Well, I was going to purchase an LS motor months ago, but we really slowed down at work and I was surprised when my wife came to my one day and said "I'm pregnant"
We are chugging along a little better now and I cannot keep putting this off, I need a motor now. Of course the great deals are never out there when I am ready to make a purchase. I checked the usual places (craigslist, ebay, car-parts. com, etc) and have found a few 6.0s for $800 or so, but have found they also need a $200 core fee and do not include ecm, harness, accessories, most not even an intake. They are also over 100k miles which does not bother me as much on these motors as they seem to go forever.
I have 2 places that have recently emailed me what they have, was curious what you guys thought. (each one does not include shipping, so figure another $200) I wanted an 01-02 6.0 so I had DBC instead of DBW, but I can deal with that if necessary.
1. a 1999 6.0 with 4L80E trans for $1600 no harness, ecm or accessories (not sure on miles)
2. a 2005 6.0 with everything (including harness, ecm, gas pedal, all accessories) for $2150 (94k miles)
3. a 2003 5.3 without harness, ecm, but has assessories for $800 (130k miles)
4. None of the above.
I remember reading people getting 5.3s for like $500 and 6.0s for $1000, but maybe those were long blocks only, maybe needed to be rebuilt.
I plan to have a little fun with the motor, probably change the cam and learn how to tune on this motor, then eventually throw a little boost towards it.
We are chugging along a little better now and I cannot keep putting this off, I need a motor now. Of course the great deals are never out there when I am ready to make a purchase. I checked the usual places (craigslist, ebay, car-parts. com, etc) and have found a few 6.0s for $800 or so, but have found they also need a $200 core fee and do not include ecm, harness, accessories, most not even an intake. They are also over 100k miles which does not bother me as much on these motors as they seem to go forever.
I have 2 places that have recently emailed me what they have, was curious what you guys thought. (each one does not include shipping, so figure another $200) I wanted an 01-02 6.0 so I had DBC instead of DBW, but I can deal with that if necessary.
1. a 1999 6.0 with 4L80E trans for $1600 no harness, ecm or accessories (not sure on miles)
2. a 2005 6.0 with everything (including harness, ecm, gas pedal, all accessories) for $2150 (94k miles)
3. a 2003 5.3 without harness, ecm, but has assessories for $800 (130k miles)
4. None of the above.
I remember reading people getting 5.3s for like $500 and 6.0s for $1000, but maybe those were long blocks only, maybe needed to be rebuilt.
I plan to have a little fun with the motor, probably change the cam and learn how to tune on this motor, then eventually throw a little boost towards it.
