I have recently had a friend call with a pair on 5.3 ls based truck engines at his shop he just pulled from avalanche trucks.
He will give me the engines:thumbup:, and are complete with harness accesories and all. Truck were rear end totaled,trans are gone already
Anyone have a list with cost for parts needed for a swap ?
How much power is attainable with no adders?
The fuel tank/fuel pump is the greatest expense. Depending on if you choose to go with an in tank pump ($900.00 and up) or an exterior pump($250.00) Then you get to decide whether you want to modify your harness, pay someone to do it, or buy new.
I will make a stainless tank, and was looking at the weld in setup that a member has just made for first gens,and make it work.
Wiring looks pretty straight foward, and should not be a problem for me to do.
Thanks for the links! I would get ls mount kit I think, trying get a ball park figure for cost of what is needed. 1k ,2k?
List I can think of:
Engine mounts
Oil pan kit
Intake? Will the truck fit?
AL Radiator
Headers
ECM reprogram
Retro pump kit
Tank (sheetmetal)
Am I missing something?
Well went and looked at the engines, the oil on the dip sticks look like muddy glitter and high mileage from what I gather looking at them. Like always, sounded to good to be ,well ya know, good. I think I'm gonna pass on them. don't want 2 big door stops.
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