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Re: Gen III 5.3 $500
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Originally Posted by Shon
What other motor are you going to put in the truck for $500 to get the HP/TQ and fuel economy of the 5.3 or LS based engine? Granted there are some additional items needed, like a fuel pump, some fuel lines, motor mounts and the PCM tuned but overall the package is great. You can fab up your own motor mounts, fuel pump is like $100, the lines are what they cost, and the PCM tuning can be had for $250ish if you look around (hello!).
I have run the numbers, for me to get the power out of the SBC 350 I got will cost me nearly $2k and I have not even got to the trans (A4 for MPGs).
We buy the 5.3s for $600-$800 COMPLETE depending on mileage and put them in Rock Crawling jeeps and beat the piss out of them, and they are golden. Better than any other motor swap we have tried (TPI350, Ford 5.0, GM 4.3L, Jeep 4.0).
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why did i get quoted, im doing a 5.3/4l60e swap on my truck right now. complete engine, harness, pcm, and rebuilt trans $700. im not saying i didnt fall into some awesome deals. im just saying id pass on that particular motor unless youre in a bind.
what you save on the inital buy you can spend on $wap header$, cam, and tune.... tires!
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67, swb, fleet, tach, throttle, 5.3, 4l60e, 3.73's, fuel cell, 5 lug, p.d.b., 4-6 drop. great little truck
66, stevens drag/ski 18' silouette, 350, 2.02 doublehump heads. comp extreme marine 278 cam, vette 7 fin valve covers, old polished edelbrock intake, velvetdrive, casale v-drive, adj cavitation plate.
28, model a rpu project,
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