want 2 put a ls1, 6.0, or 8.1 in 93rado

I want to put a ls1, 6.0, or 8.1 in my 1993 silverado but I don't what kind of problems i'm going to run into. nobody I know where I live (statesboro, Ga.)has done this before. People I know tell me to go back with a carb motor or stay with a stock motor. I don't want to do that I want fuel injection and I want power around 400 to 500. The truck I have is a shortbed fleetside with a 350 and I guess a 700r4 trans. The motor and trans. are original and run decent with 245,000 miles on, it nothing internally has been replaced. I want to know the best way to go with wiring harness, what would be a good trans. to use, what modifications if any do I have to make to my truck. Any pictures:pics:, suggestions, or websites would help:help:.

thanks,
93rado

i think you can find all you need on this site...check out the stickies above, lots of good info for the swap you are thinking of, from harness, to pcm, to gm part #'s.

good luck

93rado, I've put an 02 lq4 with 4l80e and an 02/03 dash in my 91. I live in Waycross GA and you're more than welcome to take a close look at my conversion! The engine / tranny is easy! Dash, ugh well lets just say not so easy...lol.

got pics?

yes pics i wanna see that.

here's a few, still have a bit more work to do though.


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That actualy looks really good!! Was it too hard, or did you even try to change the steering collum? But still, damn good job!!!

Prolly the eaisiest would be the 6.0 lq9 w/ the 80e tranny, dont mess with the 8.1, not very many performance options with that setup.

Thanks a lot! No I didn't try to swap columns yet.

I fully agree with Max , the 6.0 4l80e is a walk in the park to install. Not sure how the 8.1 would be!

wow thats a first it does look like it was hard but looks good

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Originally Posted by Blk04

Thanks a lot! No I didn't try to swap columns yet.

I fully agree with Max , the 6.0 4l80e is a walk in the park to install. Not sure how the 8.1 would be!

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the 8.1 is a heavy motor. i was thinking about putting it into my 98 but i was told way to heavy for me. so i am doing the LQ9 6.0 with a 4L80E

6.0 swaps aren't that hard. There's motor plates for sale on ebay. get a complete 6.0 if you can, with the harness

why are more people doing the 80e over the t-56, is it more of a direct swap

Who likes shifting gears and clutching for an hour while in stop and go traffic every day? Give me an automatic any day. For the cost of a good clutch you can get an automatic rebuilt.

i do, but 80e would be cheaper and easier find

looks nice...

the truck above looks like it will be badass once you get everything done....

Little advice if you are planning on swapping carpet out: you can go to the grocery store and get some RIT DYE and dye your carpet black or tan as well as the fabric on your doors, i had it done in my camaro, and it came out badass. But then again i am a tightwad, and did not wanna pay for new carpet after i put black leather seats and headliner in...

I'm swapping a 5.3 into my '93 Silverado. Got the engine with tranny, harness, pcm, radiator, and electric fans. Got it all mounted and fires up great. Two issues I'm having though:

1) Transmission linkage seems to be a pain in the @$$. Any tips on this. I know I have to make some bends, but nothing I seem to do is getting me anywhere.

2) VSS. I need to tie in the VSS signal from the new 4L60E to the old PCM for ABS functionality. Anyone have pinouts for this?

Also, considering wiring up cruise control. Can I tie the old switch into the 5.3's PCM to make this work?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks!