would do to an S-10 (other than dropping a Ford motor in one). Small bock GM's like the 350 are really better engines.. You can crank out way more HP than you need for next to nothing $$$. The real work and money is getting the motor in the car- a 454 would be a joke, especially if its a 4x4 truck ! Now before you go jerking engines out and running into the fun, have you considered beefing up a 4.3. You could get a new performance cam, lifters, springs and a supercharger (possibly low compression pistons with that) and belt out some serious HP while keeping a little 'MPG' Just an idea... throwing a V8 in an S-10 is not a "joke".. putting a 454 in one is beyond a nightmare....

 

[Pabster]

It ain't about HP. It's torque.

You could throw a 454 in an S10...

 

[BigLance]

<< It ain't about HP. It's torque.

You could throw a 454 in an S10...

>>



Torque huh ? How much is enough ? Enough to wreck the rear end ? Enough to break traction at any time. You can get torque with a supercharger. A big radical cam could hurt but a big radical cam isnt really needed for a lot of HP if the main concern is torque. But seriously, torque is not a problem in an S-10... I doubt he is pulling stuff around.

 

[amdskip]

ur nuts if u do it, better off building a pro-stock s-10 to drag race

 

[TexasShaun]

Does anyone know if the pulley system from a 2001 4.6 Vortex swap onto a BBC 454??

 

[ultimatebob]

Yeah, I thought that LS Corvette motor swaps were the in thing to do with old trucks nowadays.

 

[NutBucket]

Does anyone know if the pulley system from a 2001 4.6 Vortex swap onto a BBC 454??

4.6? What engine is that? The 4.8 is LS based so no, it won't swap to a 454.

 

[TexasShaun]

4.6? What engine is that? The 4.8 is LS based so no, it won't swap to a 454.

Sorry.. 4.3

 

[mindless1]

It would be ridiculous, even if the frame handles it, the driver can't because the suspension can't and if you make the suspension capable, it's near worthless as a pickup truck.

People do, do these kinds of things, but is your S-10 in showroom condition? If not I wouldn't even think about it before a full restoration.

Plus, I had that 4.3L, TBI injection no less, in an SUV and it is not at all weak for a lighter S-10, especially given it's predominantly RWD if not only RWD.

You must be really bored and in that case I suggest leaving the S-10 alone and finding a better candidate for long term performance upgrades. Use the S-10 to haul the parts to do that.

I agree with BigLance, a Chevy 350, modified if you want more out of it, is the max that makes sense unless you're trying to drag race.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Haha, I don't know what's better, that someone necroe'd a 17+ year old thread and it wasn't spam, or that they were seeking and got legit advice within a couple of hours.

 

[ultimatebob]

Haha, I don't know what's better, that someone necroe'd a 17+ year old thread and it wasn't spam, or that they were seeking and got legit advice within a couple of hours.

I blame the new search tool. It doesn't seem to care how old a post is by default.