cyclone/typhoon clone on a budget?

yeah , that would just make it full time locked not full time awd

The real issue here is you need to add metric horsepower to overcome SAE weight.

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/turbo-van-domination-anyone/14005/page1/

John Brown wrote:

gamby wrote:

blaze86vic wrote:

Kia_racer wrote: there is no replacement for displacement.

No, but boost is a substitute....and with 1/3 LESS FAT!!!

Yep, boost and technology are two great replacements

But is you boost an LSx you have more reason the be the fat guy that all the chicks want to sleep with. Meet John Belushi: * 1998-2005 Chevrolet Blazer, GMC Jimmy, Oldsmobile Bravada * Built 4L65E with electronic shift assist and manual lock up (flappy paddles) * AWD transfer case from Bravada, Astro or GM large van * Alloy 5.3L LSx with single Holset tuned to make 435hp * 4.11 gears in both axles * Rear suspension changed to three link with panhard rod, coil overs * Lowered front suspension via dropped spindles, increased rate torsion bars * ZR1 inspired wheels * Interior lightened, but complete, with four carbon fiber buckets * Paint mine Auburn Red Metallic.

a L33 5.3 LSX with 6.0L heads , bee-hive z06 springs (cheap) and a cam will make 500hp all day long (see Hotrod for the buildup)

don't need a turbo , even a cam swap with springs will put a 5.3L in the 400hp area with ease

AutoXR, I believe you that it's somewhere in HR, but where? I got lost in search hell and their bot doesn't even think it knows what "L33" means. Help?

I still think my idea is the best.

Bravada, Lt1 / LS1 swap, season to taste. DONE.

Id put a higher stall converter in while the motor's out to take better advantage of AWD from a stop.

How much is a ratty sy/ty? If you get a real one it will be worth something in the long run and they still look badass after all these years.

Or even better buy one with a blown motor. I am pretty sure it is easy to sway in a v8 and turbo that.

On a side note it is crazy that no one makes a body kit to make a s10 look like a syclone. All I found with a brief search is a front bumper. You could buy a ratty sy/ty sell the factory body kit to recoup a portion of the purchase price and have fast sleeper. That may be cheaper in the long run.

I'm loving this thread.

For some reason this thread makes me want to lower my Disco and put in a LSx/4l80e.

does anyone know what a truggy is? well if you do , how legal would a truck without the bed and front end body work , made to have fenders covering the wheels like a lotus (or locost) ,working lights,leave the cab stock with buckets and harnesses(maybe an extended cab to have room for a harness bar and some sotage room , lowered , debating: awd+v6+turbo+auto VS v8+rwd+manual ..... i have been going nuts thinking this would be cool to drive around....change the wheel / tire combo and have fun offroad toy as well.... could you make a leaf suspesion handle well all around?

Paul_VR6 wrote: For some reason this thread makes me want to lower my Disco and put in a LSx/4l80e.

I have thought this through many many times:

Combine this: Marks adapter 4l80 to rover transfer case
With upgraded diffs front and rear and center to handle and put down all that newfound power. After the engine/trans/diff swap you modify the suspension to include a dual spring setup with really soft tall springs on top of really stiff short springs so you get the low ride height AND extreme droop. Then add in a Range Rover air spring setup with manual control of the ride height. You can then have in the weeds on road performance or in the clouds soft rock crawling setup with the push of a few buttons. You would probably get about 50% better mpg and improved reliability to boot.

Don't tempt me.