Gen III/VI Chevy G30 VAN Conversion ?
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Gen III/VI Chevy G30 VAN Conversion ?
Has anyone tried to stick a Gen III / VI into a 2nd Generatin Chevy Full size VAN ?.. I have a 79' Pathfinder converted 4x4 One Ton (G30) Chevy Van that is in need of a engine rebuild..
Thinking a late model Express VAN (LQ9/LQ4 w/4L60/80e) will make a better choice.. but not sure of the engine bay on the Gen II (71-96).. as it is tight as is.. and the Gen III is maybe 2" wider !?
I would like find a totaled Donner and make it Cali Smog legal by pulling out everything I need.
Anyone ?
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...923_1_full.jpg
(I didn't see any conversion/hybrids section in the Performance Truck forum..)
Thinking a late model Express VAN (LQ9/LQ4 w/4L60/80e) will make a better choice.. but not sure of the engine bay on the Gen II (71-96).. as it is tight as is.. and the Gen III is maybe 2" wider !?
I would like find a totaled Donner and make it Cali Smog legal by pulling out everything I need.
Anyone ?
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...923_1_full.jpg
(I didn't see any conversion/hybrids section in the Performance Truck forum..)
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TECH Resident
Originally Posted by bczee
Has anyone tried to stick a Gen III / VI into a 2nd Generatin Chevy Full size VAN ?.. I have a 79' Pathfinder converted 4x4 One Ton (G30) Chevy Van that is in need of a engine rebuild..
Thinking a late model Express VAN (LQ9/LQ4 w/4L60/80e) will make a better choice.. but not sure of the engine bay on the Gen II (71-96).. as it is tight as is.. and the Gen III is maybe 2" wider !?
I would like find a totaled Donner and make it Cali Smog legal by pulling out everything I need.
Anyone ?
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...923_1_full.jpg
(I didn't see any conversion/hybrids section in the Performance Truck forum..)
Thinking a late model Express VAN (LQ9/LQ4 w/4L60/80e) will make a better choice.. but not sure of the engine bay on the Gen II (71-96).. as it is tight as is.. and the Gen III is maybe 2" wider !?
I would like find a totaled Donner and make it Cali Smog legal by pulling out everything I need.
Anyone ?
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...923_1_full.jpg
(I didn't see any conversion/hybrids section in the Performance Truck forum..)
The 454 is an easy fit into the 1982+ vans.
Laying in the corner of my garage is my 2006 LQ4 6.0. It started out with 340 HP and is getting a 224/224 @ .050 cam, a 2,600 rpm stall torque converter, long tube headers, and HP tuning software to tune it with.