engine swap

[chevygirl2000]

I have a '97 Chevy S-10 2.2L I-4 witha 5-spd manual transmission. I want to drop a V6 from an '82 El Camino. (not sure of the size in cubic in.)

1)Will it fit?

2)Will the stock transmission fit with the new engine?

[dmbrisket 51]

1) many people make the 5.7L 350 fit, so yes, a six fits in there with no problem, in fact, i have a six in mine, and if you think about it, a v-6 is overal shorter then an i4 because there are only 3 cylenders to each side instead of 4 in a row
2) no, you will need the six's tranny, sorry, way the cookie crumbles
and just a side note, i beleve the El swap your going to be doing is to a 4.3l v 6 which came stock in some s 10's

[OverBoardProject]

Your right about the swap Doug, but I don't believe that they made the 4.3L until the Late 80's. Although I might be wrong.

chevygirl. If it's a 2.8L (173 cubic inches) V6 you really don't want it.

If it's just about any other V6 it should be fine.

You'll never pass emissions with a motor that old and it'll be too expensive and hard to convert to fuel injection.