i have an late model s10, and im wanting to do a motor swap, and i cant decide what motor to go with, 5.3 or a 6.0?

i want something that makes about 400-450hp but i can still drive it daily, recently i have been leaning towards a 6.0 block stroked to a 408...or maybe a s/c 5.3...i dunno what do yall think.....

 

Of those two choices, I would go with the 6.0

But if you could find an LS2 or even LS1, it might make a better fit.

 

LS1 with a small turbo=great gas mileage and 500rwhp thats what I plan on doing after I through with my Z71. RSCB S-10 with an LS1 with forged pistons and ~37mm turbo built 65e with a 2500 stall and fat tires under the back 20+ mpg and hand it to anything on the road pretty much.

 

All the money your willing to spend you might as well put it in a SBRC 99+

 

no...

 

yea i thought about doing somethin like this as well...

 

do a 6.0, that'd be bad..oh and put a T-56 in it

 

That would be fun. Till it rained.

Id do the 6.0 too, its the same trouble as the 5.3. Start with as mutch displacement as you can.

 

I wanted to put a 5.3 and a T56 in my 99 Sonoma when I had it.

 

My point was there are guys that talk about doing transplants and there are guys that do,do engine convertions.