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Offline 327power

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Re: Hop Up that 262 V6?
« Reply #30 on: December 13, 2009, 02:03:20 AM »
Beat by a 305!...That is some great reading right there! Hard to believe that was almost quarter of a century ago! Time flys.
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Re: Hop Up that 262 V6?
« Reply #31 on: December 13, 2009, 10:42:48 AM »
i had one in my s10 bored .030, headers and a holley 600 cfm dual feed carb. was plenty of engine in that application. i wonder how it would have done in  a c10.

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Re: Hop Up that 262 V6?
« Reply #32 on: December 15, 2009, 11:31:36 PM »
I have a similar setup on my v6, headers, bored .30 over, and a 650cfm Edelbrock carb......its ok? It moves haha I wish I could find something to boost it up to around 250? Its really not feasible though without the heads Brodix USED to make....unless someone can correct me?

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Re: Hop Up that 262 V6?
« Reply #33 on: December 15, 2009, 11:40:54 PM »
not to jack this thread but what would be an appropriate came for that? with keeping stock lifters etc.....the engine was only rebuilt 30k miles or so ago.?

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Re: Hop Up that 262 V6?
« Reply #34 on: December 16, 2009, 05:10:08 PM »
my 4.3 came stock with 9.3-1 compression and big valves. Considering that; i think 250 would be very feasable. mine was in a 2wd swb s10, 4 speed and some pretty short gears. so it was plenty.

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Re: Hop Up that 262 V6?
« Reply #35 on: December 17, 2009, 03:51:13 PM »
I wish the factory put better cylinder heads on the 194,230,250 and 292 engines. I believe that is the main object holding these engines back from making real serious power.
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Re: Hop Up that 262 V6?
« Reply #36 on: December 24, 2009, 10:49:13 PM »
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Re: Hop Up that 262 V6?
« Reply #37 on: December 24, 2009, 11:46:51 PM »
You can try a super-toro-charger  ;D

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Re: Hop Up that 262 V6?
« Reply #38 on: December 25, 2009, 10:57:35 PM »
That Nelson 4.3 is amazing!!!  He builds some serious engines.  The only problem is that they are only for those with DEEP pockets. :'(

You can try a super-toro-charger  ;D

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Re: Hop Up that 262 V6?
« Reply #39 on: February 14, 2010, 01:35:46 PM »
OK 3 things/maybe 4:

1) nelson is willing to negotiate on prices since the economy is bad;  He was recently on adam corolla's car podcast---a very good podcast if you are hardcore into cars.

2) i also thought that the 4.3 weighs pretty close to an v-8 small block, but the article says it's 125 lbs. lighter?

3) The other thing i'm skeptical about is they were saying that the 305 got 20mpg and the 4.3 got 21.9 mpg.  These were both 4x4 trucks with 31x10.5 tires.  They didn't give the specs on the 305 engine.  i'm not saying not possible, but i'm very skeptical.

4) i feel the 4.3 IS the engine to go with IF you're staying with gas and you want max mpg.

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Re: Hop Up that 262 V6?
« Reply #40 on: February 15, 2010, 07:10:30 PM »
Stand out from from the crowd, don't follow it everyone and there brother has a 350 there in every hot rod out there, if everyone just followed the crowd we would all be driving rice cookers with soup cans for mufflers
I swear i was just going to put a new motor in but...

Offline Layne

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Re: Hop Up that 262 V6?
« Reply #41 on: February 16, 2010, 04:23:19 PM »
That's why I have a hot rod 400 and did a 4.3 in my old s-10 :D
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Re: Hop Up that 262 V6?
« Reply #42 on: February 16, 2010, 07:01:00 PM »
nice im puttin a built 400 in my 85 lwb should be a ton of fun with all that low end grunt
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Re: Hop Up that 262 V6?
« Reply #43 on: February 16, 2010, 07:36:10 PM »
If it was easier to supercharge or turbo them they'd probably be more popular than what they are, but their is a million better ways to go for you're money