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Lancer
07-07-2003, 05:52 AM
has anyone ever put one of thoughs v6 grand national engines in a s-10 before? i\'ve heard they have amazing power and i think it\'d be fun to still have a v6 that was just as fast as a v8
my454s10
07-07-2003, 07:28 AM
i know a guy who had one....this was before i was into building s10\'s...so i did\'t pay much attention...but i do rember him saying that it was not easy...it was the turbo\'s and the exaust for them that was the problem....it did run high 13\'s low 14\'s and got 25miles a gallon ...with a/c...etc...
wickeds10
07-07-2003, 01:03 PM
look in the thread that says look here and u will see it done
Lancer
07-07-2003, 02:45 PM
huh? where\'s that at?
wickeds10
07-07-2003, 06:42 PM
its in the general section
dwalton31
07-08-2003, 04:28 PM
Realizing that this IS the V-8 S10 board, I post this only for the educational purpose. Plus, my bud Russ has an awesome truck!! Take a look at his Grand National \'96 S10. Kinda funny though, it contains parts ranging from original Chevy and Buick obviously to Ford, Dodge, and Acura!! Later, Derek



http://ras001.0catch.com/s10/s10.htm
LightFighter
07-09-2003, 05:16 PM
4.3 turbo motor from a syclone or a typhon and I think the 25th ann transam had on in it too........might be a easier swap and its a faster motor
wickeds10
07-09-2003, 06:46 PM
that trans am had the 3.8 in it and i never seen a motor that could hang with that 3.8 when it has minor stuff done to it
Lancer
07-09-2003, 06:51 PM
like how fast was it?
wickeds10
07-09-2003, 06:54 PM
they are 13 second cars stock and minor upgrades can take them well into the 11\'s. i have a friend with a daily driven gn and it has minor parts on it and its 11.60\'s all day
DDEAVER
07-12-2003, 09:14 AM
There was never a T/A with a 6 in it that I have heard of. I thought what set a T/A apart from a Firebird was that the Firebird came with a 3.8 and the T/A came with the 5.7. I could be wrong but thats what I thought.
dynodave
07-12-2003, 06:13 PM
On 2003-07-12 14:14, DDEAVER wrote:

There was never a T/A with a 6 in it that I have heard of. I thought what set a T/A apart from a Firebird was that the Firebird came with a 3.8 and the T/A came with the 5.7. I could be wrong but thats what I thought.





89 turbo trans-am indy pace car,had gn engine and trans.there were only 1500 made.
LightFighter
08-22-2004, 04:48 PM
L67 is a SC 3800 that would not be a bad swap too.........you might have to fab the motor mounts
mzoomora
08-22-2004, 05:44 PM
It was the 20th anniversary T/A that had the turbo 3.8. They were made in 1989 and were the Indy pace car that year, and if I remember correctly they were all white. They have a different cylinder head than the buicks to clear the strut tower brace, and they actually made more power. I had a friend with one, and it was a pretty fast car.
adsg85
08-23-2004, 05:18 PM
Grand nationals are sick. Some of the most streetable 9 second cars I have ever seen are gn\'s. I had seriously considered this swap but locating that engine in Canada is difficult but I also would miss the sound of the v8.