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Old 01-03-2010, 06:05 PM
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Been driving this one for a few months now. Just got done with paint thanks to Steve Essings auto body...king of cool GM trucks!!!

2003 S10 Ext. Cab. 23k miles.
5.3l LM7, 224/224 581/581 114, tuned speed density open loop.
Stock Camaro manifolds, 2.5" crossover with 3" single exhaust.
Intake Walbro 255
2007 4l60e with shift kit, vette servo.
3.42 w/Zexel diff.
lowered 5-6 on stock 15's w/ snow eaters for the winter.

It is still a slow 13 second daily driver nothing crazy here.




Thanks for the pics Luke!
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Nice conversion!
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Nice job man, in the process of doing an 5.3 s10 myself except mine is a cut up drag truck. Would love to see under hood pictures...
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I will put some up tomorrow, I too am building a drag truck out of my 2001. I seen your thread that was a great price for a nice roller!
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Thanks man! I hope it turns out good and meets my expectations...
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i like it
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I have a 2000 s10 (owned since 2001) and would love to see a few engine shots myself.

My 4 cyl sucks
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what kinda mileage you gettin out of that s10?
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Im thinking about doing a swap in an 03 with a 4.3 auto how hard is it to get all the factory guages to work
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what kind of intake and tb did you use on it?
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I will take pics under the hood some time here for you guys, its not fancy. I used the stock truck intake and TB, fits under the hood fine. Also the stock gauges are no problem. I get about 20mpg city and 23-24 highway with a 25.5" tall tire and 3.42 gears.



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