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rick lester · 01-18-2009, 02:30 AM

Any paticular brand your interested in? To be honest, this will be my first forta with a v6 myself. I am currently building a 91 Chevy S-10 4.3 motor with a manual trans. Why you ask? The biggest reason is I have it and its in the classification guide. Maybe not the best choice but with the people that I have talked to from here have been a HUGE help with all kinds of tidbits and guidance to keep me still interested in this combo. Not one person has talked me out of building it, even when I think I am way over my head. Believe me when I say this, it is no cheaper to build a v6 than a v8, at least with my combo. Still got to have a bulletproof 12 bolt under mine since I'm running a manual trans, so same price there as a v8 motor combo. Still got to have a reliable trans even with at the most 275 hp, 3.19 first gear aluminum case t-10 will work great with my combo but I will be upgrading to a jerico next year so still the same cost as a v8 combo. Some engine parts will be cheaper, maybe some machine work will be cheaper, but in the long run a v8, IN MY OPINION ONLY, would be a more econiminal way to go. Now don't read this as a discouragment in any way, just throwing out some plain facts that I have gathered since I have taken on this project. Hell some pieces are more expensive for my combo than a v8. For example, if I remember correctly, headers; 1 1/2 hedmans are under 200 but there 1 5/8 are over 400. If I was building a v8 car, almost everybody has an used set laying around that they will sell cheap. Now with that beening said, yes I am still building my S-10 for many reasons, one is as I mentioned earlier, two; I love the challenge. This is a t.b.i. system and I have heared of a few in the past using this system so I know it will work, but its still a big challenge to get it to run a second or more under the index (typing that last part with my fingers crossed). Third; other than bracket racing or the .90 classes, how often do you see a first gen. S-10? I know you didn't ask for my two cents but here it is anyway; race what YOU want to race. Do not in any way let anybody tell you not to do it your way. If you decide on a 4000+ pound barge with a straight 6, v6, or even a 4 banger, then do it. IN MY OPINION ONLY, the best part of owing a race car is building it yourself. Now I will get off my soapbox "cause I'm afraid of heights and I'm starting to get sick. lol . STOCKERS RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rick.

01-18-2009, 02:30 AM	#3
rick lester Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Littlestown PA Posts: 163 Likes: 9 Liked 4 Times in 1 Post	Re: Who all races with a V6? Any paticular brand your interested in? To be honest, this will be my first forta with a v6 myself. I am currently building a 91 Chevy S-10 4.3 motor with a manual trans. Why you ask? The biggest reason is I have it and its in the classification guide. Maybe not the best choice but with the people that I have talked to from here have been a HUGE help with all kinds of tidbits and guidance to keep me still interested in this combo. Not one person has talked me out of building it, even when I think I am way over my head. Believe me when I say this, it is no cheaper to build a v6 than a v8, at least with my combo. Still got to have a bulletproof 12 bolt under mine since I'm running a manual trans, so same price there as a v8 motor combo. Still got to have a reliable trans even with at the most 275 hp, 3.19 first gear aluminum case t-10 will work great with my combo but I will be upgrading to a jerico next year so still the same cost as a v8 combo. Some engine parts will be cheaper, maybe some machine work will be cheaper, but in the long run a v8, IN MY OPINION ONLY, would be a more econiminal way to go. Now don't read this as a discouragment in any way, just throwing out some plain facts that I have gathered since I have taken on this project. Hell some pieces are more expensive for my combo than a v8. For example, if I remember correctly, headers; 1 1/2 hedmans are under 200 but there 1 5/8 are over 400. If I was building a v8 car, almost everybody has an used set laying around that they will sell cheap. Now with that beening said, yes I am still building my S-10 for many reasons, one is as I mentioned earlier, two; I love the challenge. This is a t.b.i. system and I have heared of a few in the past using this system so I know it will work, but its still a big challenge to get it to run a second or more under the index (typing that last part with my fingers crossed). Third; other than bracket racing or the .90 classes, how often do you see a first gen. S-10? I know you didn't ask for my two cents but here it is anyway; race what YOU want to race. Do not in any way let anybody tell you not to do it your way. If you decide on a 4000+ pound barge with a straight 6, v6, or even a 4 banger, then do it. IN MY OPINION ONLY, the best part of owing a race car is building it yourself. Now I will get off my soapbox "cause I'm afraid of heights and I'm starting to get sick. lol . STOCKERS RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rick.