A buddy had an S10 with a V8 when I was in the Navy. It was crazy fast. We were in Pascagoula and he bought from a guy in Louisiana, that guy did the transplant. It wasn't pretty, probably did the swap in their backyard, but the angry noises it made gave us many smiles.
We probably were closer to death than we ever realized.
Done properly and complete, a V8 swap would be really nice.
Then there's this, as mentioned earlier in this thread...yum
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1991-gmc-syclone-79/
$75k with 7 hours left.