chaselp
12-27-2008, 01:43 AM
hello, i had a '91 chevy s10 4cyl 2.5L vin A, its 2wd, manual, 2dr/short bed.. i hadnt made any modifications yet, just fixing problems and maintenance. the engine recently blew during regular, calm driving, on taking the head off, well yall can see if you want pics look towards the end->
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so i was planning on swapping a 350 in there but now i am bein forced to ahead of schedule cause i'm now stuck on the bus!!!
im gonna need to wait a week to be able to purchase most if not all the peices ill need to get the engine ready and in, heres a list of what i should need so far:
intake manifold, carb, distributor, will change all the gaskets before putting it in, electric fans, flywheel, ill need to have my exhaust pipe cut and split.
then i may need new engine mounts? radiator? exhaust headers? and maybe a new clutch if my current one wont fit.
as for how i am doin this i am gonna be skimping on some things only for at first, that arent completely necessary (things i can put off for another paycheck/etc.) like a transmission.. im thinking my transmission will likely fit and i believe the stock one on my truck is able to handle up to v6? so im thinkin like for the tranny i will leave the origional and just take it easy till i get that swapped out.
any special tips/suggestions definitely welcome, i am relatively new to mechanics tho i got someone experienced and whos done successful swaps helping/teaching me.
the engine im putting in is for an automatic which is why ill need a flywheel. i want to keep it manual. also i am going to be trying to make as many things (like distributor) mechanically adjusted to keep the computer out to try to minimize those issues.
my friend thats helpin w/ the engine swap has the same engine in a late 80's pontiac, and the computer thats in my truck and his car both have the same ecm? num printed on em so we will probably copy his program onto my chip (hes gotta burner).
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=197589645&albumId=1405630
so i was planning on swapping a 350 in there but now i am bein forced to ahead of schedule cause i'm now stuck on the bus!!!
im gonna need to wait a week to be able to purchase most if not all the peices ill need to get the engine ready and in, heres a list of what i should need so far:
intake manifold, carb, distributor, will change all the gaskets before putting it in, electric fans, flywheel, ill need to have my exhaust pipe cut and split.
then i may need new engine mounts? radiator? exhaust headers? and maybe a new clutch if my current one wont fit.
as for how i am doin this i am gonna be skimping on some things only for at first, that arent completely necessary (things i can put off for another paycheck/etc.) like a transmission.. im thinking my transmission will likely fit and i believe the stock one on my truck is able to handle up to v6? so im thinkin like for the tranny i will leave the origional and just take it easy till i get that swapped out.
any special tips/suggestions definitely welcome, i am relatively new to mechanics tho i got someone experienced and whos done successful swaps helping/teaching me.
the engine im putting in is for an automatic which is why ill need a flywheel. i want to keep it manual. also i am going to be trying to make as many things (like distributor) mechanically adjusted to keep the computer out to try to minimize those issues.
my friend thats helpin w/ the engine swap has the same engine in a late 80's pontiac, and the computer thats in my truck and his car both have the same ecm? num printed on em so we will probably copy his program onto my chip (hes gotta burner).