LEPORE Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 (edited) lately i have been selling off a few parts to fund my 4g63 swap and just about ready to pull the g54b and trans out of my 89. come to find out the guy that was to sell me his 91 talon motor (4g63 bolted to a th400 w/Bill Hinchers trans adapter) backs out, surprise! :mad: so i start to cruise the the forums looking for a replacement,with no luck. then i start thinking 3.8 Grand National motor...?? after looking into that possibility i found that it will work but with to much modification. i would need about 3 feet between the strut towers to make it work. the Buick V6 block is wider that a regular chevy small block + then you have to deal with the downpipe. back on the hunt... now i'm thinking 4.3 Syclone/Typhoon , thats just a SBC minuns two cylinders. long story short, i find a guy an hour north of me selling his complete 91 Syclone 90k 4.3 700r4 trans harness every thing i'l need for dirt cheap, less than what i would have spent on the 4g swap :party0049: . went to his house today and started and drove his truck, dam thing is fast!! gave him some cash and my motor ect. will be deliverd this weekend. i will post pictures of my new power plant when it arrives...stay tuned! Edited April 10, 2009 by LEPORE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 (edited) that guy just killed a kitten. Syclones should never be parted. Not LEPORE... I wouldn't want to offend anyone Edited January 22, 2009 by Sully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starquestJOE Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 i'd sell all my starquests from a TYPHOON. they are just bad as$ trucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goddard Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 AWD 'quest ftw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainstreaM Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 I hope that truck was wrecked or something. Syclone's rare and valuable should not be parted. One in good shape goes for 10k plus. Kane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lusion972 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 I think what he meant is that dude that had a drive train there for sale and took him for a spin in his own syclone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEPORE Posted January 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 (edited) it makes me a bit angry that you people are bashing me for buying parts that would otherwise be sold to someone else. i did not start this topic for you to voice your opinion on wether or not to part out a Syclone. check your NEGATIVE comments at the door! Edited January 22, 2009 by LEPORE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkdagger05 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 i'd sell all my starquests from a TYPHOON. they are just bad as$ trucks I am SOOOO lame I don't know what truck vehicle that is. must go learn :emot-bandwagon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 it makes me a bit angry that you people are bashing me for buying parts that would otherwise be sold to someone else. i did not start this topic for you to voice your opinion on wether or not to part out a Syclone. check your NEGATIVE comments at the door! If your going to post on a public forum, you have to take the good with the bad. Good luck with the swap... it will be bad a**. oops.... I mean it should be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkdagger05 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 it makes me a bit angry that you people are bashing me for buying parts that would otherwise be sold to someone else. I did not start this topic for you to voice your opinion on wether or not to part out a Syclone. check your NEGATIVE comments at the door! :confused0024: Good luck ? lol on the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEPORE Posted January 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 If your going to post on a public forum, you have to take the good with the bad. Good luck with the swap... it will be bad a**. oops.... I mean it should be cool. i'm all for constructive criticism, good or bad. your comment was neither, so your piont is mute..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 no.... a comment like..... "I don't like green" is moot My distaste for parting a syclone and swapping the engine into a quest is relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltfish Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Sy/ty's although rare are by no means a numbers matching hemi-cuda. Plenty of them are beat a** rust buckets (their original cladding retained moisture between the cladding and the fenders) that have otherwise good drivetrains. Plus any that were in an accident, etc will make good donors. I say go for it! The amount of tq those motors produced even stock will make the g54b tremble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwadd85 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 you guys are right, a syclone should never be parted out, but dont tell that to LEPORE, the syclone guy was sellin it anyway. im a little jealous. curious, how much was the motor with tranny anyway? Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkdagger05 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 If I found the right truck the quest is better looking lol and will be bada with that motor go for it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Dont Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Do it, i like the sy/ty's but I like SQ's just a little bit more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convette Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Thats sweet man, those things are nasty. Who cares about the truck, yeah there cool,but its just a blazer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 (edited) Thats sweet man, those things are nasty. Who cares about the truck, yeah there cool,but its just a blazer. Actually its a Sonoma Edited January 22, 2009 by Sully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEPORE Posted January 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 motor mounts were just deliverd. http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/blepore1/89%20Conquest%20TSI/th_HPIM2957.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starquestJOE Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 your goin to have one of the most bad as$ starquest of all time. good luck cant wait to see it finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEPORE Posted January 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 got the engine and trans today... http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/blepore1/89%20Conquest%20TSI/th_HPIM2962.jpg http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/blepore1/89%20Conquest%20TSI/th_HPIM2963.jpg http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/blepore1/89%20Conquest%20TSI/th_HPIM2958-1.jpg http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/blepore1/89%20Conquest%20TSI/th_HPIM2959.jpg http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/blepore1/89%20Conquest%20TSI/th_HPIM2960.jpg http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/blepore1/89%20Conquest%20TSI/th_HPIM2964.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarquestRescue Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 (edited) Neat, if you lose interest i want to be next in line to take a crack at it. Good luck, i want to see it run at one of the summer meets. Edited January 24, 2009 by StarquestRescue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthconquest Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 this is sweet i always wanted to put a cyclone engine in my 510 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEPORE Posted January 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 trans.... http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/blepore1/89%20Conquest%20TSI/th_HPIM2961.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEPORE Posted January 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 pulled the motor today.... http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/blepore1/th_HPIM2968.jpg http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/blepore1/th_HPIM2969.jpg http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/blepore1/th_HPIM2970.jpg http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/blepore1/th_HPIM2971.jpg http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/blepore1/th_HPIM2972.jpg http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/blepore1/th_HPIM2973.jpg http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/blepore1/th_HPIM2975.jpg http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/blepore1/th_HPIM2978.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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