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Discussion starter · #44 ·
Traded the Acura for a 1994 Sonoma that has transmission problems as well, but I'm dropping a v8 in this s10 as well, so no problems.
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I think it was a good trade.. the truck is pretty clean. I guess I won't be here any more whatsoever guys... cya.
 
#49 ·
what a crappy trade.


Have fun with that hunk of junk.

I know several people that did the S10 V8 thing, sure they are fast but when a corner comes out WATCH OUT they dont handle worth a dam and are death traps with V8's in them with all the extra weight up front we had to have custom springs, spindles, etc made to even make them ride safe.

Even with the V8 I've raced em in my G1 and on the highway I still take them everytime easily, off the light they have me until 3rd gear.
 
Discussion starter · #50 ·
Well that was rude. I have an s10 with a v8 in it right now, and I all it needed custom was motor mounts and the wiring, that's all. It doesn't need front coil springs exchanged like you said. I'm rebuilding a 350 right now to drop into it, the block is already at the machine shop to get hot tanked, line bored, and cylinder bored. This truck will perform easily and a lot better than my other s10, which has a 305. It sounds to me like the people you raced that had an s-10 with a v8 had 305s in them, which are slower than 4.3's, plus they get worse gas mileage. I think s-10s are the most customizable vehicles out there, since they're domestic and they're everywhere, so parts are easy to come by. I plan on bagging it soon. Thanks for the interest though. Bye.
 
Discussion starter · #52 ·
1_Hot_Legend_L said:
You tell 'em lycan!!!! S-10s rock!! I have a 89 S-10 Blazer. Bagged, shaved, and 400 Small block conversion! I even have the factory Digital dash working with the 400ci engine!
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Damn you . I always wanted a blazer... Lol. For some reason, whenever I look at pictures of finished vehicles, the blazers always seem to stand out more and look so much better.. Oh well. Maybe after this vehicle is done. How is your gas mileage?
 
#56 ·
Hey Lycan and 1 Hot Legend L you guys seem pretty knowledgeable(sp?) about GM products....could you guys do me a favor and check out a GM question thread that I have in the Lounge? I'll bump it in a few minutes...thanks guys...
 
#57 ·
lycan said:
Well that was rude. I have an s10 with a v8 in it right now, and I all it needed custom was motor mounts and the wiring, that's all. It doesn't need front coil springs exchanged like you said. I'm rebuilding a 350 right now to drop into it, the block is already at the machine shop to get hot tanked, line bored, and cylinder bored. This truck will perform easily and a lot better than my other s10, which has a 305. It sounds to me like the people you raced that had an s-10 with a v8 had 305s in them, which are slower than 4.3's, plus they get worse gas mileage. I think s-10s are the most customizable vehicles out there, since they're domestic and they're everywhere, so parts are easy to come by. I plan on bagging it soon. Thanks for the interest though. Bye.
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They didn't have 305's, they were 350's and mildly built at that :

Turbo 350 Tranny with Stage 2 Shift Kit
Chevy 350 longblock with a street/strip comp cam
RPM AIR GAP Intake Manifold
Demon 750CFM Street Carb
GM Corvette Alumium Radiator
Dual Electric Fans
Custom Motor Mounts
Custom Headers
Custom 2.5inch Exhaust with Flows out back

If you want pics I can get em for you, they were personal friends, I was there to help build the trucks.

Getting the tranny to fit was kind of tough since we had to beat the Tunnel in allot to make clearance, everything else was pretty easy.
 
Discussion starter · #58 · (Edited)
It also depends on what the rear end gearing is. Unless your Legend is turbocharged, I highly doubt you could have taken them on. http://68.188.235.233:2888/stuff/S10VSWRX.WMV This truck was in the 12's with a 350 and street tires, can your Legend do that?
But compared to a Legend, an s-10 can't turn worth crap. I've never driven a vehicle that took corners so nicely as the Legend, the steering was really tight and comfortable. And you're right about that.
 
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lycan said:
It also depends on what the rear end gearing is. Unless your Legend is turbocharged, I highly doubt you could have taken them on. http://68.188.235.233:2888/stuff/S10VSWRX.WMV This truck was in the 12's with a 350 and street tires, can your Legend do that?
But compared to a Legend, an s-10 can't turn worth crap. I've never driven a vehicle that took corners so nicely as the Legend, the steering was really tight and comfortable. And you're right about that.
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The S10's that run 12's are fully built 350's, you can get the same times with a fully built C27 Legend motor as well, and if you turbo it even better, but what I'm getting at here is, the S10 with a V8 in it can never touch a legend in areas other than brute 1/4mile times. The legend is so much more car than a S10 could ever wish to be, thats why when I saw you traded your Legend for a S10 I was disgusted. Hell I can get S10's around here for nearly FREE.

The saying goes for a S10 V8, Power is nothing without control.
 
Discussion starter · #60 · (Edited)
Steveman09 said:
The S10's that run 12's are fully built 350's, you can get the same times with a fully built C27 Legend motor as well, and if you turbo it even better, but what I'm getting at here is, the S10 with a V8 in it can never touch a legend in areas other than brute 1/4mile times. The legend is so much more car than a S10 could ever wish to be, thats why when I saw you traded your Legend for a S10 I was disgusted. Hell I can get S10's around here for nearly FREE.

The saying goes for a S10 V8, Power is nothing without control.
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There's no replacement for displacement.
And Acuras and Hondas around here go for really low, since I live in mid michigan, which is mostly GM products. Everyone is either a hick, *******, or black, I rarely see anything foreign, other than mercedes and BMW. And everyone is interested in trucks. In the local autorv online, there are 10 pages of hondas, and 44 pages of chevroletcars, and 77 pages of chevrolet trucks. Michigan has the most extremes of weather than any other state. -20 in the winter, and 95 in the summer with 90% humidity, sometimes worse, so its necessary to have a vehicle that can handle it all. I'm not a truck man myself, but I do like SUV's. Full size trucks are too hickish for me, but my dad's Duramax Turbo Diesel is pretty sweet... and fun to drive. I just think s10s are cool when they have big wheels and are bagged, plus 2nd gen v8s arent very common, so it adds to the fun. I guess it's just people's interest in what they want to do. The Acura had a super clean body, but the back power windows fell down all the time and didn't work, there wasn't a key lock in the trunk, it was just a hole since I didn't have the clip for it, and the sunroof had rust in it, so when it rained water would leak in the interior. Acura transmissions are hard to get around here. I just wanted something I could easily fix and cheaply. Building this 350 would normally be cheap, but I'm going with roller cams and the machining is going to be $400 on it.
 
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