the swap from a 2001 4.3L V6 to a 2001 5.7 LS1 in a reg cab silverado is underway! :head: Wicked Speed Motorsports, www.wickedspeed.com , is doing the change..


As you can see, the V6 has been pulled. Since the pic, the bay has been cleaned out alot more and is ready for the ls1 to be stabbed. The LS! is going in with full car acessories, instead of the truck accessories, to retain the look of the engine as well.

 

good deal for us V6 guys someone finally stepping up and doing a swap on a newer truck. Tell me how it goes because ive beeb very interested in this one.

 

i'll send the link to this thread to Sky with wicked speed...he'll be able to answer any questions better then i can

 

WHOOO HOOO! I got one of those! Your gonna love your reg cab after the swap! Man I can only imagine what mine would have felt like in a RC! Are you gonna run stock vlavetrain or what?

 

You will love it man....

 

Damn those pics are big! looks like it should be a hard running truck when you are done!

 

What are you gonna do as far as the throttle body?

 

Congrats! You'll be very happy with the results. Anything getting done to the engine before you drop it in, or is it going to stay stock? If you have any extra cash, I'd at least throw a cam and some valvesprings in the mix.

 

right now, it's going in basically stock...just exhaust, headers, and tune. i just want to get past the big hump of putting it in and running. As most can figure...swapping from a vortech 4.3L to a LS based 5.7 is not a straight swap job.

 

not sure what you mean there.