NecroWolf
lost marbles member
well after almost two years of not being able to drive my ty due to a cracked piston and an 18 month visit to the desert, i am almost back on the road again. i was gonna do a forged build up but came up a little short on parts when i got back from my last round in the desert so i'm gonna take my time and finish getting the parts to do it right and not half ass it. and i need my dd back so i decided to try putting a newer vortec motor in it i pulled from a salvage yard and document my cost to show it could be done on the reasonable cheap. but i'm also putting in some of the stuff i picked up for my good motor since i have it and it'll make the transition smooth to the good motor. so if some of the things i'm using look like over kill that's why.
so here's my list
2003 vortec 4.3 complete out of a 2wd, i sourced it from a local yard for 425 w/ a 2 year warrenty and they said they'd honor the warrenty as long as any damage isn't a result of the turbo. i'm gonna part out what i don't need to help bring my cost down.
4x4 oilpan - ebay score 50 dollars shipped
lower intake modded for vortecs -- JS Manufacturing -- i'm gonna port match and port it myself to keep the cost down, and drill and tap mty heads myself
atr headers - got these for the "good" motor and i'm gonna use them cause they're shiny, not really required at this level, but like i said they're shiny. and i'm gonna adjust my down pipe as needed to fit.
fast xfi -- another not required at this level but i have it and this will be a good chance to get familiar with it, i got my plug and play harness from casper electronics
for now i'm keeping the stock cam, but i'm planning on changing that out shortly but haven't seen many cam options for a bs motor.
stock turbo at the momement because the budget is too tite for an upgrade and i really need my truck on the road again, but the plan is for a gt35r to make its way in there eventually
65lb injectors -- i had 50's but i'm want to experiment with e85 so i got these for the head room.
i got a walbro 255 to go in for now but when i'm done getting the fittings, i got a full aeromotive fuel system w/ custom rails to replace that.
i'm still kicking around whether or not to use my msd 6al w/ a 2 step or go with dual line locks.
i'm gonna pamper the tranny while i finish collecting the parts for a th400 w/ 308s.
i'm gonna keep my stock block and start putting it together with the goodies i got put away, forged eagle rods and probe pistons, four bolt main caps. but i want to either get a set of full ported vortecs for it or use these pontiac paper weights i got on it. maybe even twins one day, but for now this is gonna hold me over. and i'll have it back on the road to enjoy and can give the wife back her grand cherokee.
so here's my list
2003 vortec 4.3 complete out of a 2wd, i sourced it from a local yard for 425 w/ a 2 year warrenty and they said they'd honor the warrenty as long as any damage isn't a result of the turbo. i'm gonna part out what i don't need to help bring my cost down.
4x4 oilpan - ebay score 50 dollars shipped
lower intake modded for vortecs -- JS Manufacturing -- i'm gonna port match and port it myself to keep the cost down, and drill and tap mty heads myself
atr headers - got these for the "good" motor and i'm gonna use them cause they're shiny, not really required at this level, but like i said they're shiny. and i'm gonna adjust my down pipe as needed to fit.
fast xfi -- another not required at this level but i have it and this will be a good chance to get familiar with it, i got my plug and play harness from casper electronics
for now i'm keeping the stock cam, but i'm planning on changing that out shortly but haven't seen many cam options for a bs motor.
stock turbo at the momement because the budget is too tite for an upgrade and i really need my truck on the road again, but the plan is for a gt35r to make its way in there eventually
65lb injectors -- i had 50's but i'm want to experiment with e85 so i got these for the head room.
i got a walbro 255 to go in for now but when i'm done getting the fittings, i got a full aeromotive fuel system w/ custom rails to replace that.
i'm still kicking around whether or not to use my msd 6al w/ a 2 step or go with dual line locks.
i'm gonna pamper the tranny while i finish collecting the parts for a th400 w/ 308s.
i'm gonna keep my stock block and start putting it together with the goodies i got put away, forged eagle rods and probe pistons, four bolt main caps. but i want to either get a set of full ported vortecs for it or use these pontiac paper weights i got on it. maybe even twins one day, but for now this is gonna hold me over. and i'll have it back on the road to enjoy and can give the wife back her grand cherokee.
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