jay-rad91

ok i have been looking for performance parts for my truck for a year now and cannot find anything! can ya'll tell me anything and everything i could do to this engine to get more power from it without swapping the engine? thanks for the help guys

v8

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ebay is your friend.

sonoma43

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exhaust, tune, cam, stall, worked heads....the list goes on and on
supercharger, turbo whatever it's all available
best bet is just to put a 6.0 in though, you wont be seeing big enough gains with that 4.3 to make it worth while if your expecting a 12 sec. V6

jay-rad91

well i know i can do that, but i need to know where i can find that stuff and who makes it. or maybe a good deal on a 6.0 and tranny combo. btw, ive looked on ebay and have seen engine pullouts from 5.7 and 6.0 GTO's. they are full deal have everything like computer ect. ect. would that just bolt right in to my truck?

Revolutionary

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All you have to do if you get a full engine with a harness try and score one from a close year to yours so as much of the harness and pcm will work. Then get the right motor mounts for it. The 4.3 mounts are offset from the 6.0 mounts so be sure you take care of that then besides that.. it's a straight forward swap

sonoma43

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comp, powerdyne, wynjammer, edelbrock, MSD, any tuner you choose....you must have not looked to hard

sonoma43

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however your best bet will be a local salvage yard for a good motor/tranny combo...make sure everything gets cleaned up and whatnot but should be good to roll. I built a 4.3 a few years back and wasnt that happy with it when I was done, I wish I would of just put a 383 in it. IMO, go with the engine swap and build the tranny to hold the new power, dont forget about the rear end as well

jay-rad91

oh i have, it just seems like like nobody ever lists the stuff for my engine. but i do like the sound of swapping up to an LS2, that would be one nice sleeper does anybody know of a good deal on a engine/tranny pkg?

sonoma43

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you can keep an eye in the classifieds section here and on ls1tech.com keep and eye on ebay as well...maybe even check craigslist in your area as well, it may take some time to find one at a good price I would go for the LQ9 for the N/A application or if you plan on FI go with the LQ4 motor

jay-rad91

thanks man i appreciate it. the only problem i have is funds lol. but thats every teen's problem, except for this one dueshe bag at my school. his parents payed for his 08 silverado, its 3-4 drop kit, and its LS7 engine. god that pisses me off, he cant even drive legally let and he ran a 14 sec 1/4 mile in it! dipshit cant even drive it properly!