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11-16-2009, 10:04 AM
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 | A question on motor swaping Hi again, i have another question on swapping motors. I have an 86 chevy longbed pickup with a 305 V8 that needs rebuilding badly. A friend of mine has a rebuilt 4.3 with under 10,000 miles on it that came out of his wrecked S10. He offered it to me for free if i want it so here's the question...how hard would it be to swap my 305 out with the 4.3 and would it have enough power to handle a fullsize longbed. My truck is a longbed chevy 2wd with the 400th automatic. I know most swaps involve replacing the V6 with the V8 but hey, i can't beat the price, especially when i can't afford to rebuild the 305. Btw, both motors are carburated and have no emissions. Any help would be appreciated....thanks |
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11-16-2009, 11:21 AM
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 | not hard at all , but i don't think you'll be happy with the performance , but in these times you must do with what it takes to get by , how about selling the 4.3 and buying a short block or trading out right .
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11-16-2009, 11:53 AM
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| Thats probably what i'll end up doing. I just to wanted see if anyone had ever done a swap like that and how it performed. Anyway, thanks for your input. |
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11-16-2009, 01:59 PM
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11-16-2009, 02:29 PM
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| ok, will do. |
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11-16-2009, 02:41 PM
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| I would stay with a SBC in it the 4.3 would be a strech on power. Also i would look into getting a 350 instead of the 305. You will have a little more power and the 350 is quite a bit cheaper to rebuild than a 305 if i remember right.
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