Swap from 3.8 to 5.3
 

My wife was driving my 2003 SS while her acura was being fixed. Drove it 50 miles with no coolant and needless to say I need a new engine. I want to swap from the 3800 to one of the newer 5.3 LS4s. Is there a thread about doing such a swap? Things I might need to tell my mechanic? The current engine and trans have over 200K so Im thinking a trans swap will be in order as well. Will I need any changes to the cpu/pcm codes for everything work? I found the following engine on Morad and it basically has everything, <80K mi engine, trans, elec harness, cpu/pcm and everything. IS this a good price and will it fit my needs? Im sure someone has asked this before so if there is an existing thread an link to it will be great. Thanks!

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You need to rewire A LOT of the car, including the internal electricals just to do this swap.

L67 swap would be the best bet. Much much easier.

I looked into this a bit while I was bored. Best bet is to get a full pullout, computer, engine, tranny, etc. The motor mounts are different too I think. I would honestly just look for a whole wrecked 06-07 SS and swap in what you need. Gonna be a giant pain for the power.


I would put that money into getting your wife some automotive schooling.