Ls swap into 1998 4.3 5spd 1500

[kewljay223]

yeah I agree. you could get away with a swap for around 2k give or take. but this is assuming you have the time to shop for the deals AND you go with the bare minimum of parts and accessories. also assuming you do at least 90% of the work yourself I.e. harness integration and any fabrication needed.

I wish I could give u a price for mine but I spent way more than 2k because i was in a time crunch so I couldn't wait for deals. plus I was doing a cali legal swap so I needed all the smog stuff(new too), Dbw, cai, opted for braided lines, upgraded to bigger injectors, bigger trans cooler, oil cooler, rebuilt trans, dual fuel pumps.... etc etc... I hadn't planned on all that but once your in there doing it, you will tell yourself "well might as well upgrade now while I'm doing it".... THAT IS WHAT THROWS THE WORD "BUDGET" RIGHT OUT THE WINDOW!!! lol.

this stuff is addicting. it will take some will power to hold back the urge to upgrade if your trying to stick to a budget. you have been warned!!

oh and don't forget screw ups.... that cost money too. and it will happen!!

[Mickeymotormount]

My grand total was just under $1000. The radiator I used was for the donor truck, a '99 Silverado 2500. It fit, but I needed the top brackets to hold the radiator as it was wider than my original radiator. I found them at the local junkyard in a diesel Suburban. The radiator I purchased also did not have the filler cap. So I also grabbed the pressurized coolant tank from the Suburban which allowed filling of the radiator and maintaining pressure.