bought a syclone. what now???

[chrisscarab1988]

I picked up a syclone with 45k miles, original everything for $3800. Thing is, I think its got a bad piston. Im actually waiting on my mechanic to take a look at it. I have not even tried to turn it over yet. More than likely I am doing a full engine rebuild. Thing has been sitting for 5 years on some old guy's driveway. Any tips out there as far as what mods I can do without going crazy?

 

[93typhoon2]

3800 for a syclone with 45k miles wow you score...

 

[HouTX87]

Restore it! Syclones are rare, very quick, and worth big bucks. Nice find!

 

[Boostedpimp]

Put an ls1 in it and decent turbo

 

[oddfire6]

park it in the garage....

 

[Reggie West]

Put an ls1 in it and decent turbo

Nice.....

 

[Boostedpimp]

Nice.....

would cost less then to build up the 4.3 for same power level

 

[Street Lethal]

would cost less then to build up the 4.3 for same power level

No way, it's very easy to work the factory parts over for pennies, w/excellent results...

 

[Boostedpimp]

No way, it's very easy to work the factory parts over for pennies, w/excellent results...

Anything's possible but given the fact that there's nothing special about the block/internals except for the nodular caps it doesn't hold well with some real power put to it. Just take a poll over on syty.net and take a look at why allot have gone the lsx route after various motors and ten of thousands spent

 

[Reggie West]

Anything's possible but given the fact that there's nothing special about the block/internals except for the nodular caps it doesn't hold well with some real power put to it. Just take a poll over on syty.net and take a look at why allot have gone the lsx route after various motors and ten of thousands spent

And where have we heard this before???

 

[Boostedpimp]

And where have we heard this before???

Probably from any number of the guys that have been into these trucks for years now I guess?

 

[Detomaso71]

If you want a v8 just go buy uncle Leroy's Ol s10 down yonder and got u some big tires man

It's not a syclone or a grand national once the V6 is gone and much less valuable

 

[Kip]

If you want a v8 just go buy uncle Leroy's Ol s10 down yonder and got u some big tires man

It's not a syclone or a grand national once the V6 is gone and much less valuable

No truer words have ever been spoken.

 

[Boostedpimp]

right

 

[gobabygo]

be sure to buy a bunch of jack stands.... haha i have 4 typhoons and 1 syclone... they are like kids .. always needing money spent on them...

 

[RealFastV6]

Start here: www.powertuneplus.com

 

[QwuickTurbo6]

E85, a cheap 57-trim that works with the stock converter and the fuel system/tuning upgrades and I see a fun, fairly reliable truck to screw around in the snow with