LQ9 Motor for my Hoe

[jdpromo33]

I too am thinking of upgrading my 04 Hoe to the 6.0 Escalade motor and tuning up.

Saw this on Ebay and wonder if this is the right motor for me.

With all the engine mods and upgrades, will I see a noticeable improvement in performance?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3c9ef962d8

 

[bkboatnsleds]

Seems high price.. But yes... do it. lol

 

[vatahoelt]

would you want to give up your existing motor though?

 

[jdpromo33]

would you want to give up your existing motor though?

Not really I just wondered of the one I showed the link to was the correct motor for my Hoe

 

[hoe]

get that ish out of there, and resell it. I did the same swap, and its a beast. Get it tuned asap.

 

[jdpromo33]

get that ish out of there, and resell it. I did the same swap, and its a beast. Get it tuned asap.

What other mods did you have to make?

 

[MUDHOE]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2004...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories heres 1 out of a gmc its only got 35k for $1950

 

[bkboatnsleds]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2004...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories heres 1 out of a gmc its only got 35k for $1950

Don't think that would be an LQ9 .. would it?

 

[hoe]

Don't think that would be an LQ9 .. would it?

That is NOT a lq9, but a lq4. Its hard to tell a lq9 unless you pulled the motor out of the vehicle youself, or pull the heads, and look at the difference in the pistons. the Lq9 has flat-top pistons and require 93 octane. Also LQ9s never had that particular engine cover. The 1 belongs to a lq4. The LQ9 had the 3 piece cadillac cover saying cadillac engineering powered, or they had the vortec max engine cover.

To the OP, thats all you would have to do is drop it in, and get a pcm tune to optimize the performance. LQ4 vs LQ9 is huge on the top end. I just got back from a trip out of state, where I ran a Denali (LQ4) and I killed him badly uptop. I played with him for about 10 miles.

Here is a pic of mines

 

[jdpromo33]

That is NOT a lq9, but a lq4. Its hard to tell a lq9 unless you pulled the motor out of the vehicle youself, or pull the heads, and look at the difference in the pistons. the Lq9 has flat-top pistons and require 93 octane. Also LQ9s never had that particular engine cover. The 1 belongs to a lq4. The LQ9 had the 3 piece cadillac cover saying cadillac engineering powered, or they had the vortec max engine cover.

To the OP, thats all you would have to do is drop it in, and get a pcm tune to optimize the performance. LQ4 vs LQ9 is huge on the top end. I just got back from a trip out of state, where I ran a Denali (LQ4) and I killed him badly uptop. I played with him for about 10 miles.

Here is a pic of mines

So your saying the LQ4 is a better motor than the LQ9? and it's a straight drop min and tune?