| From the crew at It’s no secret that the Chevy | | | | In order to achieve our desired fuel economy |
| S-10 is one of the most popular minis in our scene to | | | | we’ve chosen a modest 5.7L crate engine from |
| cut up and lay flat on the ground. For many of us | | | | the Stylin’ Trucks Web site, but we’re going |
| it’s also the daily driver that gets us from Point | | | | to mate it with some goodies like electronic fuel |
| A to Point B, unfortunately it came from the factory | | | | injection and an overdrive transmission. These |
| with a puny little four-cylinder or an equally | | | | components will combine to increase the overall fuel |
| unimpressive six-cylinder engine that tends to have a | | | | economy. |
| hard time getting out of its own way. | | | | The GM crate engine (P/N 10067353) features a |
| While a V-8 swap isn’t entirely rare in the | | | | four-bolt main and two-piece rear main seal. A |
| second generation S-10s, it’s never been easier | | | | modest 8.5:1 compression and mild cam net |
| to accomplish thanks to Stylin’ Trucks and their | | | | approximately 260 HP from this GM block. We’ll |
| new line of GM crate motors as well as transmissions | | | | be mating it to a Street Fighter 700R4 transmission |
| and accessories. Their one-stop shopping experience | | | | from TCI, which provides the convenience of an |
| removes the hassles of hunting down parts by | | | | overdrive automatic transmission for our highway |
| placing everything within a few clicks on your | | | | runner. |
| computer. | | | | Topping off our block is the Thruster electronic fuel |
| Some may take the “bigger is better” | | | | injection system from Accel. This system is designed |
| approach when doing a motor swap in their truck, | | | | to work with a wide variety of engines that range |
| but with today’s gas prices at an all time high | | | | from mild to wild and includes a fuel injection system |
| that may not be the most economical strategy. | | | | and wide band O2 sensors as well as all of the |
| Stylin’ Trucks carries up to the 383-stroker | | | | necessary wiring harnesses. The Accel EFI is laptop |
| motors if that’s your poison, but they also carry | | | | programmable and promises unmatched drivability for |
| several more fuel-efficient GM crate motors. | | | | our S-10 project. |
| The project that we’ve selected for a motor | | | | Within the next few issues we will document the |
| swap is our ’97 S-10. Our approach to this | | | | step-by-step process of removing the puny |
| won’t be huge horsepower and quarter-mile | | | | four-cylinder that is currently inhabiting our engine bay |
| times though, for this project we’re going to | | | | and replacing it with the 5.7L GM performance crate |
| shoot for fuel economy and freeway cruising. This is, | | | | engine. For now we’ll leave you with a preview |
| after all, a California cruiser that will see plenty of | | | | of the parts we will use in the upcoming V-8 engine |
| SoCal highways over the next few years. | | | | swap. |