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I always wanted a 90's Dodge Caravan. I hate the early 90's design, though, compared to the later models IMO. I avoid most any minivan though, due to engine bay space/maintenance issues. I don't have any kids though, but a stripped down minivan would make an awesome road trip vehicle, while getting ...

I like what they did to the throttle shaft. Seems like a bit of overkill on the size though. Oh crap that kit costs way too much. You could almost get a rebuilt 2.3 Quad for that. Well almost.... LOL Koots, I bet that 2.0 would keep up with my Eco right now. Those engines are nothing without boost....

I think the best bang for the buck would be ported heads, stage 2 camshaft/springs/lifters and tune. Throw in a set of 1.6 rockers, 2200 intake swap and bigger TB (even the 2.3L TB is an upgrade), injector upgrade and a full exhaust and you will have an ecotec/Q4 killer with headroom for more power....

I think this is fantastic, I bet this will turn this car into a complete monster. I think you should focus on that engine next :D I bet a 2200 intake manifold/fuel injector swap, throw on a 2.3HO throttle body, port and polish the head and grab a stage 2 cam kit from ChevyCavalierWorld (be sure to g...

This should be awesome

I've done so much daydreaming of a 3.0L, cuz even with stock engine components, an aluminum LS2 makes 400HP and weighs around 440-470 fully dressed. SO cut that in half and you've got 180-200HP and a 220-300lb engine. Throw in a custom cam, head porting, new valvetrain, custom headers and ported int...

I would order one of these for my Corsica: http://ls1tech.com/forums/conversions-hybrids/1643786-v12-ls1-build-5.html The post is from a guy building V12 LSX-based engines, but a few posts down he shows off the basis of his V4 version as well (made from the scraps of the V12). It would displace anyw...

Must be me, but I've seen some urine-grade heater cores in my time lol

I never noticed much of anything built up in that area of my Corsica, so I didn't really think about that as an issue...maybe I'm just lucky.

Usually gunk and crap builds up in and around the heater core, which can be flushed out. I'd try it with radiator flush and run it through, flush it out with a garden hose, then refill with new fluid. That should help any older vehicle with a less than stellar heat transfer. If it's still unsatisfac...

A leaky cylinder due to stripped spark plug could be the issue, or that spark plug hasn't been changed in years because it was stripped and it's causing the misfire/hesitation due to age and deterioration.

Any new updates on this?

Get around to using the inserts?

With an old, potentially carbon-filled engine, I like to suck clean, mineral-free water through the vacuum hose first (like you would with seafoam), which effectively steam cleans the engine and really breaks things loose. It is not a solvent though, so Seafoam works great right afterwards (half thr...

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Awesome!

It should be a wonderful beast with that swap.

3X00 donor van?

Nicey nice nice

Good work on that, I wouldn't have done it that way, but I ended up just grabbing the poly insert and installing that (:P)