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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 1:32 PM
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my wife drives a 2004 tahoe with a 4.8l, i would like to swap this with the 5.3l, my question is this. is it a straight swap or are there problems that need to be addressed, any info would be great.
i'm new to this forum, if this info is already on here how do i access it.
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 2:13 PM
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Should swap easy, but you need the computer for the 5.3, and maybe the harness for it to.
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 3:13 PM
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Welcome to the forum. Good luck w/ your swap.
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 7:30 AM
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unless your getting the engine free it might be 100 million times easier to sell it, and buy one with the 5.3 in it...
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