Guest Lee Smith Posted February 19, 2002 Share Posted February 19, 2002 I have a 84 with no motor I was going to put a V8 in, until I found the 77 I am now using. My sonenlaw has a S10 V6 AT, baaad body, good motor. Any reason not to do the swap? Yes, I know, not a hot car, but it will give him sharp looking cheap car. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted February 19, 2002 Share Posted February 19, 2002 its a good motor, and easy to swap, it uses the same motor mounts as an sbc, if its a 4.3. jtr that and you will have a great handling car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Scott Posted February 19, 2002 Share Posted February 19, 2002 Yes if its a 4.3 V6, the mounts are the same location as the V8. The JTR kit will put the front of the engine in the same place as the V8, but pulls the transmission about 4" into the engine bay. For best handling, make your own mounts or crossmember and keep the engine back against the firewall. JS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted February 20, 2002 Share Posted February 20, 2002 There is no JTR manual for swapping the V6 into the '84 Z car. You are on your own for this one. It can be done, so just please document the swap while you do the swap. The V8 in the S10 would be more fun I think Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zthang43 Posted February 20, 2002 Share Posted February 20, 2002 Yeah if it's the 4.3 v6 then it's a great swap. I used the JTR manual, which was pretty much the same stuff for the 90 degree V6's, except I made longer engine mount plates to set the motor back to the firewall. If you want dimensions on that let me know. Lots of torque, even though the stock horsepower numbers are similar to the Z, and good balance too. If it's the 2.8 though, IMHO you would be wasting your time. The nissan motors are more reliable, rev higher, and make more power for the same money. The chev 2.8 is lighter however, and since it's shorter it would be good for weight balance, so it would make a good autocrosser. My friend has a 2.8 in his S10, it runs awesome but he absolutely hates it. He named it Piddles. It's kind of funny, my Toyota with the 22R kicks his S10's butt, and I even have 33's to slow me down (compared to his little 28 inchers). Both are 4x4 too. Anyway, sorry to rant and rave and ramble; I just hate 2.8's. GM had a real brain fart on those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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