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Old May 26th, 2012, 7:02 AM
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I have a 96 that is in need of a replacement engine and tranny...What yrs. are direct bolt in for this truck. I can't afford new or rebuilt so I'll be shopping the local pick and pay looking for this stuff. The truck has 265K on it and I want to upgrade to a 350 as the old 305 is very tired as is the tranny.
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From 96 to i think 2000-2001 in the trucks had this setup i see some stuff junk yards are selling on ebay
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Ebay is good, but you have to pay shipping. Engines and trannys are heavy and bulky thus high shipping cost. Better off at the local junk yards when on a budget.
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I'd try to stick sound a 96-98 350 and 4L60e. See if you can find a decent low mileage setup
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96 thru 98 is a very narrow window..."Cash for Clunkers ruined alot of good engines.
This may be a problem
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After 99 they stopped the 350 so you've got from I think 94 or 95 when they did the 4L60e and 350 combo. Before that they had a 350, but was a 700r4
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96 was the first yr. for vortec so I guess I'm stuck as the induction system changed to that spyder system for a short period.
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As long as you are swapping the tyranny, upgrading to a 4L80E would be good.
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will I also need to get the engine control ECM if I go later than 98?
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I think you will need a new ECU if you get any different engine model than the 1 it came with the truck.
For example, if you have an LO5 and are dropping in an LS1, you would need an LS1 ECU
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