Help

[2k5Squirrel]

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?