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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 05:13 PM
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I have a 98 s10. i am looking into how much of a pain it would be to put a 6.0 or a 5.3 in it with a 4l60e. Any info would be awsome.... thank you in advance. heres a pick of the truck in question. not bad for 600 bucks



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S10's are pretty easy. That is a pretty good score too. Get a 6.0 if you can. Should be fun.

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its going to be a daily driver because i already have a 1/4 mile/ street toy
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The first S10 I had was an extended cab, with the same paint scheme. I had a 5/6 drop on it, and loved it. I wanted to put a V8 in it, but got my silver one instead.
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well i think i located the harness and the ECM from an 02 Silverado.... we will see next weekend if it is damaged
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carshop inc and current performance wiring can make the swap really painless.
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We sure can.....!
Here is a link with some info on our swap
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ght=ls1+blazer
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very good deal on the truck i would not use a 4l60e spend a couple hundred more dollars and get an 4l80e
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