Motor Swap 2008 Silverado

ozy89 · May 2, 2009

what all is needed for a motor swap from a 5.3 to the 6.0 v-max in a 2wd ex.cab silverado?

redvett · May 3, 2009

And a custom tune for the 6.0L

mr_bots · May 3, 2009

You'll probably want to beef the tranny up some too

carneyman · May 3, 2009

And a supercharger...

Just sayin...

Ranger · May 7, 2009

I would think it would be a pretty easy swap. Everything would be direct bolt in. Your either going to need your PCM tuned or the pcm tuned that comes with it. The Vmax comes with the 4L70e trans, so you'd need that portion of it cleared up. I think your truck comes with the 6-speed?, so some tuning would be required for that.

Otherwise, I'd think it's a pretty easy job really

His profile says 2008 and they didn't have 6 speeds for the 5.3s then...

Silverado4x4 · May 4, 2009

Why would you want to do that? Just get a custom tune if you want a little more HP and torque. Swapping a motor to a little bit larger will kill the value on the truck. Big money in a swap then what its worth.

Ranger · May 2, 2009

The motor and wiring harness.

Stevens03 · May 4, 2009

I would think it would be a pretty easy swap. Everything would be direct bolt in. Your either going to need your PCM tuned or the pcm tuned that comes with it. The Vmax comes with the 4L70e trans, so you'd need that portion of it cleared up. I think your truck comes with the 6-speed?, so some tuning would be required for that.

Otherwise, I'd think it's a pretty easy job really