DV2000NJ's official 6.0 swap discussion thread

[Sodbuster]

Dan. There are a lot of these engines in the 35-45K range. The question you have to ask on a 2-4 year old engine with a claimed 15-20K is how long has it been sitting and corroding internally. I'd much rather have a 50K fresh engine than a 10K one that has been parked for 2-3 years... plus it's gonna be a lot cheaper. These are 200K engines as you know, so longevity is not really an issue.

Just an opinion from an OLD guy who has been around cars for a LONG time.

+1 Valid point...which would force me to agree with...gulp...Jeff on this one.

 

[66nova]

Sweet!! I am looking forward to the build.

I am with you on this one Dan 6.0 FTW! No replacement for displacement, especially when you are talking about moving a Giant Pickle.

My vote goes for number 2. Least amount of time sitting and cheaper then #1

 

[OldCracker29]

I'd go along with the old guy on this one. My opinions on the engines are, the first engine was involved in a head on, or something like that. This in my opinion would possibly have a bad crankshaft, due to the impact. The other two were rollovers. There'd quite possibly be a lot of smoke on initial start up, and I mean every time you start it. Both of my opinions are from experience. Good luck Dan.

 

[daddy]

Not sure if anyone actually believed me when I started talking about a 6.0 swap, but I don't talk about shit I'm not going to do.

That's not what a certain female soccer player said.


For real though, I'm with Jim on this one, scoop up a cheaper 50K-ish mile motor and save a few bucks up front so you can get the rest of the parts sooner and get it built and running quicker.

 

[Zembonez]

Jeff brings up good points.

#1 If you buy a frontal collision engine, make sure the balancer hasn't been impacted. Also look for fresh marks on the balancer bolt because most yards are quick to swap a good balancer onto an engine that has had a front impact and sell it that way... hoping that it's ok. Most frontal impacts DO NOT hit the engine... but it's a very good thing to check.

#2 I'd personally steer away from a rollover used engine. When vehicles roll, the oil that was in the pan heads North and the oil pickup starves. No matter how fast the driver kills the key in his now upside down confusion, it's very possible that the engine ran for 30-60 seconds without oil pressure. Who knows how many thousands of miles that takes off of the life... or worse, you may install it and have it spin a bearing.

 

[DV2000NJ]

Dan. There are a lot of these engines in the 35-45K range. The question you have to ask on a 2-4 year old engine with a claimed 15-20K is how long has it been sitting and corroding internally. I'd much rather have a 50K fresh engine than a 10K one that has been parked for 2-3 years... plus it's gonna be a lot cheaper. These are 200K engines as you know, so longevity is not really an issue.

Just an opinion from an OLD guy who has been around cars for a LONG time.

The thing that worries me about engines with slightly higher mileage, is these motors are coming out of 3/4 and 1-ton trucks and vans. Those 35-45k in 2-4 years could be hard miles (towing, getting beat on right after a cold start, etc). I'm trying to avoid an engine that's been in a work vehicle that was ridden hard and put away wet. The amount of miles doesn't bother me so much, as how quickly they were racked up, and what kind of miles they are.

Who knows, maybe I'm over thinking it.

 

[DV2000NJ]

Jeff brings up good points.

#1 If you buy a frontal collision engine, make sure the balancer hasn't been impacted. Also look for fresh marks on the balancer bolt because most yards are quick to swap a good balancer onto an engine that has had a front impact and sell it that way... hoping that it's ok. Most frontal impacts DO NOT hit the engine... but it's a very good thing to check.

#2 I'd personally steer away from a rollover used engine. When vehicles roll, the oil that was in the pan heads North and the oil pickup starves. No matter how fast the driver kills the key in his now upside down confusion, it's very possible that the engine ran for 30-60 seconds without oil pressure. Who knows how many thousands of miles that takes off of the life... or worse, you may install it and have it spin a bearing.

I think the guy said the front impact engine was a front side impact, but I'm not positive. If that is the case, that's what I'd feel the most comfortable with.

I'm with you on the roll over. I just don't like the idea of the motor being upside down.

 

[DV2000NJ]

Not sure if anyone actually believed me when I started talking about a 6.0 swap, but I don't talk about shit I'm not going to do.

That's not what a certain female soccer player said.


For real though, I'm with Jim on this one, scoop up a cheaper 50K-ish mile motor and save a few bucks up front so you can get the rest of the parts sooner and get it built and running quicker.

Money for the other parts isn't really an issue. I'll still have some cash left over (specifically for this whole project) after the purchase of the engine, and Christmas is coming up, so I could probably milk a few bucks out of that to put towards this. Plus, I've still got 200-400 bucks coming in monthly from work, even with my hours cut back as much as they are.

 

[Moeman]

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Get these guy's to help you...

 

[Zembonez]

Dan. There are a lot of these engines in the 35-45K range. The question you have to ask on a 2-4 year old engine with a claimed 15-20K is how long has it been sitting and corroding internally. I'd much rather have a 50K fresh engine than a 10K one that has been parked for 2-3 years... plus it's gonna be a lot cheaper. These are 200K engines as you know, so longevity is not really an issue.

Just an opinion from an OLD guy who has been around cars for a LONG time.

The thing that worries me about engines with slightly higher mileage, is these motors are coming out of 3/4 and 1-ton trucks and vans. Those 35-45k in 2-4 years could be hard miles (towing, getting beat on right after a cold start, etc). I'm trying to avoid an engine that's been in a work vehicle that was ridden hard and put away wet. The amount of miles doesn't bother me so much, as how quickly they were racked up, and what kind of miles they are.

Who knows, maybe I'm over thinking it.

You are not overthinking it. It's YOUR hard earned money being spent here. Get what you are happy with.

Yukon or Denali 6.0 FTW!