sleeper price?

[dmbrisket 51]

ok not concerning anything but speed right now, how expencive is a sleeper project? im thinking b searies moter (ill figure my own turbo price) how much does this manual swap usually cost, ive seen lots on here about how to, but nothin on how much

[Scott82]

Depends on if you put the motor in or have someone else do it. Go to www.cjee.com, or do a search on yahoo or something for JDM Motors and you'll find some more sites that sell these motors. ALSO watch related links at the bottom of the page, there should be one or two links for motors b/c of the subject pop up sooner or later.

[dmbrisket 51]

do it myselfe and hopeing to pull one from a junk yard
all myselfe, onlything ill need help with is possiby the wireing, and ive got you guys for that

[GTA]

if your buying stuff from yards, price varys, call around your local places and check.

[dmbrisket 51]

core will be from a yard, then its getting stripped and total overhal, the overhal is what my concern is... sorry should have said that earlyer

[Scott82]

Cool, are you going to rebulid the motor completly or just the basics? seals, ect. As far as wiring, i am about to learn a little about that myself in my swap but so far i have put together a book about 150 pgs long of differ stuff i have found on the internet and stuff posted here too to help me along the way, but i am just doing a sohc swap but i don't think there is too much difference in the wiring, but i don't have to get differ mounts for the motor and what not though.

[dmbrisket 51]

complete overhal, i have a s dime that im slowly makeing into a street rod, and i have an 89 dx as my "winter beater", my summer job is landscaping, so i make enough to do both (i hope), by the end of the summer im hopeing for a total overhal, not just seals, but pistons, rings, cam everything, the truck will be fast, but only because it has to be, i mean cant have a street truck without the chevy 350 in it now can i

[Scott82]

what about a 454 now that would get a truck movin pretty good w/ the right rear end and tranny. the 350 has real good low end torque though so you can get off a line pretty quick but i rode in a truck w/ a 454 in it and man that thing was insane fast, he had the hurst setup with the tranny and shifer and a custom 4spd tranny and that thing would get down the track in the 8's but he had nos too, it was strictly track though was'nt street leagal. It could get the front tires off the ground.

[dmbrisket 51]

just to clarify, s dime means an s 10, you do the engeneering and fabracation, not to mention suspention and fram strengthening needed for a 454 and sure why not, lol not a chance in hell it would happen... a 350 with all preformence parts will get the little thing moven nicely... there were some years (i think the ones your refurring to) the 350 was made for power and not speed, i need to mesh it in the middle, somewhere along the old nova lines lol

[Scott82]

My bad, i thought we were taking full size. I have seen an S-10 w/ a 350 in it. I do know you have to get a bigger rad. or you'll run a little too hot

[dmbrisket 51]

nah, electric fans and a preformence aluminum rad and itll be fine... here (western michigan) there are a few, but they are all sleeper trucks, you look at it and it looks stock 4x4 or stock 2wd, screw that, thats going to be the car, car=sleeper, truck=chicks and showen guys with camaros and thos little forign things up lol

[Scott82]

As long as you got something aftermarket to help cool. It's dosn't real hot w/ the stock rad but it does a little, and if the coolant gets even a little low you'd know it buy looking at your temp.

[Scott82]

i have even heard of people tapping an intercooler into their coolant sys to help but i have never seen it my self. It would be cool looking though to see an intercooler in the mouth of the s-10
maybe we should go to the s-10 forum. LOL but as far as the car goes there are people here that know all about the wiring and tear down that can help. I feel alot better about tackling this project on my car on my own with all the knowledge that is here to help.

[dmbrisket 51]

my cousins done the 350 s 10, he said the way he did it was rad in the reare (bed) of the truck, he used a massive radiator due to no fresh air circulation, and he alwase ran hot because of it, he says take the pain in the ass of doin it up front, its a little more $$ but its worth it to not warp the head

[dmbrisket 51]

so back to the sleeper car, after core is obtained, how much for internal proformence parts, ie rings pistons, cam, what about the core, what kind should i go for?