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Anybody ever LS swapped a K2XX Silverado?

Mathew Kirsch
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shakenfake Senior Enthusiast

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1 hour ago, Mathew Kirsch said:

 

What fool dealer is that? I couldn't get an offer over $14K with it running good. Someone wants to give me 20K trade in on this rusty lemon, I'll trade today.

$14k

 

"cam install would be half the worth of the truck"

 

I think you might be getting robbed blind.

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pokismoki Senior Enthusiast

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i would keep the 5.3 in there, too much monkey business swapping in a 6.0

 

cheaper to get the HPtuner and delete the DOD and all emmissions parts and software, then you'll love it again when its got power and reliability

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3 hours ago, shakenfake said:

$14k

 

"cam install would be half the worth of the truck"

 

I think you might be getting robbed blind.

 

Y'all are telling me to use genuine GM parts... Was quoted $2500 just for the cam, in a cardboard box, by the GM dealer in 2020.  Using the labor is 2X the cost of parts formula that's $7500 to put in a cam.

Looks like I can get aftermarket for a few hundred dollars, but y'all said not to use junk aftermarket parts.

newdude Senior Enthusiast

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14 minutes ago, Mathew Kirsch said:

 

Y'all are telling me to use genuine GM parts... Was quoted $2500 just for the cam, in a cardboard box, by the GM dealer in 2020.  Using the labor is 2X the cost of parts formula that's $7500 to put in a cam.

Looks like I can get aftermarket for a few hundred dollars, but y'all said not to use junk aftermarket parts.

 

 

$2500 for just the cam itself, no labor.  Pretty sure there was a misunderstanding there.

 

Factory DOD cam is $211.26.  The labor at $125/hr is about $3200, 28.4 hours with 4x4 to remove and replace the cam.  If you did a full on factory new cam, all new regular lifters, a new VLOM (which comes with high pressure fuel pipes and 8 DOD lifters), head gasket kit, head bolts, cam phaser bolt, crank balancer bolt, timing chain and tensioner, so all out replace a bunch of stuff to make it all good, that's $1843 in parts.  So $5043 plus tax.  If the dealer near you was $200/hr, that's $7523 plus tax.  Both a lot less than $14000.  

 

Brian Tooley Racing has a DOD delete kit that would run you about $1000 using a GM 6.6 gas cam, GM hardware and GM gaskets, BTR's install kit and BTR oil tower block offs.  

 

BTR DOD/AFM DELETE FOR 2014+ GM TRUCKS (briantooleyracing.com)

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Mathew Kirsch Enthusiast

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If this was the first time, and I knew then what I know now, it probably would have been worth the money.

 

That time, the only "advice" I got was, "If you're satisfied with the repair..." What should I have done? Crickets.

 

At this stage, I'm $5000+ into repairs, and STILL don't have a running truck. Another $5000-$7500 in repairs that I absolutely should NOT be needing to make, is just too much for what the truck is worth. $10,000-$12,500 in repairs on a truck that appraises at $14000 on KBB and cars.com, and even then I'll STILL be driving a ticking time bomb.

 

Before you go into how the online appraisal sites are "fixed" by the dealers association to give unrealistically low values... I know. It's the value the dealer is going to offer. It's what a private party is going to offer. I can stomp my feet and hold my breath, insisting its worth more, but nobody is going to agree with me, and it still leaves me stuck with this lemon.

Grumpy Bear Senior Enthusiast

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1 hour ago, Mathew Kirsch said:

Before you go into how the online appraisal sites

 

Sure I'm the odd man out here but I look at these sorts of things differently when I look at repair costs. 

 

1 hour ago, Mathew Kirsch said:

I can stomp my feet and hold my breath, insisting its worth more, but nobody is going to agree with me, and it still leaves me stuck with this lemon.

 

Yep, value vs worth. 

 

I get offers all the time for my 2009 Buick LaCrosse. Great offers. Then I ask them..."What would I replace it with"? (I also wonder what buyer they have lined up and the profit they would make on the flip. 😉 )

 

 

I do the same thing with repair cost. What would that repair cost buy me to replace what is being repaired? If you like the truck and it is in good shape otherwise then even a new motor is a bargain. I mean if you need wheels and your going to scrap it then you MUST buy something to replace it...right? What's the offset? 

 

All the aggravation and cost the wife's 2.4 Terrain has cost me combine is still only a few months of a new truck payment. It's otherwise a great SUV. It would become unbearable IF the monthly cost of repair and rentals is equal to or greater than the payments on a new one for the SAME or LONGER length of time. It's a bottom line thing. Your wallet is the bottom line not some bank book or public opinions which have no real  value you can put on  your table...not even this one...

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shakenfake Senior Enthusiast

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I don't get your question. If you say it isn't worth it then junk the truck. What do you want us to do snap our fingers and make all your problems go away?

 

 

This thread sounds like a whole bunch of whining and not a whole lot of doing.

KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

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The original question is yes. Yank the engine transmission and wiring harness. You could even check with a painless type outfit and get the harness. Then the drive shaft there’s outfits that can do that too. Read stuff get your hands dirty no big deal. 

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18 hours ago, shakenfake said:

I don't get your question. If you say it isn't worth it then junk the truck. What do you want us to do snap our fingers and make all your problems go away?

 

 

This thread sounds like a whole bunch of whining and not a whole lot of doing.

 

What isn't there to get? "Has anyone LS swapped a 2015 Silverado?"

 

I have access to a 2000 6.0L engine, and I'm having repeated troubles with a 2015 5.3L DOD/AFM/whatever engine seizing lifters. I thought it would be an interesting thought exercise at the very least and who knows, maybe someone has done it and I'd strike gold. 

 

The rest of this came from the "Fix it at any cost regardless of the value of the vehicle" crowd such as yourself. I am simply reporting what I've been told it will cost to have X Y and Z performed by the professionals available to me. You may have "good buddies" that will do it cheaper, or for a case of beers, or maybe your dealers aren't out to shaft everyone where you live. That's not the case here.

 

As this has totally gone off the rails and is now getting antagonistic, I am done with this thread and with you.

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