[nekkidhillbilly]

Originally Posted by K5owner

If for 3K you plan on just using your old trans and just using a modded flexplate and spacer, doing your own driveshaft modifications in terms of making it shorter or longer depending on the app, fabbing your own motor mounts, using a 99-02 LS engine(no drive by wire), which allows you to use your old pedal assembly, doing your own harness cutting, buying a 80-100K used engine, fabricating your own exhaust setup, making your own fuel sytem upgrades in terms of pump, lines and fittings and knowing how to do your own PCM tuning then yup you can get it done. If not then you are going to need a few grand more to get it done. Sure you can carb a LS, it has been done many times before but you really lose what I think is the main feature the LS brings to the table in terms of reliability and driveability by ditching the fuel injection. Unless you are a fabricator, and have tuning knowledge and a complete donor vehicle at your disposal you are really are at the mercy of the aftermarket in terms of a successful LS swap and that drives the cost up.

why would i do any of that. the 4l60e will fit in place of a 700r4. i can get a whole wrecked truck for under 3k. the hanress if i want i cut stuff out. wiring diagram if you dont know what to remove. i dont even have too do that. other than changing the collectors the stock exhaust will bolt up about 50 bucks to do. pcm tuning you can bypass vats without tuning or pcm4less does it for 250 bucks. efi pumps and the tank or tank mods and the motor mounts are the biggest hurdels and you will need new. as for dbw get the pedal out of the wrecked truck. 5k you could swap a duramax. you can also make your own motor mounts but you get the adapter plates for 50 bucks so idk if its cost effictive. might save 20 bucks.