5.3 carb swap

[nekkidhillbilly]

Originally Posted by 84Chev

Since the 5.3 never came with a manual tranny could I use a flywheel out of a 4.8 or 6.0 and I thought about using the newer five speed but I'd like to convert the 5.3 to carbed and don't want to mess with a lot of wiring with the newer transmission so I'd like to keep the old four speed.

actually in 99 the 5.3 5 speed was an option. it was dropped in 00. there is no wiring to manual trans other than maybe the speed sensor. its the same nv3500 used since the 80s.