5.3 to 6.0 swap?

[BlueBomber22]

So here's the deal:

I have a 2010 Silverado LTZ. It currently has a 5.3 with about 178k miles one it. It rides okay, honestly there's nothing wrong with the engine save for it could probably use a gasket refresh given its milage, but it drives just fine down the road. I see on facebook a guy near me is selling a 6.0 from a 1999 something. He has the block, crank, heads and I believe pistons too. Its a sweet deal for what he's asking.

 

So predictably, im asking you guys if this swap is possible for me and if so, what all would it take? A gear head buddy of mine mentioned the reluctor wheels are different (24x-58x) but I don't know. Any tips or advice? Thanks in advance guys!

 

P.S.: would I have to swap the transmission too?

[CamGTP]

The crank and cam triggers are different between the two engines. Plus a bunch of other stuff is all different. It's not a plug and play swap and will be far more trouble than it's worth to swap engines.

 

Only a GEN 4 6.0 engine would make it easier but again it still requires a few extra things to make those work as well.

[shakenfake]

You'd have to pull the crank and get the reluctor wheels swapped. Then get the LS2 timing cover and put your cam sensor in there with a new cam gear that can read in 4x. 

Then you would probably want to drill new holes for the knock sensors in the side of the block since Gen 3 has them in the valley cover. 

[dna9656]

Sounds like a huge PIA to me.