The center of this conversion is our engine mounts and crossmember kit. This guide will assist you in making a seamless ls engine swap. Chevy s10 v8 engine swap project car craft magazine. I would like to buy better headers, but its not in the truck budget right now. The ford small block series are the 260, 289, 302 and 351w. Check the carfax, find a low miles s10, view s10 photos and interiorexterior features. Imports and former mommobiles with shiny rims might be cute, but a smallblock s10 is a hotrod. If you do,you will be replacing it sooner or later. Got a 2000 s10 just finished swap need recommendations with rear wheels offset pics preferably running stock rear end i have some 15x10 with 29. Unfollow s10 v8 conversion kits to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. You get the 4x4 conversion mounts 4x4 v8 conversion headers trucks with body lifts may have clearance issues with the headers steering shaft, modifications maybe required.
Swapping the v6 engine in an s10 with a v8 can be done by using the existing configuration inside the engine compartment. For installing a sb chevy v8 into a 198204 2wd s10 or s15, using a th350 or 700r4 automatic. Fuel injection conversion using a gm tbi efi system. You should already have the v8 engine on an engine hoist. The parts we manufacture are available for either chevy v8 or chevy 4. S10 s15 blazer sonoma v8 engine swap sbc 350 kit chevy gmc headers mounts. What are you all doing to repair it to last as long as possible. Unlike most ls swap parts on the market everything here was made to work together, so youll have clean.
How to put a 350 motor in a chevy s10 it still runs. Dna motoring hdss10swap stainless steel exhaust header manifold. Check out this chevy s10 v8 engine swap at midwest images. This auction is for a combo kit for the v8 s10 conversion. Dna motoring hdss10 swap stainless steel exhaust header manifold. Details about s10 s15 blazer sonoma v8 engine swap sbc 350 kit chevy gmc headers mounts. This book also contains a short chapter on the v8 swap into the new body style. Tbi fuel injection conversion using a gm tbi efi system.
Feedback from customers over the last 9 years have led to this latest edition. I did my s10 a few years ago and they had some good info, especially the part numbers for stuff you need to make it work right. Ford v8s the small block ford v8 can be installed in most jeeps although generally not as simply or economically as the chevy v8. Chevy s10 v8 engine swap parts sport truck magazine. V8 conversion manual for chevy s10 trucks jtr stealth. Check with jtr jags that run they have alot of lit on v8 swaps for a bunch of different cars and trucks. S10 2wd extended cab driveshaft alignment kit for 4cylinder, 6cylinder, and v8. Engine swap guide v8 conversion mini truckin magazine. This book also contains a short chapter on the v8 swap into the new. This meant fabricating, reusing, and calling friends for parts. The biggest problem with the ford v8 is that the engine is longer than the chevy v8. Jeep v8 conversion guide chevy ford dodge engine swap. Covers all the criteria to consider when starting an ls swap project. Musclerods 942004 s10 ls conversion kit ls engine swap.
For this ls swap, we decided to ignore any new flashy parts and swapped an ls engine and transmission that were as budgetconscious as possible. Since every ls engine swap is a little different and there are lot of choices to be made, you can use this guide as a reference for ideas and part numbers as you move through the process. Got a 350 and auto tranny from a 88 chevy truck that trans has a recent rebuild on, motor needs valve guide seals. This is what you need to do as fas as simple drop in and go. One of the most popular efi conversions to older chevy engines or any engine for that matter is the gm tbi system using the 1227747 ecm.
Chevrolet s10 truck v8 conversion manual unabridged edition. As some of you may remember a while ago i was looking at putting a 283 into my 1991 s10, long story short, plans fell through, and i ended up having to sell the 283. So knells favorite 88 92 camarofirebird tpi engines can only be used in older s10s in california. Chapter 1 from the s10 v8 conversion manual 14th edition. Fully completed swap for a chevy v8, with a 3 speed automatic transmission. Reviewed in the united states on february 19, 2015. Not a high performer by any means, compared to some 350s out of other vehicles, but hey. Take a look at this engine swap guide volume 1, with information on parts, transmissions, mounting, exhaust, rearends, cooling systems, fuel systems, and more for your v8 conversion, at mini. If the old engine has already been removed, you are nearly ready to mount the v8 in the engine compartment. This ls swap kit is for 19942003 s10 2 wheel drive trucks. Search by price, view certified preowned s10s, filter by color and much more.
With the help of the hedman performance group and the motormount kit they offer, pumping your s10 with muscle has never been easier. Motor is out of a iroc camaro, low mileage, around 50 k on the motor. There are many others that will do the same thing but the 1227747 is most well known and documented and will be the basis for this article. S10 v8 swap discussion in the bs topic started by 1971ss, jan 24, 2014. A tech article on swapping a chevy v 8 small block into your chevrolet s10. V8 s10 gets a new tci drag race th350 with 4000 rpm stall how to install a transmission right duration. Physically getting a 350 engine into an s10 chassis may be the simplest part of the entire swap. In fact, some might say its the last hotrod, the ultimate incarnation of the oldschool recipe for going fast. S10 s15 blazer sonoma v8 engine swap sbc 350 kit chevy gmc. Many questions arise when considering any engine swap. This isnt my 1st s10 v8 swap, its just the 1st s10 v8 swap thats going to be done right. Under the hood, this 1988 tbi 305 v8 looks nearly stock in the struck. We wanted to see exactly how cheap we could swap an ls into an older fullsize gm car for and what other items needed to be considered.
S10 s15 blazer sonoma jimmy v8 4x4 engine swap kit sbc. Here are the top chevrolet s10 listings for sale asap. Now i just picked up a excellent running 350 cui, out of a 1982 van. It turned out ok, but only half the dash stuff worked. This mount kit includes new frame brackets that bolt into existing holes in the frame. Chevy ls engine conversion handbook by shawn henderson 2011. The only thing i dont care for the s10 chassis is it can be tight to run an exhaust with a v8, ive done quite a few s10 v8 swaps and it is tight. Search from 242 chevrolet s10 pickup cars for sale, including a used 1982 chevrolet s10 pickup 2wd regular cab, a used 1983 chevrolet s10 pickup 2wd regular cab, and a used 1984 chevrolet s10 pickup 2wd regular cab. They are easy to work on, durable, and fun to drive.
Headers, mounts, kits and more for your v8 s10 swap. I did a v8 swap back in 2003 in a 1988 s10 blazer, they make fun little drivers. These ls swap kits are for 19881998 gm 2wd and 4wd trucks and 19921999 suvs. The last owner of the truck have me about a dozen books on hot rodding chevys and a v8 swap for the truck and a drag racing book and a bunch of really old manuals and info stuff.
You could even use the v6 tranny,but i dont think it would be a good idea. Looking for ls swap street legal s10 single cab to buy thank you. This swap is a lot of work, but the experience and knowledge gained from this swap carry over to normal smallblock s10 v8 swaps, and made it possible to improve the refinement and performance of the v8 swap. Chevrolet s10 v8 engine swap chevy high performance. The s10 shares front end components with the more popular agbodies from 7888, so they can be made to handle quite well. These s10 v8 swap mounts allow maximum adjustment of engine. As this book was going to print, we had been following the camaro lt1 swap into the blazer. I helped a friend do a carbd auto swap in his 82 s10. Motor mounts for installing a small block chevy v8 in your 4 wheel drive s10 truck. Illustrated guideof over 200 pages writtenby mike knell shows how to install a small block chevrolet v8 into 19821993 chevrolet s10 trucks. Finally have almost all the parts together to do the swap into my truck just a few more specialty items coming up.