Thread: 5.3 vs LS1?
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Old 06-10-2012, 03:34 PM   #6
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Re: 5.3 vs LS1?

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Originally Posted by Snowbound View Post
Since a complete 5.3 engine trans combo is $1500ish and an LS1 combo is $3500ish ( what I've seen advertised anyways ), my thoughts are that you could do ALOT of upgrades to the 5.3 for the extra $2k you are saving.

Plus, are there not complications with the car style accessory drives that need changed to work in a truck?

I was wondering about that also. The point of doing the trade would be for simplicity, but if i have to replace all of the accessories then it would probably be a deal breaker.

I always thought that the LS1s were significantly more powerful from the factory than their truck equivalents... Seems like a more to go through without much benefit other than the cool factor.

Where are you guys finding complete motor/trans combos for $1500? I've been calling all over the country around 3-4 k seems to be the average for low miles units. I made another thread about it... Perhaps im just not looking hard enough?
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