the 4.3 is the 4300 vortec its whats in my sierra the LU3 & it came stock with 200hp & 260ftlbs with 9.2:1 compression there a stout lil v6

the one u raced prob had the L35 which was in the 190 horse range

a 4.3 is basically a 350 minus the back cylinders

in the GMC Cyclone & Typhoons it made 280 hp

so with the right mods they can be pretty quick

& with ur 3.4 makin 170-185 stock with 210 ftlbs id say it would be a pretty good race for sure & defff good job on beating him

 

good info and thank you.

 

np ive spent a year researching these motors when i was building up mine, & even stock with the auto in my Sierra it roast the back tires easily

 

LOL always fun to give somone the smoke choke

 

oh yeah & no one expects it to on the outside it looks like a W/T Sierra lol

 

yeah they made 280hp with a turbo on them. and those syclones and typhoons are crazy rare.

 

well i make a lil more than 280 lol but yeah those turbo ones are very rare to find

 

the 00 seriers engines are gm's way of differentiating{i cant spell} there engines from other makes.

my buddys got an ls witch is the lowest model i think, but his has the 4.3/stick. he told me he got the cheapest cleanest one he could find so he mod the crap out of it. its a pretty sweet truck.

hes got an CAI, exhaust, 5000 plus watt stereo, air ride, suade interior, something like his rear bumper but flat idk, custom tails and license plate location. all he really needs is a paint job and a grille, and hes good to go.

i would never think of getting an s10 but theres a crazy aftermarlet for them.

 

yes there is, as there is for many pickups, now they need to make some more aftermarket for the lonley 3400's.

 

i fell the same way. but really the amount of money spent on cams, rockers, rods, intake manifolds, tb's, whatever will add up to the price of a bigger engine. it just sucks that were limited to what engine will fit in our fwd cars.