new engine

[uli93]

so my tahoe's engine is starting to knock..... smh .. it always had a piston slap on a cool morning. but now i can only drive it 10-15 mins and the knocking starts lol. BUUTT i do have a 1987 TBI suburban block with internals laying around . . . could it be possible to swap out blocks and use my heads and intake... or is that a no no?? a used engine is going to run me 1200 bucks.

any ideas guys ????


its a 99 5.7 vortec 2wd

 

[retorq]

Too many differences to make it worth while.

 

[uli93]

yeaa i thought so.

 

[Gzes]

Convert to carb n go nuts or you can get another vortec block fairly cheap and drop in

 

[retorq]

If all you have is piston slap and nothing major you should be able to recondition your existing stuff and buy the needed new parts for less then $1200.