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Old 01-16-2011, 10:25 PM
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im thinkin bout swappin out the 5.3 to a 6.0. If anyone has done this could you help me out. And also what mods to do to the engine while ive got it out. Im wantin 400+. -99 silverado/5.3/Hypertech power programmer/k&n 77 series/heddman shorties/poweraid throttle body spacer
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Pull out the 5.3 drop in the 6.0 done. Everything from the 5.3 is a direct bolt on. Do headers etc if you want. Get a custom tune done and put the hypertech programmer in the trashcan.

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Originally Posted by 01WS6/tamu
Pull out the 5.3 drop in the 6.0 done. Everything from the 5.3 is a direct bolt on. Do headers etc if you want. Get a custom tune done and put the hypertech programmer in the trashcan.

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what bout head work or anything?
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6.0 swap, a Radix, and a tune will get you over 400 RWHP for 4K or less if you go used and look for good deals.
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get a nice (not to big)cam and some ported heads.. with some headers, WITH A GOOD TUNE and it should be somewhere close to 400 at the wheels..

i put down 364/374 with a cam only 6.0 LQ4...
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cam, headers, some ported heads, and full bolt on u will smile ear to ear
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Heads or work stock heads, cam, headers, 150 shot, rod & main bolts, Radix & fly like the wind
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Originally Posted by 01WS6/tamu
Pull out the 5.3 drop in the 6.0 done. Everything from the 5.3 is a direct bolt on. Do headers etc if you want. Get a custom tune done and put the hypertech programmer in the trashcan.

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This is truth. I just did mine over the weekend.
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Engine swaps are not hard, I just finished my 4th one in 5 months
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Engine swaps are not hard, I just finished my 4th one in 5 months
Damn ballah!!! Its a lot easier to do than most think. Its just a paint in the tail when you have to have it done start to finish and running again in 2 days.
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