This is acutaly a real good idea that I will try myself some day. You could get a wrecked doner from a junk yard and swap over. Im not sure of what you use but you may be able to just put your truck onto the doner fram and all. Not sure but sound like a good idea. 270 HP I6 would work well for a DD.

Here is a pic of one in a old camaro.

http://image.carcraft.com/f/32046902+w750+st0/ccrp-1108-01+turbocharged-vortec-inline-six.jpg


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