The Patrol - Phase II

[uglyota]

For places like Spring Creek I won't carry one.

or 47, right?

[redcagepatrol]

or 47, right?

riiiiight - i never tear tires in those places.... hmmm

[Seth]

deja vu?

[AggieTJ2007]

looks sweet maybe one of these days I will cut off the back of the jeep

[DRAGOONRANCH]

looks sweet maybe one of these days the back of the jeep will fall off

yep

[uglyota]

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=502277

[redcagepatrol]

hmm, interesting...

[redcagepatrol]

OK - time for a new engine. It needs to be better than Lynda's (a 2000 5.3). I want to spend the least amount of cash possible and I'm thinking a truck 6.0 will be slightly better than the 5.3 and not cost as much as an AL LS engine (and I can find 6.0's).

I looked this weekend in the junkyards and was only able to find two options so far:
1) $1200 for a 2004 with 116,000 miles w/ computor and harness - NO alt, AC, or Starter

2) $1850 for a 2005, still in truck, not sure on miles. Complete with alt and AC compressor.

So - from O-Riellys, an alternator is $150+25 core and AC is $300 - which brings option one up to $1675. I would buy this at the junkyard too and save some money.

Anyone have any leads on a cheaper one? The accesories make the difference so make sure you specify complete with accesories, harness, and computor..

I found several without the harness for $1000 or less, but those are worthless to me. Some places charge a core charge also.

[Fredo]

Just buy a 5.3 and call it a day. It's cheap, and they work good. If you can't live with your wife having as big of an engine as you, slap a cam in it, or a blower on it....or both.

[FJAggie07]

OK - time for a new engine. It needs to be better than Lynda's (a 2000 5.3). I want to spend the least amount of cash possible and I'm thinking a truck 6.0 will be slightly better than the 5.3 and not cost as much as an AL LS engine (and I can find 6.0's).

I looked this weekend in the junkyards and was only able to find two options so far:
1) $1200 for a 2004 with 116,000 miles w/ computor and harness - NO alt, AC, or Starter

2) $1850 for a 2005, still in truck, not sure on miles. Complete with alt and AC compressor.

So - from O-Riellys, an alternator is $150+25 core and AC is $300 - which brings option one up to $1675. I would buy this at the junkyard too and save some money.

Anyone have any leads on a cheaper one? The accesories make the difference so make sure you specify complete with accesories, harness, and computor..

I found several without the harness for $1000 or less, but those are worthless to me. Some places charge a core charge also.

My wife's car has more horsepower then any of my vehicles. You just made me realize this, thanks...

[AggieTJ2007]

Just buy a 5.3 and call it a day. It's cheap, and they work good. If you can't live with your wife having as big of an engine as you, slap a cam in it, or a blower on it....or both.

yeah more on what does it take to get a 5.3 to 475 to 500 hp

[redcagepatrol]

Just buy a 5.3 and call it a day. It's cheap, and they work good. If you can't live with your wife having as big of an engine as you, slap a cam in it, or a blower on it....or both.

I might do that - stock power between the two engines are the same, the 6.0 adds a bunch more with programming though (and has more torque). I'll have to look at the price delta and see if that's worth a little more power - and being able to say that it's a 6.0 rather than a 5.3...

[robertf03]

I'll have to look at the price delta

woah, had to get out the thesaurus on that one

[RCcola55]

Just buy a 5.3 and call it a day. It's cheap, and they work good. If you can't live with your wife having as big of an engine as you, slap a cam in it, or a blower on it....or both.

this^

just call Traci at FIS and ask her what a good combo for a cheap 5.3 build would be

[eight]

Toyota makes V8s now, they're smaller but will whip the chevy's ass.