ENGINE DECISION TIME!!!!!! opinions please

[robhenry2990]

ok i have a 98 4 door hoe with just over 200k on the clock. well i got a ses light for a misfire on cylinder 4. i checked the plugs that i just replaced 1k ago. cyl 4 was fouled and covered in oil. i figure the rings are going. at first i was just gonna gasket everything and redo the spider injection . then i decided ill do a valve job with it. then it was .30 over with a mild cam. then it was stroke it out to a 383. now im thinking of the lq4 swap. i wanna spend around 5k on this project and i found a complete lq4 from pace for $3500. im not sure of what all i need for the swap i saw branndon_b's stuff but it seems he got just about everything he needed when he got the motor. and honestly im open to other ideas to.

 

[DirtyBlackHoe]

that price for the motor seems extremely high unless it is brand new

 

[robhenry2990]

it is brandy new lol

 

[bowtiefreak]

make sure you swap out for an 480 trans also....

 

[bai78]

Can't go wrong with a LQ4 swap! It'll run stronger than any blown sbc, IMHO.

 

[blueflamed03]

I say brand new Vortec 350...cheaper, and will have a warranty...IMHO

 

[BluHoe96]

383 would prolly be the easiest upgrade no?

 

[arctic388]

can you find a donor truck for the electronics for the lq4.

my vote would be stroke to 383

 

[robhenry2990]

yea the 383 would be the easiest and if do go that route im gonna by a 350 out of the local junkyard and and do it so i still have my dd.then swap the motor in a weekend. i might be able to find a donor truck for the lq4 in the jy too what all did they come in?
probably be cheaper for the 383

 

[blackcoffee]

LQ9 out of a Silverado SS FTMFW