Need advice on swap
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Need advice on swap im new to this website and just recentley bought an 01 silverado 1/2 ton with a 4.8 just put a new 6 inch suspension lift in and all new front end parts the trucks coming together good but id like a little more *** in the motor so i was thinking a 5.3 swap or 6.0 so my question is if i have the motor built how much trouble and what kind of problems am i going to have installing it? and will i have to swap out wirig harneses? any advice or infomation will help thanks
boost it , sc ,turbo , nitrous , etc..
4.8's with short stroke ,long rod , small piston love boost hot rod just did 1200 hp stock short block with one , theres a guy on here with a datsun 240z running 8's on one.
also seen some cam/headers/intake trucks make good power on the 4.8
of course cubes are great too !
4.8's with short stroke ,long rod , small piston love boost hot rod just did 1200 hp stock short block with one , theres a guy on here with a datsun 240z running 8's on one.
also seen some cam/headers/intake trucks make good power on the 4.8
of course cubes are great too !
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Well I have a 6.0 lined up to buy also another question is will my wiring harness work ? An motor mounts exc I just need a rough draft on what I will need as far as parts and what I'll need to fab
the 4.8 and 6.0 share external engine dimensions so mounts should be the same , I dont know the answer to your harness butif itsnot identical I bet it needs very little to work . search the post titles in the conversion section and you can find someone that has done exactly what you propose to do and you can see how they accomplished it would be my best advice. 4.8 to 6.0 swap is what I would searchin that section.
I say boost it. The 6.0 will get shitty fuel mileage I know first hand. Or buy the 6.0 and boost the 4.8 also. Then maybe swap in the 6.0 with boost or even a 5.3 with boost.
