Alright guys, has anyone done a swap for putting in a 5.3 liter chevy motor ever?? I've been wanting one, just since my 4.0 doesn't get the greatest gas mileage pushing my 33's that I have on it, I just figured since I'm only getting like 12-13 mpg I should swap in a 5.3 for V8 horsepower yet also getting ALOT better gas mileage! Has anyone done the swap cuz I'm wondering how much it costs to get the job completed with the adapters to make it run... I gotta quote this week on having it done from a local shop & their figure was $9519.09 completed... I just didn't know if that sounds like a good price or a little steeper than what I should be paying... I only paid $6800 for the Jeep so then I would be paying the price of the WHOLE JEEP PLUS ANOTHER $2100!! haha just let me know guys, let me know if I could get it done somewhere that also does that kinda work cheaper than what I've found...
:EDIT: I just got off the phone speaking to my friend Keegan that's really into jeeps about the swap, he said that I should just pass on the swap & do a 4.6 liter stroker kit on it, he said alot better torque, power, etc. but do all you guys think that would be better going with the stroker kit instead of the 5.3 swap?? He said it'd be more cost efficient & letting me do other mods instead of paying nearly $10k for a new motor... Just let me know guys!
Thanks again!! Brandon..
