# Changing engines in a Chevy S-10

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-engines-in-a-chevy-s-10/17401>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 29, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-engines-in-a-chevy-s-10/17401 "2008-07-29T20:29:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![lstarett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@lstarett](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lstarett)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-engines-in-a-chevy-s-10/17401/1 "2008-07-29T20:29:17Z")

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I have a 1994 Chevy S-10 pickup. A rod is knocking badly, and I’m afraid I’ll need to put a different engine in it. It currently has a 4-cylinder engine. Is it possible to put a 6-cylinder engine in this truck?

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**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-engines-in-a-chevy-s-10/17401/2 "2008-07-30T00:06:01Z")

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You’ll likely need a new wiring harness to mate up to the new engine, but there’s people out there running big block V8s in their s-10s, so a v6 is doable.  
[![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v127/bscar/fairgrounds%20car%20show/s10front.jpg) ](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v127/bscar/fairgrounds%20car%20show/s10front.jpg)  
[![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v127/bscar/fairgrounds%20car%20show/s10engine.jpg) ](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v127/bscar/fairgrounds%20car%20show/s10engine.jpg)  
[![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v127/bscar/fairgrounds%20car%20show/s10rear.jpg) ](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v127/bscar/fairgrounds%20car%20show/s10rear.jpg)