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boostat4500 · 04-18-2009, 01:10 AM

$500 is a pretty good deal. I wouldn't sweat the miles at all. These motors hold up very well. I just built a 6.0 for a guys rock buggy and we started with a short block that had around 80k on it. The cylinders were still in such good shape we could have used standard size pistons. Another example, I had a 98 Trans Am with 90k miles when I bought it. Put a blower on it at 9 psi, straight pump gas. I put about 10k hard miles on it in less than a year with no problems at all.
The swap is pretty easy and well worth it, GO FOR IT!!

04-18-2009, 01:10 AM	#23
boostat4500 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 346	Re: Gen III 5.3 $500 $500 is a pretty good deal. I wouldn't sweat the miles at all. These motors hold up very well. I just built a 6.0 for a guys rock buggy and we started with a short block that had around 80k on it. The cylinders were still in such good shape we could have used standard size pistons. Another example, I had a 98 Trans Am with 90k miles when I bought it. Put a blower on it at 9 psi, straight pump gas. I put about 10k hard miles on it in less than a year with no problems at all. The swap is pretty easy and well worth it, GO FOR IT!! __________________ 1971 Suburban 4x4, LQ4 6.0L, 4L80E, etc.