Fort Riley KS, Coming home in about a Month for R&R and for good close to first of the year. Its my everyday driver. The 4.3 is getting about 15 mpg and 17 highway. I have done cosmetic and now its time to give the truck some balls. I want a strong motor 250 to 300 horses. and try to maintain 15 to 20 mpg.
three quick questions:Originally Posted by sgtgat
1. married/kids?
2. debt paid off?
3. allocated funds?
after that, we know what were working with. i know you come back with a lot of cash in th bank, but you can burn threw that chit real wuick like.
everything is taken care of plus re-enlistment is nice but budget is 4 grand and plenty of time just looking for the right combination and buying parts slowly just want to make sure I have everything I need before i start don't want the truck down for to long. Oh by the way you should see balad now that place looks like hollywood its crazy plus the civilian at the pool WOW. Come a long way
Story first:
when i rolled into Balad the dust was still settling from out "sisters" in the Air Force and i swear i was probably the 4th-5th HMMWV to roll in there. i've heard it's not too bad of a gig now.
Advice:
Get a low mileage 5.3 with a mild cam, good intake and exhaust. your 5 speed should work fine behind it as long as you beef up the clutch. you could always wait for a good deal on a LS1/6 speed combo and have everything done for under 4g's. are you going to do a lot of research and do it yourself at the hobby shop or going to have someone do the swap for you?
I plan on taking leave and I get like 30 days and hopefully I will have everything. I work for a maintenance company so mechs are easy to come by but this kind of work is out of the norm so a lot of research and time to prepare is key. LS1 and 6 speed is my best bet huh. How hard is that swap and has anyone done it already, looking for some experience on this on don't know what to expect.
i'll do some searching for threads and send them to you in a PM. like i said lot's of researching/reading and we'll do our best to answer your other questions. off the top of my head, check for some of Ducky's and Onyx Silverado's threads. another good site is PerformanceTrucks.net Forums - Powered by vBulletin
**sorry if i sounded like a dick in the first response. i thought you were another douche from the middle east that lives off of oil money and probably tried to blow me up or shoot me a couple times
don't worry bout it bro hey thanks for any help and look forward to hearing from you
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