8.1 swap need help ASAP

[zeake]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Jewmont3 &#064; Oct 24 2006, 03&#58;11 PM) [snapback]70928[/snapback]</div>

Yeah I noticed the water as well. The ECU is sitting outside with the engine as well.

Here is the post on ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...em=190042568939

I will call them and ask all these questions before I bid on it if I do. I want to know what happend exactly to the vehicle it came out of as well.

As for efficiency, Head and cam swap would be mandatory on any engine I buy. I think those two mods alone on this engine would be enough to satisfy me...however, with the motor already out of the truck I will do whatever else mods my wallet will allow. I read in many places this is the MOST EFFICIENT big block ever produced from any factory. Also the cleanest burning.

Does anyone know how the allison 5 speed will fit in my 95 gmc sierra ext cab 4wd?

thanks,
Mike
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You might have to lift it some. I remember seeing somewhere that a huy put one in a suburban and had to lift it to make it fit.
You are braver than I am. I would be too chicken to try it.

[Jewmont3]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(zeake &#064; Oct 24 2006, 05&#58;45 PM) [snapback]70962[/snapback]</div>

You might have to lift it some. I remember seeing somewhere that a huy put one in a suburban and had to lift it to make it fit.
You are braver than I am. I would be too chicken to try it.
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He had to lift the truck or the tranny? I will have to mod the cross member no matter what I put in. As for the speaking english. I think i have a solution to that as well. If we cannot understand each other my dad works with a french guy that goes up there every weekend and speaks fluently. He told me to call him at work. He is also going to ask the guy if he can pick it up for us if I buy it instead of shipping. If not my dad said he would take a trip to montreal with me&#33; hehe.

Im sure its going to be a pain to do but what swap isnt? Either way if I get it this cheap it will deffinately be cheaper then what the original plan was to meet my power goals. I was going to buy a cheap 4.8 or 5.3 and swap in a 402 stroker block, new heads, cam etc... Then I would still need a beefed up tranny.

I checked out the company that is selling this and they seem pretty legit. I will see what happends in the morning. Wish me luck&#33;