Yes LS swaps are common, but that isn't what you are doing. The only items your vehicles have in common is that they were sold by GM. None of the rest interchanges. The engines mount differently, the transaxles are spaced differently, and you would need to swap the transmissions at the same time because they are not the same internally. Now you need to make the mounts and the exhaust. Then you need to swap the wiring and ECUs as well as the BCM because they are VIN locked and cannot be interchanged. The BCM is also VIN locked. Basically, you would need a completely custom tune for an unpopular engine platform for swaps.
They are based on entirely different platforms as well so none of the mounts and such interchange either. You would be fabricating most of those parts. It's not really a feasible thing for a low budget build. I would say you would be looking at closer to $10,000 just to get the engine into the truck, then add another $5,000 for the electronics. You can get a replacement 3.6 for far less money.
Thursday, March 20th, 2025 AT 11:40 PM