I have a chance to acquire a '97 s-10. And I want to put a 4.8 or 5.3 with a t-56 to start off with, then swap a 6.0 in later down the road. I'm wanting to know the approximate cost of this swap, i know many of you have dont it. Cost such as harness, engine mounts, misc. parts.
Which radiator are you using?
Is there an oil pan, such as the f-body or vette pan that will fit without having to cut the crossmember?.
I'm thinking of pulling the a/c possibly the heater core, ABS, and going to a manual rack, relocating the battery, and putting the ecm in the cab to provide as much room as possible under the hood, just incase i happen to come upon a turbo one day, and also make it as clean under the hood as possible.
Anyones advice or oppinions are welcome.

 

damn, does anyone even look in this section?

 

I don't know what the cost would be. BUT...... If you eventually put a turbo on it. You could try an STS. (Squires Turbo System) www.ststurbo.com They make them for the Silverado trucks amoung others. If they had enough of a following for V-8 converted S-10s. They might make a kit for it.
Advantage of STS. You could keep abunch of your under hood stuff as the Turbo is mounted down where the muffler goes.
$4,000+ The last time I checked.

HTH -Matt-

 

I don't have the answers you are looking for. Might try looking here tho

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/

http://www.s-seriesforum.com/forum/

http://www.s-series.org/

http://www.v8s10.com/

 

Try www.jagsthatrun.com. I think they have conversion kits for the v8.

 

send a pm to hellbents10. he is currently doing his 6.0L swap and should have all the info you'd need. you can also call Doctors of Peformance.

616-402-1327

 

harness from current performance is about 700 bucks. that will wire the LS1 into your existing harness from the cab back. They can modify and program the harness to run just about any accessories you want. then you need the price of the engine, the trans, and a new drive shaft. Mounts and headers. (i want to say those will run you about 350-400) The shifter for the 6 speed comes out around 6 inches further back than the stock shifter location. You may want to think about a new rear end as well. I was planning on doing a fully built 12 bolt. thats another 1800 right there. If you start with a 4.8 or a 5.3 and you dont dog the hell out of it, you will be alright with the stocker for a while. hope that helps. Check out jags that run (link posted earlier) they have a lot of swap stuff. I think they might even have a swap radiator and the fans as well. I havn't been there in quite some time. Google current performance wiring as well.

 

what he said. its gonna cost about 5k with a 5.3 or 4.8. thats if u reuse the stock manifolds and rear end. the ls6 is gonna cost 7k atleast maybe 8 because the engine and tranny are so much and you will need a diff rear. i would suggest picking up a ford 8.8 or 9". the advantage of the 8.8 is that if u get a 95 or newer u get disc brakes in the rear! if u have a 4.3 u can reuse the stock fuel pump, computer and radiator. there are some things that you will need for the ls6 swap specific, u will need the corvette accesories otherwise your frame will be notched to nothing also if u run AC you will run into some probs with frame clearance. s10v8.com and ls1performanceparts.com both make ls1 oil pans for around 400$. however u can just notch the cross member a little and use a 5.3 which is a heck of a lot cheaper. you can relocate the clutch master cylinder and the brake master cylinder under the dash kugelkomponents.com. the wiring for the ecm isnt hard its just time consuming, theres enough room for it behind the glove box. summit makes a battery relocation kit, the STS turbo is sweet and i was think of getting one when i put a ls1 in my 99 xtreme. whew, essays....gotta love em.

 

you wont necessarily need a new driveshaft depending on how you set the engine in there. you might also wanna pick up a conversion manual from v8s10s.com the manual is kinda outta date, he fabs all of his own stuff so dont be discouraged when he talks about making things, every single part that he fabs is now available from several places.

 

any new info?, i need some too so i can put a 5.3 in my 95 zr-2, i know NELSON PERFORMANCE sells the harness"s for 550 and your stock gauges should work,i looked almost everywhere and still need info!!