This truck really inspired my build, and it was very similar for a while, and since then it's gone to a whole different level! Check out some of mine, and would love to see more of this truck especially with the new paint job and engine!
I'm sure u get tons of questions about the build. But did u use the 5.3 truck brackets and serpentine belt? If so how did u clear the gear box without hitting the power steering pump? Very nice truck be the way.
Sweet truck bud. I had a 2000 stepside that I wanted to swap an ls1 in but I was t-boned before that ever happened. Yours is what I envisioned for my truck. Working on an LQ9 swap for a '71 C10 now. Nice work, gorgeous truck.
I like that you posted runs against vehicles that had a realistic chance as opposed to half built ricers that did't realize what they were up against. Also, seeing that vette through your rear glass and noticing that your bed is open was a good touch!
This is a really sick truck, you built it right and it's very clean. Suspension looks done right too, you're getting some good times out of it and it looks pretty flat doing auto x. This really makes me want to build one of these things, congrats on an awesome truck.
They're extremely common and have huge potential. Pretty common to see well over 500 at the flywheel on boost with a stock longblock. Very easy and cheap to buy and work on, compact engine, and some of the best stock heads you can find. Most of the 5.7, 6.0, 7.0 parts will bolt right to them. Not quite the stroker potential of the 6.0s but you can't beat the performance for the price.
i had all plans on building a street rod till i ran across your video, my wife loves the idea of building one just like yours and id halft to agree with her, awesome ride,
I posted a video response to this."A little burnout". If I pulled a stunt like you did,(it was beautiful,by the way),my neighbors would go bat shit! Great looking truck,man.Truly an inspiration!
When I get my 93 back from the rebuild. It should be a smidge under 5.0. Nothing to take to the track. But when I get done. It will be good. Had my S10 for 15 years. Can't give it up.
@STiTypeUK 12.33@110 1/4 mile with a 1.74 60ft when I had the 3.42 gear in...haven't run it since the 3.90s have been installed...I'm still running the stock 7.5 with a trutrac and trickflow cover
you need to use a PCM from an LS vehicle...i used a 2001 camaro PCM with a NelsonPerformance base tune to get me up and running and then got the tune spot on with a dyno
say man badass little s10 man. i gta 98 s10 blazer 4dr that ive had for 5 years and im tired of it being lame and stock. what mods did you do to make that fit?
Love your truck man, Your vids gave me major motivation to build up a 5.3 for my Xtreme, what posi did you end up running? im about to get rid of my one wheel peel and beef up my 4l60 before i buy the motor and stuff. But mad props man, That SS bumper sets it off!!!!
nice truck my man. im not a fan od step sides but i like yours. it looked super nasty with the slicks on back. u ever plan on goin bigger like a ls2 or l92/ls3? i said ls2 because its a 6.0 and aluminum to save weight. or even a ls1. i always wanted a v8 s10 or s10 blazer.so instead of building one i bought a trailblazer ss .lol
Did you do anything to the rearend? Im currently putting a 4.8 in my 94 Sonoma and tryin to work out all the bugs. Im worried about my rearend breaking
@gmclark2007 Thats a mean lil' truck to run 12.3 @ 109 on 343 rwhp w/ 3.27's!! Hell yes, Have you ever weighed it? I'm guessing 3000... is it just a cammed 5.3 w/ a full exaust? what size IROC replicas are those?
sorry about to rant but where did u get that ss clip also what cam i am thinking about an 220/220 cam,what are u using and what rear end set up do u have? i am building one now
i really wish i could find a good walkthrough. I want to do a 4.3 to 5.3 swap on my 2000 4x4 jimmy but I can't find a comprehensive instructional anywhere. Any advice?
I've got a red 03' swb w/a new 408lsx in it. I really like that bumper, looks like the tbss. Are those iroc wheels? I'm getting the dyno tune put on it nov.29th, hoping to hit 550rwhp.
That's a good lookin' dime right there!!! Nice work. I just dragged home a turd '94 beater , and in my mind it will look like your truck someday...The wife does not approve :) . I'll see ya on the s-10 forums :)
any engine work besides the TR220. I'm building a 5.3 currently with ported stock 862's milled to 10.X:1 compression. was curious how my build will compare using the same TR220 cam. What stall are you using too.
the pics of the motor are some serious high quality pics. lol and the lightning, i bet thats what gets dropped on the competition. lol....serious tho nice truck brosive. who built it ?
Nice truck man im saving to do a 5.3 swap in my truck as well, you left it stock or did you add heads, cam, intake? Im going to find a manual trans to swap into mine though
You can check out my website that's posted on my channel and look at the list of mods to get an idea of what I have into it. It's more than most would think.
what heads are you running? the stock LM7 heads? i'm building an ls5.3 s10 also. i just found a great deal on a LH6 aluminum short block, a friend of mine bought it for the heads for his 6.0l build, so it doesn't have the ls6 spec 243 heads anymore.
+gearhed3113 educated guess but you can see at the beginning they're cathedral port so my guess ls6/799 heads.. looks like an L33 aluminum 5.3 block which came factory with 799 heads and ls6 beehive springs.
This truck really inspired my build, and it was very similar for a while, and since then it's gone to a whole different level! Check out some of mine, and would love to see more of this truck especially with the new paint job and engine!
awsome s10 man,its getting me pumped for my turbo 5.3 s10 build.think i just found my motivation
I'm sure u get tons of questions about the build. But did u use the 5.3 truck brackets and serpentine belt? If so how did u clear the gear box without hitting the power steering pump? Very nice truck be the way.
That's probably the coolest S10 I've ever seen, you've got great taste.
Sweet truck bud. I had a 2000 stepside that I wanted to swap an ls1 in but I was t-boned before that ever happened. Yours is what I envisioned for my truck. Working on an LQ9 swap for a '71 C10 now. Nice work, gorgeous truck.
I like that you posted runs against vehicles that had a realistic chance as opposed to half built ricers that did't realize what they were up against.
Also, seeing that vette through your rear glass and noticing that your bed is open was a good touch!
Thanks for not putting stupid rims and decals on the beautiful machine.
This is a really sick truck, you built it right and it's very clean. Suspension looks done right too, you're getting some good times out of it and it looks pretty flat doing auto x. This really makes me want to build one of these things, congrats on an awesome truck.
They're extremely common and have huge potential. Pretty common to see well over 500 at the flywheel on boost with a stock longblock. Very easy and cheap to buy and work on, compact engine, and some of the best stock heads you can find. Most of the 5.7, 6.0, 7.0 parts will bolt right to them. Not quite the stroker potential of the 6.0s but you can't beat the performance for the price.
i had all plans on building a street rod till i ran across your video, my wife loves the idea of building one just like yours and id halft to agree with her, awesome ride,
I'm still running the stock 7.5 with a TruTrac diff. and Trickflow cover and she takes one hell of a beating
I think this is the best looking s10 i´ve ever seen
. And i dont say best to often...
yea man I plan on going with an aluminum block for the weight saving up front along with the additional N/A power
Yes. I did it for a while. One bolt hole won't mount up and you'll have to use a flexplate spacer if I remember correctly.
I posted a video response to this."A little burnout". If I pulled a stunt like you did,(it was beautiful,by the way),my neighbors would go bat shit! Great looking truck,man.Truly an inspiration!
Baddest S10 I've ever seen! Looks like a smaller version of the Silverado SS
When I get my 93 back from the rebuild. It should be a smidge under 5.0. Nothing to take to the track. But when I get done. It will be good. Had my S10 for 15 years. Can't give it up.
Got the CPW headers used as they don't make them anymore. BRP makes a nice set.
@STiTypeUK 12.33@110 1/4 mile with a 1.74 60ft when I had the 3.42 gear in...haven't run it since the 3.90s have been installed...I'm still running the stock 7.5 with a trutrac and trickflow cover
That is a great looking and running truck Garrett, nice job👍
you need to use a PCM from an LS vehicle...i used a 2001 camaro PCM with a NelsonPerformance base tune to get me up and running and then got the tune spot on with a dyno
yea a lot of guys are throwing the 6.0s in...but a 5.3 with a turbo will get you more traction problems than you want to deal with(without tubbing)
depends on how good of a setup you want..can probably be done as low as 2,000 but won't be anything like one that has 20,000 into it..
Just some bolt-on's. Still running stock 862 heads. Running Yank SS3600.
Garrett Clark 823 on 5.3?
that race with small block vs big block was that at douglas motor sports park
Donnie White yes sir
thanks..qa1's up front and caltracs in the rear with an adjustable shock
Notched it. Holley now makes a pan or you can use the H3 pan.
thanks..it's a StreetSceen that shipped somewhere out of CA
say man badass little s10 man. i gta 98 s10 blazer 4dr that ive had for 5 years and im tired of it being lame and stock. what mods did you do to make that fit?
@DaMuuule thanks man. CurrentPerformanceWiring mounts
Had to find this video again. Reason I've been into cars the way I have for so long
Love your truck man, Your vids gave me major motivation to build up a 5.3 for my Xtreme, what posi did you end up running? im about to get rid of my one wheel peel and beef up my 4l60 before i buy the motor and stuff. But mad props man, That SS bumper sets it off!!!!
nice truck my man. im not a fan od step sides but i like yours. it looked super nasty with the slicks on back. u ever plan on goin bigger like a ls2 or l92/ls3? i said ls2 because its a 6.0 and aluminum to save weight. or even a ls1. i always wanted a v8 s10 or s10 blazer.so instead of building one i bought a trailblazer ss .lol
@csclass09 started out with Sanderson shorties and then stepped it up to CPW longtubes
i was a going to do a 5.3 swap in a s10 but changed my mind to a gmc canyon or colorado
Did you do anything to the rearend? Im currently putting a 4.8 in my 94 Sonoma and tryin to work out all the bugs. Im worried about my rearend breaking
what u running for suspension just the bars like the cal tracs?clean truck
what kind of ets and traps this beast putting down?
@gmclark2007 Thats a mean lil' truck to run 12.3 @ 109 on 343 rwhp w/ 3.27's!! Hell yes, Have you ever weighed it? I'm guessing 3000... is it just a cammed 5.3 w/ a full exaust? what size IROC replicas are those?
@MLEAL963 I used the camaro accessories so I didn't run into any issues with the gear box..and thanks
Yes, s10forum.com(LSx Discussions). They have every bit of info you need and will personally help you.
you're the one in statesboro right? i think I've seen you at the meet a couple of times
sorry about to rant but where did u get that ss clip also what cam i am thinking about an 220/220 cam,what are u using and what rear end set up do u have? i am building one now
Nice truck what size are the slicks
Bad ass truck man id like to talk to you some and find out a little about it because I'm wanting to do a similar bild myself
Awesome man! I'm wanting to do this swap so bad in my 93.. Check out my truck sometime ! How much did that whole swap run u ?
Hey man, was it easy to relocate your tailgate handle? Im thinking of doing the same to my truck
nice fast s-10 5.3 ... whats your weight on s-10?
i have this celica swap ls engine with 2800 weight
@Blohupdoll Why thank you sir
Very nice. Your truck and my car would be a very close race if I would ever get some DRs or slick for it lol
i really wish i could find a good walkthrough. I want to do a 4.3 to 5.3 swap on my 2000 4x4 jimmy but I can't find a comprehensive instructional anywhere. Any advice?
On what? motor alone? complete package?
nice truck man, i subscribed just for your song choice! Can't wait for their new album.
I love it man great job! Who you have singing on this vid?
I've got a red 03' swb w/a new 408lsx in it. I really like that bumper, looks like the tbss. Are those iroc wheels? I'm getting the dyno tune put on it nov.29th, hoping to hit 550rwhp.
Favorite S10. Truck is really nice
that's a beautiful truck you have their I hope to put a ls1 or 2 in my S10
whats your fastest time to date? what rearend are you running? very nice setup! im working on a turbo 5.3/4l80e swap into an 01 s10.
Nice truck! I have the exact same :) Where did you get the front bumper??
had it shipped from a junkyard in AL
Thanks...running QA1's up front
That truck is filthy.
where did you get that front bumper?!?!?!!?
That's a good lookin' dime right there!!! Nice work. I just dragged home a turd '94 beater , and in my mind it will look like your truck someday...The wife does not approve :) . I'll see ya on the s-10 forums :)
Can't remember. It took a while searching through Google to find these OEM clear style
Badass truck you got there!!!
any engine work besides the TR220. I'm building a 5.3 currently with ported stock 862's milled to 10.X:1 compression. was curious how my build will compare using the same TR220 cam. What stall are you using too.
what is the name of the front bumper
and where did you get it from
This truck still around?
the pics of the motor are some serious high quality pics. lol and the lightning, i bet thats what gets dropped on the competition. lol....serious tho nice truck brosive. who built it ?
love what you did bud,whats that front bumper called im doing a ls s10 swap,sry i know im might be 8 years too lat
sick truck bro, I've been hoping to do that to my 98 s10
how much HP are you getting out of that 5.3 with the set up you have?
Hey man how much did you end up spending?
thanks man..never stick around long enough to find out
@DaMuuule type "99 5.3/4l60e build" into Google...it will be on s10forum.com
How do you make it through emissions?
Dying to do something big with my 01 s10 Xtreme, But, I have to wait till historic?
is it true a 5.3 can bolt up to the transmission the 4.3 came with?
Thanks and no problem. Good luck with the build.
hey i have a question for you i am looking at doing this to my 89 S10 and i like to know what you had to have done to the computer to make it work?
what car did you get the engine out of at the junkyard?
thanks..tr220 cam with a stall and bolt-on's
@JAMZ87SS Thanks man
Thanks. I was a broke freshmen in college and couldn't afford the ls1 at the time.
what kind of headers did you use?
how much did it cost...
thanks man. can't weight to slap a turbo on here!
425 out of the motor and 575 on the 150 shot(this is out of the motor of course, not to the tire)
Nice truck man im saving to do a 5.3 swap in my truck as well, you left it stock or did you add heads, cam, intake? Im going to find a manual trans to swap into mine though
You can check out my website that's posted on my channel and look at the list of mods to get an idea of what I have into it. It's more than most would think.
@thepacosubaru 3470lbs ...that thing should fly being that light
Wow glad I found your video! Definitely gives me some extra I inspiration to get my 99 xtreme reg cab done properly :-) clean truck!
Very clean truck--great job.
How was it working with efi alchemy? And man that is a nice custom s10.
@mykulc haha yea man I hear ya..and yea I'll check it out
is your truck rwd or 4wd?
Was the 12.3 run with nos?
330rwhp unlocked. 343rwhp with converter locked.
Damn, i was hoping to see you make a pass against that green Ranger, probably didn't want to show that video though, lol
what heads are you running? the stock LM7 heads? i'm building an ls5.3 s10 also. i just found a great deal on a LH6 aluminum short block, a friend of mine bought it for the heads for his 6.0l build, so it doesn't have the ls6 spec 243 heads anymore.
+gearhed3113 educated guess but you can see at the beginning they're cathedral port so my guess ls6/799 heads.. looks like an L33 aluminum 5.3 block which came factory with 799 heads and ls6 beehive springs.
+Malo Mechanical it's a 862 stock head and a tr220 cam. it's in another video