[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by 79firebird_99TA

Here's another quote for 2000 less. That will get me an LQ9 6.0 long block for around 5k, then headers, intake?, install and tune are around 3500. The cam is smallish at a 204/218 .550. That would be a much more simplified upgrade than the first quote. The first quote has me swapping out the fuel pump, injectors ... pulleys .....etc.....etc.....

You'll want to swap over your accessories then you can use the lower profile passenger car intake. You probably know that already.

That 6.0, even with that small cam, and a set of headers, it'll put down more power than your LS1


Here is my 6.0 swap in a Blazer. This is an LQ4 with lower compression I pulled from a wrecked truck with 80K miles. I didn't do anything to it other than tune it with HPtuners. Stock truck exhaust manifolds, truck intake, stock cam etc....Just plunked it in.
It ran 14.30's at 95-96 mph and this thing weighed 5200 lbs. before I sit in it. It was a tank but it ran like stink. Put this engine in a car 2000 lbs. lighter and it would run mid 12's, with an engine that hasn't even been opened up. It's why these engines are so damn attractive.

Here I am putting a wooping on a 2010 SS camaro with it's LS3 6 speed. He had a great mph but the blazer is just gone and too much for him to make up, LOL

https://youtu.be/msgSc3S-yHA

Edit: I didn't even matt the throttle either, I rolled out easy and then quickly went full throttle because it had a tendency to snap the pinion clean off the truck 12 bolt LOL Don't ask.

So the truck had a little more in it