89 K1500 ls swap?

[myzterray]

yours had a 4l60e stock, mines a 700r4 any change in brackets? not bad price though, saying roughly 3-4k? parts and stuff, will be installed by me so no labor fees or any of that.

yea i have a 96 tahoe. mine was the older 4l60e so it did require some modification in order to work. not too sure about the 700r4 and how it would hook up but im pretty sure someone on here has done it and can help. you could probably do this swap with the bare minimal for less than 2k. i did alot of extras, long tubes, re did carpet, cleaned up engine bay, etc. and you will save a boat load of money doing the labor yourself. ive seen ads on craigslist where people charge 1500 to 2500 for labor for this swap.

[Chevrolac89]

You my friend are GREAT help haha. Im thinking about while its down get it repainted, sandblast the frame, etc. like carpet seats and you name it. I will have about 5 as a limit. Are you going with the truck intake or ls6 or what?

[myzterray]

You my friend are GREAT help haha. Im thinking about while its down get it repainted, sandblast the frame, etc. like carpet seats and you name it. I will have about 5 as a limit. Are you going with the truck intake or ls6 or what?

yea no prob man. i know how u feel with all the veiws and no one was responding lol. just give it time and someone will usually chime in. if i had the space i would have took the body off the frame and redid the frame and everything. right now im keeping the truck pretty much stock. this is my first ls motor so i want to start from the base then see how much of a difference each mod will make. so far im just running the long tubes and a tune. i have my efans but im not going to put them on just yet. future mods will be cam, under drive pulleys, maybe a ls6 intake and probably some head work. ill probably pick up a pair of used heads and get them done. that way i dont lose any major downtime. eventually ill try to find a 80e trans. 5k is a great budget especially if ur mechanically inclined. you could pretty much have you a brand new truck. good luck bud! keep your thread updated as you go along.