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Jferrante · 02-08-2018, 08:43 PM

Pulled my heads tonight to do head gaskets and snoop around a bit and of course found a crack.

Funny thing is this motor came in a truck already running and I was told it was a 6.0 but I quickly realized it wasn't once I got it out of the truck. The seller was pretty cool and refunded me the cost of a replacement so I am happy.

The question is do I pick up a real 6.0 motor locally for 7-800 or just get a 5.3 and move along?
Also if I go to a 6.0 do I need the ECU from that motor? I have a PSI harness already ran I would like to not have to mess with any wiring if possible - if that means 5.3 then I will stick with the 5.3.
Thanks

02-08-2018, 08:43 PM	#1
Jferrante Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Arlington VA Posts: 359	5.3 crack in block Pulled my heads tonight to do head gaskets and snoop around a bit and of course found a crack. Funny thing is this motor came in a truck already running and I was told it was a 6.0 but I quickly realized it wasn't once I got it out of the truck. The seller was pretty cool and refunded me the cost of a replacement so I am happy. The question is do I pick up a real 6.0 motor locally for 7-800 or just get a 5.3 and move along? Also if I go to a 6.0 do I need the ECU from that motor? I have a PSI harness already ran I would like to not have to mess with any wiring if possible - if that means 5.3 then I will stick with the 5.3. Thanks Last edited by Jferrante; 02-08-2018 at 08:53 PM.



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