Chevy & GMC Vans

ok first i am not a car guy i want to be if something brake i take it somewhere with that said i have a 2000 astro stock well, i have a intake what next i want to make this good van better and i want to do it myself but where do i start i love this van and i know there is more inside her that wants to come out any ideas thank you

I guess the first question is what do you intend to do with this van daily driver, off-roading, towing or family hauler

so far it has been doing all of that but a think i will stop the offroad thing and i do drive it everyday i want more power but not ready for the v8swap

For more low end, remove the restrictor plate on the throttle blade.

Underdrive pulleys free up some HP for the wheels.

i'm running pretty stock still. I have jet underdrive pulley which right off the bat lowered my idle.... and i also used a jet performance programmer to set 91 octan shift points and ignition, didn't seem to change much for city traffic but on the highway i felt it a little bit

thank you

The number 1 mod should be installing an auxiliary transmission cooler.. After that you can play with HP.

I know this is probably not what you want to hear but by the time you realize any significant performance gains you will have spent more than a V8 swap. It's not that hard and it doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg.

yeah... that's probably true getting more power out of these V6's is doable but a V8 swap would probably be cheaper AND more reliable our engines are pretty bullet proof stock not sure about modded tho

i was just thinkin when i am ready for the v8 i can put the v6 in my s15then i am not wasteing money on the v6 you know so there is not any little low cost thing i can do

If you are intending to fit your 2000 Astro engine into that `89 S10 in your sig, plan on having to swap over all the wiring that goes with it..... Have you ever seen how much spaghetti you can serve up on a trash can lid?

Just do a good tune-up on your 2000 4.3 using genuine AC Delco components and leave it at that. (save your money)

ok that sound good to i will just wait for the v8 swap