LS swap

[L31MaxExpress]

That's good to know about the DOD not in the vans.
And a 4.3 swap would piss a lot of people off if I did it!!!! But 330hp is 120 more than I have now!!! Lol
But I'm sure it would severely lack some ooooomph down low where needed.
But turbos fix that I'm sure!!! Lol

For sure. I think the 8spd really helps them out. They move pretty good even in the heavy 8-lug 2500 vans though. That probably 7,000+ lbs of van it is moving. It would be a rocket is a S10 Blazer, S10 or G-body Malibu wagon.

That 8spd has shifted twice before my 4L85E/3.73 van ever hits the 1-2 shift.

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[Drunkcanuk]

For sure. I think the 8spd really helps them out. They move pretty good even in the heavy 8-lug 2500 vans though. That probably 7,000+ lbs of van it is moving. It would be a rocket is a S10 Blazer, S10 or G-body Malibu wagon.

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That's pretty impressive!
I got to drive a 2024 Chevy crew cab 4x4 today, was told it had some little turbo'd 4 or 6 banger, it got up and went!!! Never popped the hood to see what's under there though.

 

[Nobull Auto Parts]

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This is my go to video series to share with people who ask the same questions you did.
He goes through a lot of stuff, especially the wiring.

Id like to think of you have done one beo, then it should be pretty easy.

Probably cheapest to find a full donor truck one would think.

Thanks for the video, exactly what i was looking for,
From a fellow Albertan!

 

[macpeppers]

thanks guys, lot of good info here to get started. to get a donor with reasonably low miles, i'm guessing i'll have to look for a later model truck/van. should i look for 4x4 and use everything or is it possible to use a 2x4 in front of my existing transfer case?

 

[Drunkcanuk]

thanks guys, lot of good info here to get started. to get a donor with reasonably low miles, i'm guessing i'll have to look for a later model truck/van. should i look for 4x4 and use everything or is it possible to use a 2x4 in front of my existing transfer case?

Pretty sure you wanna get a 4x trans. I believe using a 2x you have to change the output shaft and some other stuff.

 

[0xDEADBEEF]

There are a lot of ways you could go with it, I think I would get the entire drivetrain (motor, trans, tcase), harness, and computer from the donor (GMT800). But I haven't done a 4WD swap into one of these trucks.