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**AlaskaK10** · 07-07-2023, 06:45 AM

I am at the junction of decisions I guess you could call it. I had planned on the 292 for a while but have been reading on this site and listening to others that an LS swap is the way to go. Some of the swap threads are awesome. I don't see how an LS if done correctly would be a bad thing. The vintage 292 keeps the originality no doubt. I know this truck is going to be alot of work to build and expense so want to make the best decisions. I have to be honest though I read more negative about the 292 than I do the LS. If I were to install an LS it would be a 5.3 hopefully no more than 120K miles. Did I just say that?? 120K miles use to be the end of life on the old engines. And then I think of my age I'm high miklage myself so whatever I build its really for the next guy.

07-07-2023, 06:45 AM	#9
AlaskaK10 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: BREMERTON Washington Posts: 73	Re: 1966 K10 LS Swap Contemplation I am at the junction of decisions I guess you could call it. I had planned on the 292 for a while but have been reading on this site and listening to others that an LS swap is the way to go. Some of the swap threads are awesome. I don't see how an LS if done correctly would be a bad thing. The vintage 292 keeps the originality no doubt. I know this truck is going to be alot of work to build and expense so want to make the best decisions. I have to be honest though I read more negative about the 292 than I do the LS. If I were to install an LS it would be a 5.3 hopefully no more than 120K miles. Did I just say that?? 120K miles use to be the end of life on the old engines. And then I think of my age I'm high miklage myself so whatever I build its really for the next guy.