I have an 02 silverado with a 4.8 and i want to do a swap with either a 5.3, ls1, or 6.0. Which swap will be cheaper and prove the best and which swap is easiest. What all would i need, and info would be great
I have an 02 silverado with a 4.8 and i want to do a swap with either a 5.3, ls1, or 6.0. Which swap will be cheaper and prove the best and which swap is easiest. What all would i need, and info would be great
Every swap is equally easy. Pull one motor out, stick the next one in. As for expense, look at spending the most for an LS1, then the 6.0, then the 5.3 would be cheapest. The 5.7 is more expensive that the 6.0 mainly because of the aluminum block.
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I like the idea of a 6.0 but i thought it would be most expensive, im new to the chevy world, what all would i be looking at to do a swap- like transmission, pcm, harness, etc?
The 60e in your truck will mate up, but will not last long unless it has been beefed up quite a bit. As far as the harness, the 6.0 harness probably has plugs for an 80e trans. Harnesses will need a corresponding PCM from the same general year. The connectors changed from year to year.
1969 Chevy RCLB C10 350/TH400 SOLD
2007 Chevy RCSB 4.8 4x4 LS SOLD
2008 Chevy RCSB 5.3 4x4 LT SOLD
2010 Chevy CCSB 6.2 4x4 LT SOLD
2005 GMC CCLB DRW 6.6 Duramax 4x4 191,000 and counting
2013 FORD CCSB F350 6.7 Powerstroke 4x4
so all i need is the 6.0, 80e transmission, pcm and harness, correct?
since you already have a 4.8, you don't need a new computer - just get yours retuned. harness will be the same. you can swap in a 4L80, but that's another ordeal in itself. check the trans swap threads for that. now if you're gonna do a 6.0/80e swap, you may as well just get the harness with it just to keep from having to do any electrical work
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it will be better to have a 6.0 of course, but the low mileage 5.3's are more readily available...for cheaper...
you could do a low mileage 5.3, add cam and headers for about what a low mileage 6.0 would cost...just food for thought.
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i appreciate all of you guys input and knowledge, lol but what is a corvette servo?
The purpose of the vette servo mod is to allow the transmission to shift more quickly and efficiently from first to second gear. From the factory, the truck 4L60e's have a smaller servo. The servo is used to apply the 2-4 band in the transmission. Upgrading to the vette servo gives the trans more "holding" power and thus yields a quicker/firmer shift. Adding a vette servo has also seemed to cause some folks 1-2 slipping to cease.
1969 Chevy RCLB C10 350/TH400 SOLD
2007 Chevy RCSB 4.8 4x4 LS SOLD
2008 Chevy RCSB 5.3 4x4 LT SOLD
2010 Chevy CCSB 6.2 4x4 LT SOLD
2005 GMC CCLB DRW 6.6 Duramax 4x4 191,000 and counting
2013 FORD CCSB F350 6.7 Powerstroke 4x4
Vette servo also helps the 2-3 shift...
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