In-Depth Build Of An Old School Chevy 4.3L V6 Build

In-Depth Build Of An Old School Chevy 4.3L V6 Build - Engine Power S9, E1&2

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Assembly on the 4.3L engine begins with a solid bottom end, including a set of forged pistons and a bigger cam shaft. Once we install ported cylinder heads, upgraded valve train, and induction...the 4.3L engine shows what it can do in the dyno cell!
0:00 - Intro
0:51 - 4.3L V6 Overview
3:10 - Block Prep And Start of Assembly
11:37 - Antron Brown Interview
17:38 - Balance Shaft Install, Degreeing
24:45 - Final Assembly
33:40 - Valve Train and Induction
38:19 - Dyno
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@OneAsterick 2 жыл бұрын

You can see Pat’s influence on Frankie. From the time he started to now the amount of items in his shirt pocket has grown exponentially.

@roseyboi1 2 жыл бұрын

💯

@archangel2781 2 жыл бұрын

And he's already started telling Dad jokes. 😄

@bobbbababobo 2 жыл бұрын

Pat must be feeding him plenty of snacks too, that kids looking more man than boy now!

@bobbbababobo 2 жыл бұрын

@Chin-Sun🖤 Piss off troll. Sell spam elswhere.

@bigoz8767 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂👌

@jmaxim80 2 жыл бұрын

I have a warm spot in my heart for this engine, my first truck I ever bought myself was a 1990 chevy s10 4x4 with the 4.3L. I could smoke the tires in that little truck for days. Some of my best memories as a young man. Hope you guys can do something else with this engine I would really enjoy it, thank you for what you've done so far.

@NoOne-wv6zc 2 жыл бұрын

I hear you, had an 88 gmc s15 4x4. Had a western 6.5 ft snow plow package on it. Plowed snow like crazy. (NYS)

@jefferyepstein9210 2 жыл бұрын

They were great engines with awesome torque and horsepower numbers for being a V6. I had one in a S10 Blazer. Never had any problems with it. Plenty of power and decent gas mileage. I’ve seen some with over 300K still going strong.

@mikehunt8375 2 жыл бұрын

91 Sonoma here! Loved that truck! Had over 300,000 HARD miles on it, the floors rotted out so it went to the scrap yard. Still ran good though!

@papergatorzfedducca7998 2 жыл бұрын

Is this the same engine that came in the 1987 Monte Carlo luxury sport? 4.3.

@jefferyepstein9210 2 жыл бұрын

@@papergatorzfedducca7998 Yes

@patrick9316 2 жыл бұрын

Finally after 30 years somebody finally put that motor to good use. Best motor of the '90s

@02honeydew Жыл бұрын

Idk big chief, the Buick 3100/3800 was super great too

@RollingRigTraction Жыл бұрын

It runs, but GM has a knack of overcomplicating everything they touch. Running the 4.3l V6 on a 2004 Astro and it's gone from close to 400 miles per tank to less than 200 is atrocious. And that's after just replacing the whole fuel injection "spider" new valve cover gaskets and PCV valve, complete tune, plugs, wires, cap and rotor. And nothing has changed fuel economy wise, it's disappointing to say the least. My all time favorite V6 of the 90's is the Yamaha 3.0l SHO V6. I'd say it's the best one built.

@slumerican6663 Жыл бұрын

@@RollingRigTraction lucky i saw this was contemplating redoing my fuel injection system for the same reason on my 02 astro. im getting about 300 miles per tank 3 years ago i was getting over 400. maybe its the gas??

@RollingRigTraction Жыл бұрын

@@slumerican6663 the weak link apparently is the distributor cap and the distributor drive gear that wears. I'm about to pull and inspect mine and order a new drive gear for it. I just did a full "tune up" with new injection spider, new valve cover gaskets, PCV valve, plugs, cap, rotor, and wires and it still gives a terrible 7.8mpg average. It's gotta be the distributor or the lock up convertor in the transmission, or the AWD transfer case fluid coupling that's going out and failing to transmit power efficiently. Personally I'm leaning more towards the distributor drive gear as the culprit.

@NateCraven318 Жыл бұрын

@@02honeydew Ohhhhh, the 3800 Series 3... Mmmmmm~

@anasevi9456 2 жыл бұрын

What I love about this channel is seeing you build and upgrade unusual engines we don't often get to see, like the AMC i-6 or this 4.3l v6.

@VikingDudee 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I love the 4.3, mostly because of the reliability and its not hard on fuel and a lot of 350 stuff fits these things like the starters, my 91, the 4.3 starters for it cost like $140 and 350 starter for the same years was $40, and it fits and works perfect. Love these engines.

@daviid77 Жыл бұрын

I have this 4.3 on a 2003 chevy, really nice motor 👌

@gillafunk 2 жыл бұрын

As a noOb, the fact that you guys slowed down and showed more details was EXTREMELY valuable, more informative, provided more satisfaction from what was learned, an made what you guys accomplished even more impressive

@jonathanryan2915 2 жыл бұрын

The 4.3 was a phenomenal V6. I've had 4 different versions and all were reliable and tough

@johnclamshellsp1969 Жыл бұрын

I worked for GM for 15 years and NEVER replaced one. Throttle body injection, you had it made.

@lauedbeatz5655 5 ай бұрын

Had one in my 88 Monte Carlo luxury sport….man that was the smoothest most reliable engine I’ve ever owned ! Would fire right up in -0 weather No Problem!! Great gas mileage in a vehicle like that too. Never expected it to run/pull so well. I miss that thing

@colbybailey2152 5 ай бұрын

Only thing that we’ll keep me from every rebuilding a v6 or 4 cylinder is that you can buy a v8 that has plenty power and can do just as much performance mods to a v8 as it cost to a v6 or 4 cylinder engine and make more power, any ford or Chevy v8 can be rebuilt or added performance mods for the same price as the parts cost for the v6 motor, no replacement for displacement, that’s just my opinion

@lifeonadime4703 Жыл бұрын

It was absolutely refreshing to watch some guys 100% correctly build and assemble an engine down to checking the actual volume of the Pistons and combustion chambers. I love the little 4.3s. they are torquey little guys

@gmtgbe 5 ай бұрын

Just pulled out my 4.3 to rebuild. Had 286k miles and was still pulling lumber with the truck before I pulled the motor! Great underrated motors.

@OOOGrey_Bush 2 жыл бұрын

Glad i wasn't the only one waiting for this episode. Great job fellas! Can't wait to see what a power adder can do.

@notmyname731 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best v6s ever built

@davelowets Жыл бұрын

Nah, the 3800 kicked it's ass.

@vermt001 Ай бұрын

im partial to the 305e V6 produced by gmc in the 60s. (very unusual motor)

@juangarza9247 Жыл бұрын

When i was a kid, my stepdad put a 4.3 in a Mustang LX and was giving those 5.0's the blues lol!

@victorribeiro2431 8 ай бұрын

I don't know if it's the same engine, but the Brazilian Blazer v6 used to have a 4.3L Vortec Engine. And man... I've seen some Lightweight Chevettes with this engine, and they're simply beasts.

@helvetesfonster900 2 жыл бұрын

I will always have a soft spot for the 4.3 l, my grandad gave me a 91 S10 extended cab with a 4.3 l and an automatic and it was a great truck. At the time I was a teenager and it was hands down the fastest truck I was allowed to drive so I drove the crap out of it. It was incredibly reliable, never gave me any problems till the day I gave back to my dad. It also had an aftermarket exhaust on it that was on it when my granddad bought it and it's the only good sounding exhaust I've ever heard on a 4.3 l, it was nice and mellow and had a good rumble but it was still nice and quiet. I always wanted to pull that engine out and build it up a little bit instead of an LS swap but at the time I didn't have the knowledge or the skills or the tools or even a place to do it so it was a smarter decision to let my dad have it where it would stay in the family and stay taken care of and now it has a 4.8 l and A 4l80E. It's just really cool to see these guys do what I always dreamed of doing to an engine I always wanted to work on, not to mention all the good memories of that truck that it brought back.

@x-man5056 2 жыл бұрын

I have an 03 S10 ZR/2 with the 4.3. I have fiddled with exhaust on this truck several times over the years. Last year I put on a Magniflow header pipe with new Cats and a Borla muffler. Closest it's ever been to what I wanted.

@jeffrey4547 2 жыл бұрын

i have a 4.3 out of a 79 camaro rs u can have the engine it use to run but we robbed a lot of parts for a v8 like all the front brackets and i need the car for parts i am building a t top 79 z28 rs putting a stroked 454 in it

@x-man5056 2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffrey4547 Nice! Where is the 4.3 located?

@CGphotoOp 2 жыл бұрын

I have that truck with 180k original miles. Love that truck. Never getting rid of it.

@trxtech3010 2 жыл бұрын

I hate when guys do the LS swaps, they're boring way to easy and not to mention you can make a lott of power from the Vortec V6's also the V6 will handle 20 PSI of boost when tuned properly.

@Xanatost 2 жыл бұрын

I would like to see some after market go fast parts on this v6. I had a 89 Chevy 1500 Stepside that I loved and as of 2 days ago hunted it down and bought it back (15 years later). I will be restoring her back.

@davelowets Жыл бұрын

Why?

@mattscott4387 Жыл бұрын

Thanks guys for spending time on the 4.3L. This awesome!

@davelowets 2 жыл бұрын

Antron Brown really seems like a good guy, excellent driver too. 👌

@keithschneidly3922 2 жыл бұрын

I like the fact that every build is a quality build.

@FortyTwoAnswerToEverything 2 жыл бұрын

I'm weird but I love the way these old V6's sound, especially with a turbo like the Cyclone and Typhoon

@permabulk1454 2 жыл бұрын

The Syclone and the Typhoon were some of the most legendary/rarest pickups ever made man 😩 smoking vettes and Ferrari’s of their day. I had a 4.3 standard cab pickup loved it

@FootageFactory 2 жыл бұрын

Dude. All my friends thought I had a V8. I would romp on this engine

@davelowets Жыл бұрын

@@FootageFactory I wouldn't admit that... Your friends are fools. 🤦🏻

@davelowets Жыл бұрын

Yep. You are weird..

@FootageFactory Жыл бұрын

@@davelowets That V6 was cool when I was a kid, now the engines that I deal with would shit on whatever you deal with.

@bepbep7418 2 жыл бұрын

The 4.3 has a very special place in my heart. The very first engine I ever touched was the 4.3 out of our 83 Olds Cutlass, me and my dad rebuilt it on our living room floor over the winter. 😁 My mom couldn't wait for us to get it reinstalled. That 83 Cutlass eventually became my first car.

@harrysgameplay9031 11 ай бұрын

0:24 Let me by saying that I love watching you work together in Power Nation. I suffer with depression and anxiety and watching your show helps me relax. I own a 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS 4.3 V6 stock and I wish to have my engine with all the upgrades you did to your engine, but I can’t afford to do so. Keep up the great job and have a safe and wonderful day. ✅

@elmerfudpucker3204 2 жыл бұрын

I did this almost exact build when these engines came out. I used a little more aggressive cam, and put a 250 NOS kit on it, and put it in a 1973 Vega. One of the funnest toys I've ever had.

@brandonlee8400 2 жыл бұрын

👀

@jacobmoses3712 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found an engine to put in your Vega. Being a 90 degree V engine, was it a tight fit? As an aside, Pontiac had a version of the Vega called the Astre which had a 2.5 litre Iron Duke engine in it (iron block OHV engine)

@ryano8613 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man perfect motor for the vega! My buddy's dad has a clean vega Cossie (Cossworth) with a big twin cam quad side draft 4 banger that revs to the moon. Not fast but very cool!!

@chriscatarcio2983 2 жыл бұрын

I doing one for my monza.

@storm_blessed 2 жыл бұрын

I've been wanting to to see someone do this!!! I love my 4.3 and eventually want to add some snap to it

@jpeterman6178 2 жыл бұрын

When a 4.3L is referred to as anything "old school", I'm really feeling "old". Great video. By the way I have a 4.3L , that I hope to rebuild myself.

@ryano8613 2 жыл бұрын

Do it!! Fun engine to build and can fit in about anything!

@T0tenkampf 2 жыл бұрын

lol especially since they were still made in like 2014

@alwaysopen7970 2 жыл бұрын

Great engines.

@RickNethery 2 жыл бұрын

It has a cast iron block and can accept a carburetor and distributer. Pretty old school.

@T0tenkampf 2 жыл бұрын

@@RickNethery modern truck blocks are still often cast iron, it takes a carb only because they put an aftermarket intake on it. They still made these in 2104 with vortec heads and spider type MPFI. The only real old school thing about it is its roots in the SBC that basically went unchanged for decades but the newest ones are pretty good.

@LifewithJames 2 жыл бұрын

I loved my 4.3 when I drove my s10. I didn’t haul much back then but it had plenty of power for the small truck and was fairly easy to maintain for a teenager just learning to work on vehicles.

@christophershoe9642 Жыл бұрын

I had a 2.8l 88 s10 when I was younger, was the best truck I ever had. I recently bought a 91 s10 with a 4.3l, and wow! This is a significant change from the 2.8! I spent $600 for the truck, I've spent $3000 so far fixing everything, from heads and exhaust, to a whole new interior and door and window seals..... and probably another 3 to go🤑. But it is a labor of ❤️ and she gives me every penny back driving her.

@anthonysantiago1999 2 жыл бұрын

Took awhile for part 2 of this project but well worth it.. Thoroughly enjoyed the in depth style of build.. Good job fellas..

@lucasperboni674 2 жыл бұрын

my dad had an s10 with this engine and it was awesome. This build needs a power adder and a nice little home in a Chevette!

@fargonianproductions2767 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see you guys do a build on a vortec 4200 in-line 6

@zrxdoug 2 жыл бұрын

Check out Nivlac 57 on KZfaq..probably the most in-depth 4.2 stuff on the web.

@BuzzLOLOL 2 жыл бұрын

I think Richard Holdener videos do that Atlas engine...

@AXRBiKeCoMpAnY 2 жыл бұрын

this is awesome seeing powernation building an old 4.3... imagine a old gen 1 astro with a stick and this motor!

@noaht5191 2 жыл бұрын

43 minutes for a lovely 4.3, I see what you did there.

@bestusernameevahhh5802 Жыл бұрын

I've watched this video at least 10x now. I bought a 2003 S10 ZQ8 single cab, 5 speed. I want to do a tribute build to the old syclone using modern technology and products. This build is awesome and a similar one would be a great start on my truck.

@johnbehneman1546 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE IT!!! A TRUE PERFORMER FOR A DAILY DRIVER!!!! TOTALLY AWESOME BUILD!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!! SO MUCH FUN!!!!! I LEARNED SO MUCH!!!

@mikebennett703 10 ай бұрын

This is really cool to watch.. I like how these guys build up different kinds of engines besides the usual 8 cyl. and respect the motors they build with awesome detail, quality parts, and professional workmanship. Great show!👍🔥🔥

@joannaatkins822 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see you work on the iron duke, these underloved engine series you do are genuinely fascinating

@jordanwaughtal7649 2 жыл бұрын

Forklift/generator motor

@jacobmoses3712 2 жыл бұрын

@@jordanwaughtal7649 And Pontiac Astre (Pontiac's version of the Vega)

@floridagunrat1625 2 жыл бұрын

It was also used by amc/Jeep for a few years. I have a stock 1981 CJ-5 with an iron Duke 4 cylinder!

@joannaatkins822 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for telling me a few places they've been used! I'm also aware they were in the pontiac fiero thanks to young Ronald Finger and his fiero restoration project here on KZfaq :)

@floridagunrat1625 2 жыл бұрын

@@joannaatkins822 yes, I had a 1988 Pontiac Fiero with a 4-cylinder Iron Duke as well!

@ricksnowden8408 2 жыл бұрын

Had this motor in a new 89 blazer, loved the power with 4.10 gears, great vid guys!!!

@bcbigfoot112 5 ай бұрын

I built my 4.3l by looking at it as a 75% sbc350. Chop off the back 2 cylinders and its nearly the same. Great engine

@RickJohnson 2 жыл бұрын

Part of me wants to know what an EFI kit would do to the power curves. Some of those bumps in the power curve seem like carb jet transition points.

@komabass 2 жыл бұрын

These motors are popular with boat guys. You can get a marine manifold that fits LS style injectors.

@carrsllccarrillo6507 2 жыл бұрын

@@komabass yup. I'm fortunately enough to say I own the MPI marine intake base which is what I want to convert my injection system over to from the stock system. However, I think the only con to the MPI intake base is the weight is twice as much then the aluminum base. I believe it's around 46lbs and it's pretty much a heavy cast iron piece but I heard you can do more with this unit when it comes to force induction.

@FootageFactory 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. I want to see it.

@jonathanlawson4667 2 жыл бұрын

Would decrease power!!! The carb always produces more bulk hp than efi every time on the dyno there's thousands of videos made testing that comparison

@FootageFactory 2 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanlawson4667 yep, it’s a fact, the internet told us.

@jacobvanhalteren7452 2 жыл бұрын

I believe you can also mill 0.020" of the heads for a 0.2 comp increase without having to do a valve job just like the small block. pretty cool to see, it's a nice motor. the way you built it for crazy torque is awesome

@BuzzLOLOL 2 жыл бұрын

This motor looks to have 'rebuilder pistons' in it that sit too low! Have to insist on stock height pistons when doing a rebuild...

@davelowets Жыл бұрын

One can mill MUCH more than that off the heads...

@jacobvanhalteren7452 Жыл бұрын

@@davelowets Yup, But you start to mess with valve train geometry with stock pushrods.

@davelowets Жыл бұрын

@@jacobvanhalteren7452 Sure. Sometimes you would also with just a head gasket change.

@brucefrye8799 2 жыл бұрын

Back in the day I had a gmc truck and did a lot of the things on mine you have done here I ran mine with a 600cfm holly 4br and a nx starter kit had lot of fun thanks for taking me back

@VegasBuggMan Ай бұрын

I work on industrial equipment with several of these in service, rock solid engines through and through.

@gustavofernandesaltoe1073 2 жыл бұрын

How about a Typhoon/Syclone tribute turbo build for this particular engine? I know SPATurbo and CXRacing make single turbo exhaust headers for this application. Thanks for doing such a cool build on an otherwise forsaken little motor.

@yamahagangsta6930 2 жыл бұрын

Man I love 4.3s I would to see you guys build this for the max power!!!!!

@LesterSuggs Жыл бұрын

FINALLY!!! A 4.3L V6 build. I've been waiting FOREVER!

@usaSAVAGE Жыл бұрын

I've got a 1999 Chevy Silverado 3 door extra cab 1500 with a 4.3L Vortec and it has 210,000 miles on it and it's still running great!

@mikechiodetti4482 2 жыл бұрын

Before I retired, we had several older 1997 Gm mini vans with the 4.3L V6. I really liked those vans and wondered what they would be like with a stronger running engine. NOW I KNOW! Thanks guys!

@nobullshiit5682 Жыл бұрын

great build really appreciate it but it would've been cool to have a full parts list of what you all used

@jimkoval4725 2 жыл бұрын

I owned several Astro vans with the 4.3 over the years. Seems I had good luck with them, never had to rebuild or replace it.I had one go almost 500 thousand kilometers before I sold it. Other friends with the same vans either repaired the 4.3 or swapped in a 350 V8. Cool video.

@scott6059 7 ай бұрын

Every time you degree the cam its perfect. You should give us a class on how to fix a problem with the degree.

@mikeycage1587 2 жыл бұрын

Where the hell was this video back when I owned my s10 lol. Nice video and great numbers increase. I realize it's not spectacular compared to today's engines but getting those kind of gains from a stock 4.3 is very impressive. 👏👍

@eddiejennejr4342 2 жыл бұрын

This is really awesome. Thank you guys for doing the build on a V6 especially the S 10 V6. Because this translates to my Ford ranger 4 L V6 build. Definitely would love to increase the compression ratio on this engine at least to a boost friendly 10:1 compression ratio.

@ryano8613 2 жыл бұрын

Well I don't know about that 10:1 CR being boost friendly. Knock friendly yes!!

@matthewsoules7064 2 жыл бұрын

You couldn't go over 10 maybe 15psi boost unless you get some race gas with that compression unless you forge it most likely

@eddiejennejr4342 2 жыл бұрын

Well the three different sets of pistons that I’ve found for the Ford ranger 4 L V6 are only nine to one compression ratio. So I guess I’m safe. Hopefully I can run 7 pounds of boost and stay at that level. The closer I get to 350 hp the better because that would be awesome in that little truck. The one pictured to the left.

@Havocpsi Жыл бұрын

Is it just me or do you just wait and listen for the most satisfying click from the torque wrench 🔧 🤔

@canadaeast8358 Жыл бұрын

I love the 6 cylinder stuff all you see is v8 stuff mostly it’s nice to see power coming from a smaller lighter engine

@jonmelvin9319 Жыл бұрын

Hey guys, great series, I have two of these in my 1999 Sea Ray Sundancer and that flat torque curve is fantastic. If it’s feasible I would love to see what it does with the stock Mercruiser 2bbl manifold and carb. I will definitely save this build. My question, anything special needed for a marine application? Thanks, Jon

@MattSchmader 2 жыл бұрын

13:30 wearing a tape measure, multi-tool, and multiple pens in a pocket protector while interviewing a pro dragster mechanic is a total power move 👍🏻

@stempo1 Жыл бұрын

We put over 400,000 miles on our Astro van when I was a kid, It was a RWD 1985 and pulled our boat all over the country, It was a great engine.

@mikewoike9429 2 ай бұрын

That little sucker would drop right into my 2002 Aztec, SWEET !!!

@inspector13jjf 2 жыл бұрын

That's almost what we got with my 4.3L that was put into my Typhoon. They are very similar just mine had lower compression (8.7:1cr), Eagle H-beam rods, a .513 lift comp cam, SPA Turbo manifolds (ran stock N/A manifolds/Y-pipe on the dyno) and the Edelbrock 2114 intake was modified for fuel injection with Holley 120 lb. injectors (ran an untuned 850cfm on the dyno). We ran N/A on the dyno just so we wouldn't have to hook up all the turbo and fuel injection stuff but mine made 276hp @ 5300 and 306ft-lbs of torque @ 4200. Can't wait to see what happens with it when you add a little bit of spice to it.

@USAFDON 2 жыл бұрын

I am glad to see some new builds other than the typical V8s. I loved seeing the slant 6 and ford 300. I hope yall branch out even more and do some 4cyl and v6 builds, maybe from JDM manufactures. I am a car lover of all types/brands and can watch engine builds all day. I have a KA24E Nissan engine in my truck and a K24A2 Acura engine in my car. Both good engines I would love to see built up.

@bmstylee 2 жыл бұрын

Yes but I don't think they want to see a properly built Supra or Skyline engine destroy some of those v8 builds. Even the late Evo engines made stupid power out of a 2.0L. Thinking the FQ400 spec.

@vegeto186 2 жыл бұрын

They did a ford 4 cylinder a few years ago

@d.l.horton2093 3 ай бұрын

Release a powerblock/powernation video every sunday. I used to watch these on tv back in the like saturday morning cartoons. Maybe start with season one if you don't have any new ones? All the shows too please? Now that I bought a jeep I have a lot of extreme 4x4 to catch up on.

@matlio7626 4 ай бұрын

real good engines. some people complain but those are some of the most reliable engines. 500k daily driver, don't have to replace to much on the engine. time after time. pretty neat to see it all dolled up hahaha. i think i ran one one time on 5 cylinders for 6 months, spark plug got loose. when i pulled it out, it looked like a small turd.. still ran just about the same i guess. put a new one in, torqued it. drove it for like two more years i think.. never gave me a problem. great engine.

@adampatterson707 2 жыл бұрын

4.3 is one of the toughest engines from GM. I've seen many of them with well over 250,000 miles that are still running fine.

@gbux07 2 жыл бұрын

My dad's has a 4.3 with a 5 speed manual it has 145k miles and ain't had an oil change in 25k miles and 3 or 4 years and it's still going strong starts right up

@ryans6449 2 жыл бұрын

I ran my 4.3 with no oil and the lifters ticking for a yr. She still fires right up

@gbux07 2 жыл бұрын

@@ryans6449 sometimes I wonder which was more durable the vortec 4.3 or the 350 sb

@theeoddments960 2 жыл бұрын

@@gbux07 why don’t you just change the oil

@jefferyepstein9210 2 жыл бұрын

@@theeoddments960 Cause stupid is as stupid does.

@onelostsoul1997 2 жыл бұрын

Power Nation should do a giveaway on the 4.3 there's still a lot of us that have S10 / sonoma /Blazer/Jimmy.

@rhubarbpie2027 2 жыл бұрын

Antron is a very well spoken representative of himself, and the brand he is sponsored by. What a cool chance to meet and talk with him it must have been for those students!

@asaga2035 7 ай бұрын

These long episodes are amazing

@BUILTFORDTOUGH79 2 жыл бұрын

Had a 4.3 vortec in my 95/96 blazer. Pulled the motor and wiring from the 96 and transplanted it in the 95 after the aluminum block cracked in the 95. Obd 1 to obd 2. Was a cool project when my dad was still alive. Good memories

@pancudowny 2 жыл бұрын

What "aluminum block"...?! }:(

@Bull53 Жыл бұрын

You Guys Rock! If you have a chance,try a performance build on a 4.2 GM DOHC Inline 6. That would be Super Cool!

@1972RB26Datsun 10 ай бұрын

yes! I saw somewhere a 500whp one with pretty low boost and a basically stock engine.

@ne2i 2 жыл бұрын

Got to meet Anton Brown. He's a great guy and gets so excited about whatever he does.

@mericavids 2 жыл бұрын

Years ago I had my 4.3 built professionally by a NHRA builder and threw everything Edlebrock, ARP, and Crane made for it, put in front of a B&M stall converter & shift kit trans. in a S-10 Blazer with headers. Fun to drive

@kylesorensen83 2 жыл бұрын

Something like this would be an awesome upgrade for the 4.3 LX I have in my boat. I know they're not identical, but could probably get pretty darn close.

@a2cryss 2 жыл бұрын

Would have been cool to see some baseline runs. Like with the engine when first delivered, then either with the new cam or porting, and then both as they did here. Curious what the cam alone and porting alone was worth.

@BuzzLOLOL 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this motor looks to have 'rebuilder pistons' in it that sit too low! Have to insist on stock height pistons when doing a rebuild...

@SGTJDerek Жыл бұрын

Couldn't do a baseline on this engine. They started with a shortblock.

@MitzvosGolem1 4 ай бұрын

I have 400,000 miles on a Vortec 4.3 in my 1500 Express van . Runs perfect uses no oil. One valve job using used heads I lapped valves and a fuel Spyder . Amazing motor good power good mileage cheap east to fix.

@Low760 2 жыл бұрын

Good episode. Seeing the measurements is great.

@zoeystewart10 2 жыл бұрын

What a great episode, Very impressed with the power increase

@carlcameron3524 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been waiting for this one. I had this same motor in my 87 Monte Carlo LS.

@bepbep7418 2 жыл бұрын

I had one in my 83 Cutlass. I had an 87 Cutlass with a 350 rocket.

@mikef-gi2dg 2 жыл бұрын

My 91.4.3 is waiting for a rebuild, I got a few ideas from this video, glad I watched this. Good job. If this were a 350 that would be 325 hp 370 ft-lb.

@legozombiemocmaker8026 8 ай бұрын

Love this build

@Exit_343 2 жыл бұрын

Nice. Now that the friendly 4.3 is done, now do a build with a supercharger!!

@evracer 2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't survive. Anything over 400hp is a death sentence for a 4.3. speaking from experience.

@savagesock3598 2 жыл бұрын

@@evracer what breaks first tho?

@evracer 2 жыл бұрын

@@savagesock3598 the crankshaft.... There is no option for a forged crank, and a billet is going to cost you 3 Grand at least. A lot of them won't survive 400 horsepower on a stock crank because the stock crank pending on the one you get can be a pool noodle. All it takes is a little bit of crank bendy and you grab a bearing and the whole bottom and destroys itself. Add to that that none of the stock blocks have priority oiling to the mains... Too much clearance and one lifter and the whole thing goes boom.

@Exit_343 Жыл бұрын

@@evracer a solid 300Hp with turbo/SC would be perfect. I can see that the crank and block can't handle 400, but it would be super cool if it could be done!!

@timothymowrey572 2 жыл бұрын

I had a 94 S10 SS with the 4.3L V6 and it had a compression ratio of 11:1 and 285 hp it was badass

@tenbears1648 2 жыл бұрын

My neighbor just sold his S10 SS. He blew up the engine and decided he didn't want to mess with it and sold it. I have a 2004 4.3 balance shaft V6 with 197,000 miles on it I want to sell but when I saw him is when the guy that bought it was there to pick it up. He said he already had a motor for it so I am stuck with it until I can sell it.

@ericcaves7530 8 ай бұрын

Owning a car powered by a Chevy 90 degree V6 (229), I have to say that they are all around fantastic engines. Dead solid reliable, more than enough pull to move even my 83 Impala, plenty of room in the engine bay to work on it, and great fuel mileage (18mpg average). I am very much intrigued by the 4.3, and intend to own at least one vehicle with that engine

@joshtheking1772 6 ай бұрын

Why not? I pulled the 2.8 out of my son's Firebird and dropped in a 4.3 that took me 2 years to build in the garage. After he went 1 year without tickets I put it in and almost doubled the hp and he loved it until he bought his own car. The guy who bought it still has a blast driving it and its at 280,000 miles and still pulling strong and it makes 260hp at the rear wheels.

@shinymud7 2 жыл бұрын

Frankie you’re doing awesome keep up the good work. Keep looking up.

@GySgt_USMC_Ret. 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video! I have a 2012 4.3 Chevy truck with 60k miles on it. I'll contact Powernation for a build when I hit the lottery. Update: I forgot about the 1979 Chevy Monza 2+2 I bought new. All black, 4.3 V-6. Fair winds and following seas to all.

@rodneyhickman598 Жыл бұрын

I was thinking about twin turbos with a 6.0 in my 2010,but it just might be a little cheaper to build the 4.3.I will definitely find a engine builder now.

@GySgt_USMC_Ret. Жыл бұрын

@@rodneyhickman598 Howdy, Jarhead! My friend, a certified mechanic who owned a repair shop, was going to help me with a build on my 4.3 Chevy, but he passed away unexpectedly last month. Instead of a rebuild on the 4.3, I'm now just planning on exhaust headers, a stainless catback, and lower it 2" front/rear. Holler if you rebuild your 4.3, would like to hear about it. Fair winds and following seas.

@rodneyhickman598 Жыл бұрын

@@GySgt_USMC_Ret. How are you doing Gunney? Sorry for the passing of the man who was going to help you. My grandfather was a master mechanic retired all he did after retirement was cowboy and collect cards. So I have always been around cars and people working on them. Wish that I had the space to work on my own stuff.

@GySgt_USMC_Ret. Жыл бұрын

@@rodneyhickman598 Doing well here. Still missing the Corps and wishing I had stayed for 30. But I have a plan. Reincarnating somewhere in the multiverse as a Space Force Marine. I have an in-house garage, but it's only big enough for the yard equipment, so all my projects have to take place in the driveway. Best to all.

@rodneyhickman598 Жыл бұрын

@@GySgt_USMC_Ret. Sign me up I will join🤣🤣🤣🤣. Did 12 years I am a E/7 as well or when I was inlisted I was. I am 100% got popped in Iraq twice,my most was 0313 but we were always with H&S Co Comm plt. Last duty station was Camp Lejeune.

@edim108 2 жыл бұрын

More than HP numbers I'm amazed by that torque. It's a very smooth, almost flat line, all the way until HP starts to peak. It'd made a great engine for an off road project with that smooth torque curve and 262 HP isn't bad either- that's 100 hp gain NA on pump gas with off the shelf parts and a bit of work. With fuel injection and a turbo like the Syclone/Typhoon had, this thing would SLAY! Maybe a 4 door "Typhoon" build to put that engine to good use? :D

@Thomas-yg2fo 4 ай бұрын

I’m glade I looked up v6 builds first and found this video because I’m think of doing this instead of swapping it

@badxxxmonkey5541 Жыл бұрын

I love my 2000 4.3 @ 249k. Thank you for doing a V6.

@Der8cho 4 ай бұрын

You must have at least 5 pens in your pocket to appear in this video.

@ianmullins3069 29 күн бұрын

Lmao 😂

@pdinardo9472 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job, Pat and Frank. The v6 runs like a beast. 262 horse power. Big👍🤘🤘

@juhomaki-petaja 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. 60hp/litre. That is amazing

@yoooo3231 2 жыл бұрын

Better off building a 350

@ericrandol797 2 жыл бұрын

After the years of me waiting, I finally get rid of mine and you post it

@erichildreth7562 2 жыл бұрын

Been waiting to see the final build on this 4.3 V-6 and it is great! I remember selling parts for this when I worked in the automotive field and was always wondered what it's potential could be, now I know and it is great!!! Awesome work!

@shadowopsairman1583 2 жыл бұрын

They should of made LS type vortec heads as an upgrade over the stock heads

@ziptiejedi5658 2 жыл бұрын

@@shadowopsairman1583 a few years ago they had a new 4.3 that made more power then the early 5.3 truck engine. I think it was based off a ls.

@erichildreth7562 2 жыл бұрын

@@shadowopsairman1583 I think this motor that they built would be great in an older Chevy Blazer.

@chrisgibson6960 2 жыл бұрын

Would love to see that 4.3 put into an old cj5.

@MrSGL21 2 жыл бұрын

i was just thinking that engine would be a great motor for an old jeep!

@freethinkingamerican80 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a race build for around 500hp

@davidmiller4594 2 жыл бұрын

I've never done that before I torque down the crank. Always learning 👍

@michaeldunagan8268 Жыл бұрын

I once had a 2000 Chevy Astro cargo van with a 4.3L V6 in it. Loved it! But the rear end has gone out and then the brake lines rusted through and the gas tank got a hole in it..... And that was the end of The rolling money pit 1. Only a 3.08 rear-axke ratio in it but it still had pretty decent off the line from a standing start. I can see if one's a tradesman like a plumber with heavy tools you'd want to upgrade that to a bigger ring gear. The original owner I bought it from was a tradesman hanging electrical signs and did not carry much weight in it. Replaced by a 1999 Toyota Solara V6 that has been kicking my ass working on it since I'm used to American cars and it's become rolling pit number 2.

@Dachamp2001 2 жыл бұрын

I would like to see how that V6 would do with 10.2.1 or 11.2.1 compression

@mrsquishyboots 2 жыл бұрын

destroked and rev it to 8500

@deweysturgill6220 2 жыл бұрын

@@mrsquishyboots tried it. Unless you find one of the old bowtie/nascar forged cranks they disintegrate well before that. Heads are a problem as well the vortecs can be modified really good but the swirl ports are useless above 5k.. 6" rods, thin ring pistons, roller valve train lot can be done. I know it sounds crazy but cheaper to to build a v8. Talked to lot of engine builders trying chase down a set of gm performance parts aluminum race heads, several mentioned the the cost was why nascar moved away from it.

@evracer 2 жыл бұрын

You wouldn't see it long. Scatter traps when other than stock. The stock crank is a pool noodle.

@evracer 2 жыл бұрын

@@deweysturgill6220 those cranks were all gone 15 years ago. Your only option now is billet.....For about $3,500.

@deweysturgill6220 2 жыл бұрын

@@evracer yeah I know. I searched a long time, even had family and friends worked on Cup cars chasing them for me. Finally come across some of the Bowtie tall port race heads, intake and an odd fire crank, but never followed up on purchasing them. That was 20years ago, still regret it every time I see the occasional s10 or a Sonoma .

@Truckerdaddy 2 жыл бұрын

And this will be going in my saved video list. I've got a 92 V6 out of an S-10 that I'm gonna rebuild and put a centrifugal supercharger on it. Richard Holdener here on KZfaq put a Torqstorm on one and got big numbers.

@dav3eii725 2 жыл бұрын

I suggest a turbo instead. The 4.3 was made for a turbo. Chevy made the typhoon and the cyclone for this reason. A solid turbo build will put down some huge RELIABLE numbers.

@sidneysanders5726 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see a brotha in motorsports! Nice build on that 4.3 also

@4040pmora Жыл бұрын

Love this episode. I have a 98 S10 LS 4.3 V6 I bought new off the show room floor. I’ve been the only owner, 190,000 mi and still going!

@austinwaldrop7499 Жыл бұрын

mine has 337k miles and still going good so youll have plenty more to go

@markb2860 2 жыл бұрын

ahh the ol 4.3.... the power of a 4 cylinder with the fuel economy of a V8

@chriscatarcio2983 2 жыл бұрын

200 hp stock. How do you figure.

@johnmcmullen456 Жыл бұрын

Had a 1992 GMC Sierra with 4.3 & 5spd. Good power and better MPG than my 4.2 V6 F150 & 3.7 V6 Ram.

@ondsaus 2 жыл бұрын

I would like to see some boost added to this block . Whether Turbo or Supercharger doesn't matter . Curious to see how much power you can make

@evracer 2 жыл бұрын

Crank won't take it. 💥

@cryptohippo6008 Жыл бұрын

I wish I had the cash for you guys to rebuild my 4.3. I want to do it myself, but now lack the tools needed. Hit a rough spot a few years ago and ended up pawning my engine hoist and stand. 🤦🏾‍♂️ I will get the engine out one of these days. So I can start the rebuild. Great show though learned some great knowledge. subscribed 👍🏽