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Re: Who has done a 4BT swap?
Today, right now, in 2017, I wouldn't swap a diesel into anything.
Gas is cheap, and diesel's are expensive. Given a choice between a Duramax and an 8.1 truck with the same miles, the dmax being cheaper, I took the 8.1, and am pleased as punch.
Back in 2006, I swapped a K5 with a 4BT. I paid 2300 for the entire stepvan, scrapped the aluminum from the body for 1,200, sold my old 350/700R4 for 600, sold the TH400 from the van for 400. That brought me down to 100 for the engine, after everything I was into the swap for around 1,000. It had 3.08's, got around 18 mpg, cruised at 75 easily.
It was not faster than a 454, it was about as fast as a healthy 350.
Now, that you have brodozers and every kid on Instagram #rollincoal with 9" stacks and crap, you can't touch a bare 4bt for less than 2k. It's way to costly to ever make sense financially.
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