5.3 s10 under 3 grand?
06-21-2013, 08:28 PM
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Price has gone up a little since I bought mine but still a great price.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/nal-19212593
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06-21-2013, 08:39 PM
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If you don't want to buy a h3 oil pan and are handy with a welder, you can run your factory pan and just notch the k-member. Correct, 95 and up explorers are disc rears. You can run the 8.8" at stock width and get offset wheels, or shorten the long side 3" and run 2 short side axels. LT1tech.com has a **** ton of wiring info if you have the patience to do it yourself. BP Automotive can convert your factory harness for a good price too. I believe they are a vendor on here, if not, sorry! I know for a better pump, some ppl are running a 2.2 flexfuel fuel pump.
06-21-2013, 09:34 PM
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i don't even have a truck yet guys.... but it will be a 2 wheel drive and hopefully a 6cly. waiting to find a truck for a good price that doesn't have the rockers rusted off....
06-22-2013, 08:09 PM
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i got a truck today. its a 96 4 banger with a 5 speed. no rust at all. motor burns a little oil but i dont really care. i paid 600 for it, dont think i did to bad.
06-22-2013, 09:21 PM
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PICTURES MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET SOME PICTURES UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and that isn't bad at all. when you pull motor and trans, UNPLUG everything and take it all to a salvage yard or a u-pull it place. Or list it on ebay and get some cash back.. Just remember to get a current video of it running for proof.
and that isn't bad at all. when you pull motor and trans, UNPLUG everything and take it all to a salvage yard or a u-pull it place. Or list it on ebay and get some cash back.. Just remember to get a current video of it running for proof.
06-23-2013, 06:27 AM
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PICTURES MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET SOME PICTURES UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and that isn't bad at all. when you pull motor and trans, UNPLUG everything and take it all to a salvage yard or a u-pull it place. Or list it on ebay and get some cash back.. Just remember to get a current video of it running for proof.
and that isn't bad at all. when you pull motor and trans, UNPLUG everything and take it all to a salvage yard or a u-pull it place. Or list it on ebay and get some cash back.. Just remember to get a current video of it running for proof.
06-23-2013, 12:52 PM
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not the prettiest thing but it will work. especially for 600 bucks!!
https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachmen...8&d=1372009798
https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachmen...8&d=1372009798
06-23-2013, 05:05 PM
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I "almost" did it. I spent around 3700 and I got GREAT deals.but I also did a bunch of stuff I didnt have to do. Like a cam and its supporting mods. Vette accessory swap. I got a fully functional 4L80e for a 100 bucks. Filled it with fluid and it moved the truck like none other. Im actually picking up another 2000 truck next week and redoing a swap because my frame cracked in half. This is just a sneak at what I had to order. 
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06-27-2013, 12:36 PM
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Best get over to s10forum and read the LSX swap section. An 8.8 from an explorer will bolt right in and you can use Mustang offset wheels from OE wheels to bolt right on. The fronts need a 2" spacer anyway so just get 5x4.75 to 5x4.5 spacer/adapters and run the mustang wheels all around...the saleen wheels are SWEET on a dime.
H3 pan works great...BRP headers work great with CPW poly mounts. If you know how to weld or know someone that can it will help. Fuel system will have to be changed...$3k will be tough unless you are doing a stockish 5.3 swap (no performance mods).
H3 pan works great...BRP headers work great with CPW poly mounts. If you know how to weld or know someone that can it will help. Fuel system will have to be changed...$3k will be tough unless you are doing a stockish 5.3 swap (no performance mods).
06-30-2013, 08:45 PM
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Best get over to s10forum and read the LSX swap section. An 8.8 from an explorer will bolt right in and you can use Mustang offset wheels from OE wheels to bolt right on. The fronts need a 2" spacer anyway so just get 5x4.75 to 5x4.5 spacer/adapters and run the mustang wheels
07-01-2013, 11:29 AM
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If you don't mind different wheels on the front vs the back then it doesn't matter. I was just pointing out that it's WAY easier to just run Ford wheels on the the explorer axle and change the front to Ford pattern than drill the axles for GM pattern wheels...trust me I KNOW.
07-02-2013, 10:16 PM
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If you don't mind different wheels on the front vs the back then it doesn't matter. I was just pointing out that it's WAY easier to just run Ford wheels on the the explorer axle and change the front to Ford pattern than drill the axles for GM pattern wheels...trust me I KNOW.
07-02-2013, 11:30 PM
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You'll probably hit 3 grand with the rear end and headers alone, but I hope you do it for less and post up your build cost I would love to do an S10 to race at the track
07-03-2013, 10:03 AM
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Just another FYI on your rear brakes...if you pull your 8.8 from a junkyard get two of the short rubber hoses from the passenger side of an explorer. The drivers side is crimped into the hard line but the passenger side uses a fitting that will actually connect right up to the stock s10 rear brake lines. The rotors and pads for the explorer 8.8 are REALLY cheap so don't worry about how they look.
07-03-2013, 10:21 AM
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I got my H3 pan for $150 shipped from Summit.
Price has gone up a little since I bought mine but still a great price.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/nal-19212593
Price has gone up a little since I bought mine but still a great price.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/nal-19212593
07-03-2013, 07:06 PM
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If you don't mind different wheels on the front vs the back then it doesn't matter. I was just pointing out that it's WAY easier to just run Ford wheels on the the explorer axle and change the front to Ford pattern than drill the axles for GM pattern wheels...trust me I KNOW.
