So It's begun... 5.3 swap coming soon!

[H3_VX]

Is that a vortec 5.3 from a Colorado/Canyon/H3?

[gstguy97]

Is that a vortec 5.3 from a Colorado/Canyon/H3?

its a vortec 5.3 out of a 4x4 silverado.. Mileage is only 82k, the truck was totaled but immaculate if that makes any sense, you could tell it was a well taken care of truck before it was in a wreck, looks like the reason the truck was totaled is due to the wreck causing the fire department to cut the people out of the truck. If all goes well and I dont completely bust my budget, come tax season next year the truck will definitely be boosted.

[TheGanzman]

I don't mean to bust your balloon, but if you are "doing this on a budget", you're ALREADY f*cked! I've built/restored 23 vehicles from the ground up - there is NO SUCH THING as doing this on a budget! Get out your calculator, figure up with the GREATEST "due diligence" that you possibly can how much time and money it's gonna take, right down to the LAST nut & bolt - then DOUBLE both #'s; THEN you'll be "close"! A ridiculously simple formula that I've been using for 40 years now, which has proven itself out over the test of time! Oh, and don't forget to factor in "the pioneer factor" too; and you know what they say about pioneers, doncha? "Pioneers are the ones with the arrows in their BACKS!"

I don't mean to rain on your parade; in fact, I hope to someday introduce a V8 into my own VX. But when that day COMES, I also expect to be spending a HUGE pile of $ to "get it right"; which means "Chip Foose Quality". Take it from the old guy - don't back off the FIRST bolt on that VX until you're ready to make the big commitment(s) of time & money; otherwise, you'll just have a pile of parts over in the corner five years from now...

[gstguy97]

I don't mean to bust your balloon, but if you are "doing this on a budget", you're ALREADY f*cked! I've built/restored 23 vehicles from the ground up - there is NO SUCH THING as doing this on a budget! Get out your calculator, figure up with the GREATEST "due diligence" that you possibly can how much time and money it's gonna take, right down to the LAST nut & bolt - then DOUBLE both #'s; THEN you'll be "close"! A ridiculously simple formula that I've been using for 40 years now, which has proven itself out over the test of time! Oh, and don't forget to factor in "the pioneer factor" too; and you know what they say about pioneers, doncha? "Pioneers are the ones with the arrows in their BACKS!"

I don't mean to rain on your parade; in fact, I hope to someday introduce a V8 into my own VX. But when that day COMES, I also expect to be spending a HUGE pile of $ to "get it right"; which means "Chip Foose Quality". Take it from the old guy - don't back off the FIRST bolt on that VX until you're ready to make the big commitment(s) of time & money; otherwise, you'll just have a pile of parts over in the corner five years from now...

budg·et? ?/?b?d??t/ Show Spelled [buhj-it] Show IPA noun, adjective, verb, -et·ed, -et·ing.
noun
1. an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.


I'm not trying to be cocky or an *** by any means but I've done multiple motor swaps in different cars from fbodys, lexus', DSM's, mustangs, etc... the list goes on. Also, aside from labor hours I don't know what you think is going to be so expensive about this swap. I'm doing all the welding/fabrication myself, I already own the motor/trans/ecu. The most expensive part of this setup looks to be the differential setup. Mocking everything up is going to be the hard part and its simply labor extensive.

Also if you wanna talk about budget builds, they can be done easily if you know what you're doing. I built a 91 Talon TSI that ran low 11's for less than 5k including the cost of the car.