aurichbb7

I really want a 6.2 for my for my race car to replace the iron 5.3 currently it for obvious reasons. I cant find a decent price on one and wife doesn't need all that power in her truck so I going to nab hers and replace it with a 5.3 or 6.0. Im looking for some help on what version/year of 5.3/6.0 would make the easiest/cheapest swap. ready go

before you suggest I put the current 5.3 from my car in the truck, it is a built up motor that wouldn't be a fit for her or the truck.

truck is a 09 yukon denali

thanks

Matthan

perhaps checking with a local dealership to buy a core would be the way to go. 5.3 cores are expensive at $2500, but I've seen 6.2, 6.0l and 4.8, with cores as low as $600 for a long block. if your gonna be building it for a race car, you can't beat that price.

gregrob

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That is beyond retarded

62nalide

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What are your goals?
A 5.3L in your race car can go a long ways

aurichbb7

Denali has a 190,000 on it and is tired and eats oil. 5.3 in car is a great motor but Iron block, dropping 80lbs of the front end of the car would be great plus it would be easy to get a bunch more power out of the 6.2. Car is a scca autox/time attack car. My current weight allows me more liters of engine and I would like to take advantage of it. Car is a 92 BMW 325is

Vmack

Man that is crazy talk, around my way a running 5.3 is 500 or up

Matthan

no need to down anyone for their desire to do something different, just because it isn't what you would do.

I'm certain you can get a junkyard engine with no core charge for $500. there is a salvage yard around here that charges $189 for any v8 engine with no core charge, however beating everyone to it and having to pull it yourself is a pain. or since your going to build it for racing you could buy a core. I don't designate what dealers charge for cores. GM does.

Vmack

no one is paying 2500 for a 5.3 core period. You can buy a 450 hp atk 6.0 for less then 3500 done.

Matthan

ok, your right. I'm clueless. check your core charge, even from summit. one tends to wonder, where all these good $500 5.3l engines are coming from.

http://summitracing.com/search?keyword=19209698

Vmack

sorry to the op for the hijack this dude is right a core 5.3 is $2500 so we can be done with it
Good luck with your swap

Matthan

I also work in a GM/ Isuzu dealers parts department. all I see is parts. (don't contact me for parts, I'm not here to work)