1991 isuzu pickup swap

LittleRedZ · 10-28-2009, 01:22 PM

trying to find out if anyone has done a lsx swap in one of these trucks and if so let me get some info

i just bought a short bed 91 5speed and 2.3l with 65000 miles for 300 dollars from my friend and want to do an lsx swap i have been trying to look around and havent found anything..

98 z28 mullins · 10-28-2009, 01:27 PM

this will have to be all custom stuff

WeeWolf · 10-28-2009, 01:30 PM

I've seen guys put small blocks back in the day but your gonna have to fab mounts.

dogger · 10-28-2009, 07:17 PM

I though the isuzu was the same as the s10. Or was that just the later ones?

IFRYRCE · 10-28-2009, 09:20 PM

AFAIK Isuzu pickup = S10, get a S10 kit. Wiring will, of course, be different since it uses an Isuzu motor, but wiring an LS motor to run is really cake.

WeeWolf · 10-28-2009, 09:40 PM

Are you guys sure on the older Izuzu, I've had both the s-10 and Izuzu and the frames looked slightly different, might be a good start though maybe they would work fine.

Skip Intro · 10-28-2009, 10:08 PM

I'm halfway sure the 91 Isuzu isn't the same as the s-10, but some googling would definetly help you there.

TAtoad · 10-28-2009, 10:16 PM

back then Isuzu was associated with Honda SUVs. It wasn't until the late 90s they came joined up with GM, right?

Sluggish · 10-28-2009, 10:23 PM

My friends dad had bought a early 90s Nissan or Isuzu with a plain 350 in it and it hauled ass. Those little trucks weight like 2700lbs. Should be a cool build.

LittleRedZ · 10-29-2009, 09:21 AM

yea the s10 is a little different havent really found any info yet

still building the motor though

AronZ28 · 10-29-2009, 09:33 AM

From Wikipedia:

"In North America, the Isuzu TF appeared in 1987 as simply the "Pickup", replacing the Japanese-made P'up (KB-Z). Isuzu continued on with the TF until 1996 when it was finally replaced with the Hombre (badged-engineered S-10) in 1996. The only engines available were the 2.3L 4ZD1, and the 2.6L 4ZE1 on four-wheel drive models."

I'd look around and see if anybody has done a swap into an Izusu Amigo/Rodeo. They use similar underpinnings as your truck.

LittleRedZ · 10-29-2009, 10:03 AM

its a 1991 isuzu pick up 2wd 2.3l short bed 5speed truck with front torsion bars

i was doing some measuring and the tunnel and engine bay seem to have enough room to fit an ls1-2 w/ a t-56 rear end still thinking of what to use ?

making motor mounts fit right i think is going to be the hardest part of this swap