95 to 96 Drivetrain Swap

[lilman]

I'm thinking I may have to swap my entire drive train in my truck. I found an engine and tranny out of a 96 Tahoe. Other than the TBI to EFI change how hard would it be to swap these motors? I won't be doing the swap myself I just want to have some kind of idea as to what will go into it.

 

[retorq]

Swapping the engine itself isn't all that bad. The issue you will have is all the wiring. Have you ever swapped an engine before??

 

[SunlitComet]

Agreed, your main issue is going to be is a swapping of your wire system which will go beyond the engine compartment.

 

[lilman]

I won't be doing the swap myself. I just wanted to know what will be the biggest PITA for it. Would I be better off just keep the TBI and and leave the wiring as is? I would really rather upgrade to OBDII tho.

 

[SunlitComet]

How much is invested into the truck already. Maybe sell the 95 to buy a 96 in same or better condition. won't cost as much compared to swaping all that stuff maybe.

 

[lilman]

That was my plan. To swap the engine and tranny. Sell it in the spring, pick up a 96 or newer by the mid-end of summer.

If I can make it through the rest of the winter then I'll sell it as is. There's no real issues with the truck (as far as I know at this point). This is just a thought that came across my mind.

 

[SunlitComet]

you could sell it all saying it was a project you could not afford to do or did not have the skills as your sales pitch and use the money to buy the newer one.

 

[retorq]

If I was gonna go thru all that hassle I would do alot better then a 96 engine, I would go all out and do an LS swap.

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

If I was gonna go thru all that hassle I would do alot better then a 96 engine, I would go all out and do an LS swap.

x2 or drop in a Big Block.