2001 Chevy Silverado Ext. Cab 5.3L build
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2001 Chevy Silverado Ext. Cab 5.3L build
This is my first build all information and advice will be appreciated. I'm starting from scratch on this build the only done to this truck is dual exhaust so far that's how I bought it.
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Budget is $600 to $800 a month.
Goals as of now is to just get it where I can keep up with I guess some stock muscle cars.
What parts I buy I want most to be interchangeable to a 6.0
Cause eventually when I find a nice price low mile one I'm gonna buy one
Primary use, I work offshore so I only drive it about a week a month
when I'm home around town, but I have to drive about 400 miles round trip to work once a month
Goals as of now is to just get it where I can keep up with I guess some stock muscle cars.
What parts I buy I want most to be interchangeable to a 6.0
Cause eventually when I find a nice price low mile one I'm gonna buy one
Primary use, I work offshore so I only drive it about a week a month
when I'm home around town, but I have to drive about 400 miles round trip to work once a month
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I'd wait and find a 6.0 first and go from there... Pretty much everything will transfer over but you will want a bigger cam once you go 6.0. Build the 6.0 on a stand and throw it in.
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Yea I was thinking that but I just want to do a little to the 5.3 first just to get the feel and have a little speed but I'm just gonna do bolt ons. No internals yet. After I get a 6.0 I'm puttin this 5.3
In my little brothers truck cause his has over 300k miles on it and I'm gonna sell his motor to get a little extra cash.
In my little brothers truck cause his has over 300k miles on it and I'm gonna sell his motor to get a little extra cash.
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In that case long tubes they will go right on the 6.0. And a tune to go with that... Cold air intake and a stall converter... A bone stock truck will even bennifit from a higher stalling converter
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Budget is $600 to $800 a month.
Goals as of now is to just get it where I can keep up with I guess some stock muscle cars.
What parts I buy I want most to be interchangeable to a 6.0
Cause eventually when I find a nice price low mile one I'm gonna buy one
Primary use, I work offshore so I only drive it about a week a month
when I'm home around town, but I have to drive about 400 miles round trip to work once a month
Goals as of now is to just get it where I can keep up with I guess some stock muscle cars.
What parts I buy I want most to be interchangeable to a 6.0
Cause eventually when I find a nice price low mile one I'm gonna buy one
Primary use, I work offshore so I only drive it about a week a month
when I'm home around town, but I have to drive about 400 miles round trip to work once a month
Starting with headers and stall is a good idea, then build up a 6.0 stroker with good heads and swap it over later.
Good luck, keep us posted.
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