Reply With QuoteYou say you're gonna take out a 5.7 gas a put in a 6.2 of all things? The 6.5 is bad enough but the 6.2 is much worse and has no turbo. Please don't....or edit the post.
I'm planning on swapping my 5.7 gas for a 6.2 diesel. My truck is an 89 and the engine came from an 88 or 89. The engines came stock in these trucks so I would imagine it won't be too horrid. What I'm trying to figure out is what exactly I will need to make it work. What I have so far is the complete engine and a working tranny (same as mine)as well as the wiring harness. I know I'll need to convert my brake booster to a hydrobooster, get a larger radiator, front springs, Fuel pump, and get a glo plug indicator. I feel like it can't be that easy, lol. If anyone knows of other things ill need please let me know. Thanks.
And by the way, selling my truck and buying a diesel is not an option.
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You say you're gonna take out a 5.7 gas a put in a 6.2 of all things? The 6.5 is bad enough but the 6.2 is much worse and has no turbo. Please don't....or edit the post.
Ahh i see i forgot to mention that i want to slap a turbo on it later on down the road. My 5.7 is kinda beat, could use a new water pump, throttle body, a few pulleys and im sure im forgetting something.Originally Posted by GasGuzzler
Is the 6.2 really that bad? You really think i would be better off keeping the 5.7 and fixing the problems?
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Don't do it! You would be better off with the 5.7 the that old diesel motor. If you want a diesel motor get a duramax.
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Swap an Ls motor in there and dont look back.
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Alright, looks like alot of people are straying me away from this. Thanks guys!
Only reason i was considering the 6.2 was because thats what was available to me (for free at least).
98 Camaro Z28 all blacked out
89 Silvarado 1500 4x4 soon to be all black out
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If you are wanting a diesel go with a cummins 4bt or the isuzu 4bdt. I did the diesel swap with my truck for a little while with the isuzu motor and an adapter from isuzudieselswapper.com. It was fun and different but all the weight over the front of the truck made it handle different. I also like the power of a v8 more for a "fun" truck than the diesel. So I sold it all and have been using the money to put into my v8 build.
When was the last time anyone saw a 6.2 that ran? In 1987 it was a popular swap to change one to a 350. A high school buddy of mine and his dad put a TPI in place of theirs in the Suburban and just think about how bad a TPI is by today's standards.
The 6.2s and 6.5s are the reason the term "diseasel" was coined.
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i actually have a 89 1500 4wd with a 6.5 non turbo. was a 6.2. i use it as a tow truck and work truck. as soon as the motor takes a sh........ im going to do ls swap. dont use the 6.2 if u must have a diesel go with something diffrent like a 12v cummins or a 4bt cummins. u can make more power with the 4bt than u ever could with the 6.2.
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