Choosing a Junkyard LS Swap engine to Pull

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If you be so kind to help me out please 🙏 is there an email address that I can send you an email asking you about a budget build I want to do on 95 Silverado!!
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Wowzer that covers a lot of great information thanks

Thanks for taking the time to educate us.

I got a 1990 caprice 9c1 detective cruiser with a 5.7 liter 350 and wanna do a swap. i think im gonna go old skool and put in a 383 stroker instead of ls. My dad was a mechanic, had his own shop, and had a built one in his camaro, loved it!

Great info! A quick possible indicator for an E85 is the gas cap although the injectors is a definite way to identify them. Damage to the rear of the vehicle is always best since front end damage could have damaged the radiator and the engine was left running to overheat, spark plug inspection will help identify that. I also take a small jump pack with me. If the vehicle is complete enough you can usually get the cluster to fire up to check the mileage.

A great video! Learned alot I such little time. Subscribed and liked

Great info, thanks, bro. Very informative and easy to understand. Keep up the good work

You won't be finding LS engines in junkyards around my area. The yard pulls them before they set the cars In the yard.

My question is where are you to have access to a junkyard. The ones around me don’t let you pull your own parts. I’ve went to look for seats for my project and none locally would allow me to explore

I came across your channel and subscribed. I'm a equipment operator at pick n pull and i see customers go after the 6.0 Ls engine off gmc Denali and Escalades.

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there is nothing that comes of that, the vehicles have run their lives. done their share for the families. they wear out esp the rwires when they get frrayed etc, and the outside parts look beat etc and most of all, if you throw them in the car truck etc they end up back to sq one after the "added" more abuse/miles and wont get the $$$$$$ like its the ones they started out with when you buy a new car, its major headache plus when you tinker add holes etc to the vechicles they weaken the other partts of the vehicles and their ives are shorter as well.

also you make parts up to fit the rust, then you decidet part with the car after several years finding tires which wont last less then a month, then the car breaks down wherever its going and all the hassle for a extremely short tem fix an last $$$$$$$ wasted for a new vehicle.

That would be a fender. Not quarter panel.

All that expertise about engines and Don’t know where a quarter panel is located smh

What if i see gunk buildup in all the engine but it was running with low oil pressure. Do you think it Worth buying

Very useful info thank you. I will say though that with all that knowledge but you still didn't know not to set the engine down supported on the flywheel gear 🤔.

If you get an AD244 alternator you don't need PWM controller. Sometimes a refurbished alternator will have a DR44 front so look to see if it's a 4 pin.

I took a different approach. I gave $2500 for a 2004 2500HD drove it 150 miles home. Sold core support. A fender Brush guard And transfer case. Then sold my trashed 350 tbi and the 4l60e and the ten bolt rear. Before Modifications/ Upgrades. After I hold the rest of the truck to the scrap yard. I have $700 in a 6.0 4l80e 14 bolt Full float rear. Front differential, Plus
Larger hubs and brakes. Gas padel. wiring. Which I gave away, And it was all sitting in my yard while working on. Something to consider👍

Low mileage is under 300k for these... You could take one with 250,000 mi and still do a stock bottom end build

I love it but my problem is I love that whole truck. That whole platform from beginning to end is amazing. I hate everybody wants to pull that engine out and put it in a car. Why not just build the truck itself? I mean yes they brought out but the SUV doesn't rot out as bad as the pickup. The 2500 is solid the 1500 rots out and has a weak transmission.. weak by 20 year old standards... Today a 4L60 wud be god... The sick ol lady 6spd is ass

Might as well put a fresh rear main seal on it while it’s out. Won’t have to worry about to going bad then. Front main wouldn’t be a bad idea either when it’s hard to get too while in the vehicle.

I sure appreciate you sharing your knowledge. I'd say you've got this stuff down!

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how much did you pay for it?

Im all about the health of the block a quick overview nothing major i yank it gotta build up a collection

Has anyone used the code vin 5.3 aluminum block for ls swaps? 2005 Silverados had them

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I only pull parts from a mangled car!!! Never mess with anything related to the engine on a complete clean car!

Great info. Thanks.

do you think a 1998 or 99 chevy 3500 ls would be a good swap engine has 120000 miles I want to put in a 56 olds I know it ran but the brain died its be sitting for some years now or look for a different one any problems you know of using this thanks

Save yourself some heartache and cash. Don't f___ with a junkyard engine for a LS swap. Instead, get a GM SBC crate engine w/ warranty and you'll be ahead of the game

I appreciate this video! Great explanation.

thanks for all the informations. Maybe you can ls-swap a car for me.

Why do people call vortec engines an ls swap?? I dont get it. They are 2 totally difrent engines.

This EFI stuff is out of my wheelhouse of expertise but I'm finally after decades thinking of messing around with this brand new EFI thing! Just kidding (I'm a shhhhh carb guy) but if you were going to try n make more power with factory parts would the flex injectors be capable of a bit more HP? I'm guessing they're larger for the ethanol? I'm one of those people that when they get interested in something I just absorb every bit of info I can do I was just wondering. Getting into boost is just so much easier with EFI and blow thru carbs are really expensive so I gotta figure this all out.

Even if the vehicle was in an accident I would still think the engine is probably gana fail because what if it had engine problems too. Probably the guy was driving like a demon and crashed and the engine is abused jajaja..

Is the motor out of a 07 suburban ltz 1500 any good for a swap ? Into an older chassis. Have the truck just sitting here, just wondering if I could do anything interesting with the motor, thanks

Another way to tell if it's an l59 is by the stainless fuel rail

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Is that rat damage only on the spark plug boots?

Worst part is its getting harder and harder to find wreckers that'll let you pull your own motor or theyre already selling used motors so they wanna pull it for a price. In canada wreck yards are disappearing left and right also.

I won't put an ls in my classic truck why because it needs to stay original with a sbc. And not be ran on pussy car dildo coils.

Rather have a junk motor or motorcycle buddy

I have pulled over 20 LS based engines from my local pull a part. Mostly the bottom end 6.0L blocks, if they spin they win. I find 799/243 heads for the 6.0L separately off 5.3L engines and pulled a LQ9 last week from an 03 Escalade, has super clean cylinders and rotates like smooth butter. Cost $203

Boy you should have left those engines right where they came from because they are junk 😂

Check timing slop most need new chain and gears better than bending valves

Hey man dumb question here. I’m just getting into figuring out a motor. I picked up a 5.3 from a friend. It was running when he pulled it. When I got it home I could turn the crank bolt about a quarter turn but then it wouldn’t budge. This is with everything still connected(belt, accessories, alternator, spark plugs flywheel, torque converter, ect…) just the engine on a pellet. I just want to see if it in fact still a good motor?

My question is that normal? Do I need to pull all the accessories and plug to get it to turn?

Sorry I know it’s a silly question but I’m a novice