That looks like a good deal but I do not want to have to deal with shipping.

 

chevy motor 5.3

$300 100k iron 5.3

2004 5.3 LS engine 70k miles
$750 70k iron 5.3

FS - 2009 Chevy/GMC LC9 5.3 All Aluminum V8
$500 aluminim 5.3

5.3's are cheap and readily availiable tho!!


Junk yard 5.3 turbo build one of the guys in my car club is building
824hp
71 Nova turbo LS version 2.0 - Page 3

 

the 5.3 isnt a bad motor, just lacking in cubes. id want as many cubes as i can get. especially since this is going into a 4th gen. that isnt exactly the lightest car. id hold out for a lq9 or a ls2. lq9 will definitely be cheaper. check ls1tech classified daily. stuff goes quick on there.

 

I'm going to try to find a 5.7 or a 6.0 but if I get a 5.3 I would have enough money left to supercharge it hehe.

 

LSX
If you can get a LS6 for 1k then take it.All the LS engine are going to run a good amount of money.The 5.3 an 4.8 the cheapest the LQ4 an LQ9's are what a lot of guys are gunning for now.
The ls engines are light even the iron block ones are a little lighter than a SBC.An they make great power.A stock 5.3 will push a 4th gen pretty good.
I got a LQ4(only 500 buck with ecm)I plan on keeping the efi on it a lot more tuning options(have a HPTuners already).