shawnmichael
Newbie
So ... years ago I posted on here and briefly talked about my situation. My dad bought a teal 1993 Cheyenne brand new back in 1993 and I was going to be acquiring it and restoring. Fast forward 2 years and a ********* from Gulfport Mississippi named Dwayne Mahaffey has been paid over a thousand dollars to rebuild the 4.3. I just got the engine back as a bare block with a box of replacement parts. Long ago, he lost the heads, hood and I believe transmission (although he keeps telling me he's got it at a friends house). Over the past two years he's successfully done .... not much. So I'm back at square one, with essentially only a cleaned block. So to back up, I don't want any recommendations to drop an LS in it. I don't even want a V8 partly because I believe I've seen that the Cheyenne ONLY came with the 4.3 and there is some sentimentality here. I want to keep it as stock as possible (yes I realize what I'm saying).
But I've had an epiphany recently where I realized that the new 4.3L LV3 sits at about 300 hp and gets great fuel economy. Since I'll be driving the truck at least a day or two a week 100+ miles round trip to work this would be perfect. Has anyone done or considered doing a Gen V LV3 4.3 swap into their truck? Again, don't tell me to cut my losses and drop an LS in it, especially since I'm now $1k into it. I can get a low mileage LV3 on eBay for $1300, significantly less than I can get an LS for.
Many questions to follow but for now, let's start with that basic question, has anyone wanted to do it or done it?
But I've had an epiphany recently where I realized that the new 4.3L LV3 sits at about 300 hp and gets great fuel economy. Since I'll be driving the truck at least a day or two a week 100+ miles round trip to work this would be perfect. Has anyone done or considered doing a Gen V LV3 4.3 swap into their truck? Again, don't tell me to cut my losses and drop an LS in it, especially since I'm now $1k into it. I can get a low mileage LV3 on eBay for $1300, significantly less than I can get an LS for.
Many questions to follow but for now, let's start with that basic question, has anyone wanted to do it or done it?