4.3L love

rms2012

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I understand completely . . . just finished the roof sealing & deck staining up north on Tuesday morning - got it in before the snowfall.

I'm so thankful that this truck, after 154k, hasn't given me one problem. Ever.

However, the winter maintenence list is gonna' be spendy. But, I think it'll pay off.
 

Chevy1925

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bump,

you mean out of all the gear heads here their aint one thats played with a 4.3? lol

picking up the motor/trans/t-case this weekend. :woott: id post pics of the buggy but um.......... shes not very pretty :D
 

Chevy1925

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haha thats about all i did on my old 1500, minus the rod knock part. my biggest thing is i dunno what is a good cam from 1500-5000rpm. plan so far is to run the edelbrock intake mani off the bat but thats about all ive got so far. maybe a set of roller tip rockers as well.
 

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Just a FYI, I deliver boats all over the country and can bring stuff in the bed of the Dmax if needed. Based out of RI, im going to FL this week and Cali the 21st. Going to San Fran but home the southern route. If it fits, its F-in Ships lol :thumb:
 

Chevy1925

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Thanks tom and thanks kartmnn! At this point, ill be lookin for 37s next but gotta recoup funds first
 

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bump,

you mean out of all the gear heads here their aint one thats played with a 4.3? lol

picking up the motor/trans/t-case this weekend. :woott: id post pics of the buggy but um.......... shes not very pretty :D

My son and I did get our 4.3l project on the road. Mom even helped out a lot. http://www.duramaxdiesels.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42533

For a completely stock rebuild that little vortec does have some bottom end. I'll update my project soon but the d'max is getting some maintenance today.

Good luck with the 4.3l project James :hug: I found it to be a blast because compared to the d'max, parts were cheap to free :thumb:
 

Chevy1925

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My son and I did get our 4.3l project on the road. Mom even helped out a lot. http://www.duramaxdiesels.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42533

For a completely stock rebuild that little vortec does have some bottom end. I'll update my project soon but the d'max is getting some maintenance today.

Good luck with the 4.3l project James :hug: I found it to be a blast because compared to the d'max, parts were cheap to free :thumb:

Lol yeah these suckers got lots of torque to them. I just picked her all up so hopefully in the next weeks ill get her settled in the frame
 

Chevy1925

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Oh No not toyota axles. I have blown them up more than 15 in everyway possible. Be easy on the throttle.

Lol i have a set of completely stock ones under my current zuk on 35s and have TRIED to break them. Being light is key and this thing shouldnt weigh more than 2500 lbs when im done.




A guy in high school had a hopped up 4.3 in an s10 that would run in the 12s on spray. Crap, that was 12 years ago.

Lol and thats still fast!!!
 

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He had cam, pistons, rods, not sure on crank, not sure what he had fora throttle body or if he was carbed maybe?


I had a "2.8" s10 that would out run any 4.3 s10 I ever came across except his. I really think a previous owner had put a 3.4 in it from a 4th gen camaro because they were direct swaps & it just ran awesome. 5spd manual too. Fried more than one clutch. One disintegrated during a burnout. LOL. I had a real hard time with water pump shafts sheering off & putting the fan into the radiator. That happened 2-3x. :confused:

I'm off topic reminiscing. Sorry.
 

Chevy1925

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He had cam, pistons, rods, not sure on crank, not sure what he had fora throttle body or if he was carbed maybe?


I had a "2.8" s10 that would out run any 4.3 s10 I ever came across except his. I really think a previous owner had put a 3.4 in it from a 4th gen camaro because they were direct swaps & it just ran awesome. 5spd manual too. Fried more than one clutch. One disintegrated during a burnout. LOL. I had a real hard time with water pump shafts sheering off & putting the fan into the radiator. That happened 2-3x. :confused:

I'm off topic reminiscing. Sorry.

Hahaha its cool, i dont mind it. I go off topic all the time. I had a 2000 gmc 1500 nbs with a 5 speed amd the vortech 4.3. I beat the living tar out of that thing. Never won much but tore motor mounts twice, lost an injector once and towed a bed full of camping gear with my dirt bike and a flat bed trailer on the back with two rhinos. Had that sucker floored for in 3rd gear at 4500rpms for 4 hours straight. Never skipped a beat but threw an engine overreved code 2 hours in lmao
 

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Well if it means anything. got a wiring harness, computer, and just about got the harness nailed down to what i need for it to be stand alone. talk about simple! hopefully have it crankin over on the engine stand by weeks end to do a compression test. then i need to pick up a torque converter, trans dipstick, new intake mani gaskets, valve cover gaskets, thermostat, new water pump, and maybe an oil pan gasket. then its time to drop it in and get it mobile
 

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Sounds awesome. Keep some pics coming while your doin it. I have a 2dr tracker 4x4 that is lifted and i am in process of swapin in toy axles and linking it. Would really like to do a motor swap. Ive been keepin an eye on this thread. Cant wait to here what its like after its done.
 

Chevy1925

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Ill throw some pics up of everything tonight. After this rig is done, im thinkin about sellin the samurai i drive/rock crawl now and building a 2000-2002 suzuki grand vitra but im quiet attached to my sami so it may never happen lol
 

Chevy1925

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Heres some pics

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And the harness i just finished
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