Nice brother!!! I am doing a Ls3/6L90E swap in a 03'Crown Vic Police Interceptor. It's a project with my grandkids. Been at it close to a year now I believe. I've had to piece it from the block up. I couldn't buy a drop out or donor. And a L94 6.2L block fell in my lap for $500. So I said to myself. Ls3 it is lol. I won't do it this way again. Way too much money. When you can't come up with a chunk of mo ey at once, it always cost way more in the end. Lol.
@NotSoFast402 Definitely!!!! I can pick up donors around me for about a grand. But I have nowhere to store or pull what I need. Having a donor is 100% the way to go.
I also have a GMT400 that I am about to LS swap. Mine is the last of the 350TBI engines mine is a 3/4 ton 4WD and with 3:73 gears it loves the gas. Since about 5K pounds is the most that I ever tow I’m going to put the 5.3 in mine. There’s not much content on GMT 400 swaps but a ton of square body swaps
Dude you did awesome. I gotta say after watching you do all that work it hurt me seeing you put your driveline through all that stress for no reason. Trust me you did more than most of us wish we could attempt to do no “burnout validation” was needed.
New here. Love my first view. Our Host reminds Me of Dan from DD Speed Shop and David Koresh. So if I were there, he might possibly offer Me a Tim Horton’s coffee and doughnut but with the Koresh element, I won’t be leaving this channel if I know what’s good for Me. 😂
I cant believe you put the stock cam back in. Even if you want it to be mild an Sloppy Stage 1/1.5 or TFS 216/220 or 220/224 is not very expensive and would be a total gamechanger on power, even reusing the 317 heads is crazy, the reason a flat top 5.3 with 862/706s is so close to an LQ4 is because the heads make tons of tq, 10-20ft/lbs across a massive range down low(1500-2500rpms) and only lose single digit peak hp for 500-800rpms upstairs. A NBS/TBSS intake with a 92mm tb is a nice size gain everywhere too. You lost tq everywhere and as much as 100hp keeping that cam and heads. I guess you wanted to leave the door open for upgrades later and keep it basic. I'm astonished someone sold you that van for $300. That engine and trans combo pulled and on a pallet ready to ship out could get you at least $2000 in Texas, Tennessee or Florida all day. With that swap, lowered on some nice wheels ypu could get $15-20k for that with that swap in it from clowns with more money than brains who dont want to do or cant donthe work themselves. That truck as it sits swapped is better than anything you could buy new. That thing is ready for another 27 years long after all the modern touch screen trash has failed and been crushed.
@hendo337 Thanks for watching. This was a true budget build, and since the cam looked brand new, that made the decision easy to reuse it. I will have a breakdown of total cost in a future video. Oh, and the people I bought the van from were very interesting!
Caution, the LS series of motors uses a steam vent system to vent all trapped air above the mid location of the thermostat. It is very common for trapped air to accumulate and NOT come out so when filling the cooling system you must fill the system from the top hose and be sure all air is out, or you could burn the heads up. Good luck.
@@inverted311 I knew the 305 existed in general and in the '88 - '94 years of the OBS in the TBI years, just not in the Vortec years. I'd imagine in the Vortec years they probably made close to the 350 Vortec anyway.
@NotSoFast402 They weren't bad engines per say, they're just meant for daily driving that's about it. The hate the 305 gets is mostly from their first few years in production since being introduced by GM in the late 70s. That issue in its first few years of production was having a camshaft made of soft material causing the cam to wear prematurely, but last I read the 305, 350, and 454 around that same time used soft camshafts as well until that issue was later resolved. It was really just a quality control issue. Other than that, the 305 wasn't good for anything else to my understanding. Lol
I liked the video and your narration, not the burnout! I'm just not into that stuff, never was. That truck is sure in nice shape for a '97 with 159,000 on the clock!
You need to add the expansion tank back into the heater core loop just like the original ls trucks were set up other than that you won't get proper fillage of the cooling system Also don't forget to tie in your steam port as doing LS swap om my 1988 C2500 with a 5.3L
I ended up removing the upper rad hose and dumping coolant in there. It's been running cool ever since! Got the steam port tied in as well. More info in the next video
Nice. I have an Emerald Green 1995 GMC Yukon with a full Stainless Steel Straight pipe it’s a 350 but it’s bored over from 5.7l to 6.0l if you have a instagram let me know what it is I’ll send you a video of it idling or I’ll post it as unlisted and reply to my comment with the link
@@NotSoFast402 I have a 2000 k2500 that I want to LS swap but I’m not sure about the wiring that’s why if you make one ready to install I would purchase it
That 15 Amp to 30 Amp fuse swap has me suspicious. Especially if it's fuel related. I'd might wanna double-check the why's of that situation. I mean, double the Amps means trouble on 1 wire that used to run 15 Amp. I'd check the sending unit itself and take note of the wire grommet and the wire passing through it, it's a high corrosion point.
Do yourself and your channel a favor and video with your phone vertical and not horizontal threw the whole video! To bad the truck wasn't a Silverado and not a 4X2. You know a transfer case and solid front axel can swap right in easily to get 4X4! Nice swap! One thing that is a pet peeve for me is people that do not get the gauges working when they swap to another motor because they are to lazy to do the wiring!
IF THE ONLY DRIVE WAY I HAVE AND CAN FREELY WORK ON MY TRUCK AT HAD SMOOTH CONCRETEAND NOT ROCKS AND LOOSE GRAVEL, THEN THAT WOULD CHANGE MY GAME FOREVER I NEED TO KEEP ON GRINDING LOL😂
My 98 z71 has 5.7 vortec gutless pig that it is and im collecting the parts to swap in a 6.0 from a 2003 2500 extra 50 or 60hp right outa the box over the 5.7
I know it is your engine . But what ever happen to painting a engine any other color than black?. I have ever paint one engine black in all my years, I guess that is just me though.
why would you swap from vacuum to hydro boost? I've seen many hydro boost systems fail and losing power steering and brakes at the same time is a nightmare😊
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Kudos for getting the 6.0 out of the van I know it was a bear ,freaking awesome swap, love gmc I have a 88 c1500 with 5.0 tbi and 05 k1500 5.3 L33
@@krnwhitlow Sounds like a good truck!
Nice brother!!! I am doing a Ls3/6L90E swap in a 03'Crown Vic Police Interceptor. It's a project with my grandkids. Been at it close to a year now I believe. I've had to piece it from the block up. I couldn't buy a drop out or donor. And a L94 6.2L block fell in my lap for $500. So I said to myself. Ls3 it is lol. I won't do it this way again. Way too much money. When you can't come up with a chunk of mo ey at once, it always cost way more in the end. Lol.
Having a donor vehicle is the cheapest way to get it done. Luckily I had 2 for this swap!
@NotSoFast402 Definitely!!!! I can pick up donors around me for about a grand. But I have nowhere to store or pull what I need. Having a donor is 100% the way to go.
That is a nice looking truck, Nate. And best of all, it's RED!!!
@michaelmcinnis911 That's right! Not bad for a 27 year old truck
I also have a GMT400 that I am about to LS swap. Mine is the last of the 350TBI engines mine is a 3/4 ton 4WD and with 3:73 gears it loves the gas. Since about 5K pounds is the most that I ever tow I’m going to put the 5.3 in mine. There’s not much content on GMT 400 swaps but a ton of square body swaps
@@prevost8686 use lt1swap.com for the wiring information. Everything else is pretty easy to figure out.
Love this kind of content! Great job.
Dude you did awesome. I gotta say after watching you do all that work it hurt me seeing you put your driveline through all that stress for no reason. Trust me you did more than most of us wish we could attempt to do no “burnout validation” was needed.
Fella needs another set of hands there to help. Great job man!!
New here. Love my first view. Our Host reminds Me of Dan from DD Speed Shop and David Koresh.
So if I were there, he might possibly offer Me a Tim Horton’s coffee and doughnut but with the Koresh element, I won’t be leaving this channel if I know what’s good for Me.
😂
Man! Nice build I’m in the same boat along with the same setup out of a van. Great video
Nice video, great budget swap!
Thanks!
Keep going man. You’re my motivation. Just pulled motor. Keep grinding man🔥
@lsxsandman Same to you man 🤝
I cant believe you put the stock cam back in. Even if you want it to be mild an Sloppy Stage 1/1.5 or TFS 216/220 or 220/224 is not very expensive and would be a total gamechanger on power, even reusing the 317 heads is crazy, the reason a flat top 5.3 with 862/706s is so close to an LQ4 is because the heads make tons of tq, 10-20ft/lbs across a massive range down low(1500-2500rpms) and only lose single digit peak hp for 500-800rpms upstairs. A NBS/TBSS intake with a 92mm tb is a nice size gain everywhere too. You lost tq everywhere and as much as 100hp keeping that cam and heads. I guess you wanted to leave the door open for upgrades later and keep it basic. I'm astonished someone sold you that van for $300. That engine and trans combo pulled and on a pallet ready to ship out could get you at least $2000 in Texas, Tennessee or Florida all day. With that swap, lowered on some nice wheels ypu could get $15-20k for that with that swap in it from clowns with more money than brains who dont want to do or cant donthe work themselves. That truck as it sits swapped is better than anything you could buy new. That thing is ready for another 27 years long after all the modern touch screen trash has failed and been crushed.
@hendo337 Thanks for watching. This was a true budget build, and since the cam looked brand new, that made the decision easy to reuse it. I will have a breakdown of total cost in a future video. Oh, and the people I bought the van from were very interesting!
Fantastic accomplishment! Thats a lot of work In a week.
@brettsmith4962 Yes it was!
Caution, the LS series of motors uses a steam vent system to vent all trapped air above the mid location of the thermostat. It is very common for trapped air to accumulate and NOT come out so when filling the cooling system you must fill the system from the top hose and be sure all air is out, or you could burn the heads up. Good luck.
@@davebarron5939 That's exactly what I did after overheating. Thanks for watching!
I watch your dad Derek's channel all the time. Vice grip Garage 2.0
@@pmotorsports8276 haha nice
BURNOUT BABY .. whoooHooo
Got me hooked
Hell yeah cool as he'll
😊
Love Morty!
I have his clone. His name is Ford and he says hello. 🐈⬛
@shawngroover9003 Hello Ford! Maybe should have named my cat Chevy 😄
Guy in video: I have my '97 GMC Sierra and I'm going to swap out this 305 for a 6.0L ls.
*Me forgetting the 305 was a thing in the Vortec years*
@@trickyricky12147 It's a forgettable engine lol
I have never heard of the 305.... And I am pretty well read on OBS.... Very interesting.
@@inverted311 I knew the 305 existed in general and in the '88 - '94 years of the OBS in the TBI years, just not in the Vortec years. I'd imagine in the Vortec years they probably made close to the 350 Vortec anyway.
@@NotSoFast402 lol for sure
@NotSoFast402 They weren't bad engines per say, they're just meant for daily driving that's about it. The hate the 305 gets is mostly from their first few years in production since being introduced by GM in the late 70s. That issue in its first few years of production was having a camshaft made of soft material causing the cam to wear prematurely, but last I read the 305, 350, and 454 around that same time used soft camshafts as well until that issue was later resolved. It was really just a quality control issue. Other than that, the 305 wasn't good for anything else to my understanding. Lol
Awesome video
Damn 300$ 6.0 🤩 😮
@@chadgardee1496 Can't beat it!
excelente modificación espero ver el 0-100 km/h 0-60 mph
Now all you need is a windshield
@@garymccausland1272 💯
I liked the video and your narration, not the burnout! I'm just not into that stuff, never was. That truck is sure in nice shape for a '97 with 159,000 on the clock!
@robertlacob8831 Glad you enjoyed the process 👍
Very nice
Very cool!
That 305 come alive🫡
👍
You either have a cylinder low on compression or a lifter not pumped up. I could hear it during the initial cranking.
There was a misfire. I will detail that in the next video!
Honestly, 8.3 0-60 ain't bad for the era the truck is from.
@@leftventricle3 I agree. I didn't even power brake it. Just hit the gas
My truck's 0-60: MAYBE
I almost went this route. Did a 383 stroker instead. Not about to install a Chevy built ford in my Chevrolet.
So, you dumped a bunch of money into an inferior block. Excellent idea.
Im going to do do same swap on my 98 Z71 but ill be using a built 4l60e that ill be building myself👊
@@taylorh3930 Awesome, good luck!
You need to add the expansion tank back into the heater core loop just like the original ls trucks were set up other than that you won't get proper fillage of the cooling system Also don't forget to tie in your steam port as doing LS swap om my 1988 C2500 with a 5.3L
I ended up removing the upper rad hose and dumping coolant in there. It's been running cool ever since! Got the steam port tied in as well. More info in the next video
@@NotSoFast402. Do you do la swaps for the public
Someone put the wrong ujoint in that box. It's a 331. Part # is right on the joint.
I usually keep here and there but I watch the whole thing sheeesh si quema cuh 🔥 🛞 🛻
Morty the shop kitty!!!
He is very helpful 😅
@@NotSoFast402a CAT A LICK IT
CONVERTER...GOT DUFFY BEAT FROM MORTSKE GARAGE
Knock sensors? It looked like that valley cover was solid.
@@jakewade7388 No knock sensors. They are typically deleted in an LS swap
Nice. I have an Emerald Green 1995 GMC Yukon with a full Stainless Steel Straight pipe it’s a 350 but it’s bored over from 5.7l to 6.0l if you have a instagram let me know what it is I’ll send you a video of it idling or I’ll post it as unlisted and reply to my comment with the link
Cold start and pull: th-cam.com/video/gAMT4aLEXJw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=vfebA9mSvvv20ioB
Idle: th-cam.com/users/shortsBlh8NSjIOts?si=0X1S_P0JnX5vjTzm
@@limbitlessvlogs Instagram is the same handle @notsofast402
@@NotSoFast402 I sent you a DM but can’t send the video until you accept the message request for some reason never seen that before
Good job are you interested in building a wiring harness
Nice you should make and sell the wiring harness
@@LTLdriverestes I hadn't thought of that 🤔
@@NotSoFast402 I have a 2000 k2500 that I want to LS swap but I’m not sure about the wiring that’s why if you make one ready to install I would purchase it
You're supposed to remove the tape before assembling the fittings. I'm shocked that it hasn't leaked yet, but it will.
@xtremeboost7 yes they all leaked. I definitely did it wrong the first time. They're all good now!
That 15 Amp to 30 Amp fuse swap has me suspicious. Especially if it's fuel related. I'd might wanna double-check the why's of that situation. I mean, double the Amps means trouble on 1 wire that used to run 15 Amp. I'd check the sending unit itself and take note of the wire grommet and the wire passing through it, it's a high corrosion point.
@@COUNTINGSLURPULA It's the LS ECM fuse 😕
@@NotSoFast402what ECM YOU USING NEW ENGINE AND BCM. ONE😅😅😅
Do yourself and your channel a favor and video with your phone vertical and not horizontal threw the whole video! To bad the truck wasn't a Silverado and not a 4X2. You know a transfer case and solid front axel can swap right in easily to get 4X4! Nice swap! One thing that is a pet peeve for me is people that do not get the gauges working when they swap to another motor because they are to lazy to do the wiring!
I wish I did my fuel lines that way
Oil pan after engine removal was kinda. Non existent 😂
IF THE ONLY DRIVE WAY I HAVE AND CAN FREELY WORK ON MY TRUCK AT HAD SMOOTH CONCRETEAND NOT ROCKS AND LOOSE GRAVEL, THEN THAT WOULD CHANGE MY GAME FOREVER I NEED TO KEEP ON GRINDING LOL😂
Same here lol then the jack keeps sinking
You sold a 305cid...?! And someone actually paid you money for a 305cid...?! I've only ever been able to sell them to the scrap yards...!!
@kurtisstutzman7056 Yep! It really ran perfect. I will go over the financials in an upcoming video.
@@NotSoFast402 Rock on...!
why not do a cam swap while its out. a cam swap and tune will make it SCREAM!
This is a budget swap done in 1 week. Also did not want to buy a torque converter or pay for tuning.
Nice ! How much $ you got unto it ?
@@supergreedy287 I will address the financials in the next video!
Good work i am looking for someone to build me a wiring harness on a ls swap in a 97 Silverado Z71
Can i please have copy of list 🙏
Part number on the Amazon LS oil pan please?
@@mscz71 19212593
It says they're unavailable now. I ordered mine 2 months ago
Fuel filter area. Way to many failure points.
I fixed it. Stay tuned for the next video
U joint didn't fit because it was boxed wrong clearly says 331 on the side.
@RobertDickens2002 good eye. Glad I made it work
I saw that too I hate when that happens and u goyya drive back to the store again 😢😢
@joeroe2839 I got this one from rockauto. Not sure how they screwed it up!
@@NotSoFast402 even worse brotha ,they dont know what they sell rockauto is almost like amazon
They make a 350 Chevy engine that will fit right in that truck which what would be a lot better
@bryantidwell They came new with 305s and 350s. No reason to swap one in.
My 98 z71 has 5.7 vortec gutless pig that it is and im collecting the parts to swap in a 6.0 from a 2003 2500 extra 50 or 60hp right outa the box over the 5.7
I know it is your engine . But what ever happen to painting a engine any other color than black?. I have ever paint one engine black in all my years, I guess that is just me though.
I painted a 5.3 chevy orange and it turned out great. Thought about doing red on this one, but had the black paint already 🤷
why would you swap from vacuum to hydro boost? I've seen many hydro boost systems fail and losing power steering and brakes at the same time is a nightmare😊
18:57 I would've taken off the rad and rad support so you can just go straight in with the engine vs up and over.
Rad support is attached behind the fenders. Didn't want to remove the whole front clip. Plenty of room to go up and over.
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