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Just Bought a 93 Crew Cab Dually for a project. Got a few questions as to problems i may run into. The truck started out as a diesel and had a 454 swapped in several years ago. Will this cause any problems for my swap? I plan on putting a 6.0 in it but if i cant come up with one for a decent price how well is a 5.3 going to be in a truck this size? What mounts am i going to need going from the big block to lsx also? Thanks for any help
Post pics douche, boosted 5.3 would prolly do ok man.
Will get pics up in a few days. It had a welding bed on it so im going to be looking for a bed. The body is pretty good shape with minimal dings and scraps. interior is going to need a little more work but not horrible. Dont plan on having a race truck but dont mind going fast either. Want to have plenty of power to tow if my cummins is tied up on something else
You'd be best buying small block mounts then using the dirty dingo mounts. Also, whatever you do use the 4l80e transmission, the 5.3 won't be unusable in a crew cab dually but it won't be super fast. As far as issues you shouldn't run into anything that isn't the usual.
I use to have a 2003 3500 dually with a 6.0, it could not get out of its own way. Highway speed was no problem, but it came at the price of 8mpg.
Not to bothered with mpg's. Wont be a DD just a toy. Wouldnt mind getting the best of a few mustangs but thats later.
it will take some power to get that truck going. You would def benefit from bigger cubes or going turbo, or even both. The 80e with a transgo shift kit should hold a good amount of power. I would think about going pretty deep on the gears if your really not worried about mileage, some 4.56s would help that monster get out of the hole, and as long as you keep the 80e would not hurt cruising too much. Sounds like a cool project.
Thanks for the info. Also if any one has parts for sale that i can use for the swap let me know.
Also looking for a set of 22.5s shaved down and adapters
Sounded killer until you wrote that :(Quote:
Originally Posted by 1BadCC