lb7 swap to lly?

[dmaxman06]

so a have a 2001 rc lb7 that needs injectors and loses a little coolant and I have been looking up parts and to do everything is more then I want to spend on the truck so was wondering if it is cheaper to go to a lly heads if I can find a used engine so my question is what all parts are needed to do the swap etc. can anybody help me out with a list of what is needed thank you

 

[juddski88]

It isn't cheaper

 

[Ne-max]

I got all the parts to do the swap for cheap......

 

[juddski88]

Cheaper than 1600?

 

[Ne-max]

Cheaper than 1600?

Yep

 

[juddski88]

I suppose I stand corrected then. I know I didn't get the parts cheaper, even if I bought core $500 heads and did the more simple wiring harness.

 

[Ne-max]

I suppose I stand corrected then. I know I didn't get the parts cheaper, even if I bought core $500 heads and did the more simple wiring harness.

Only part I dont have is the truck side parts. Ecm and harness that goes to engine harness

 

[THEFERMANATOR]

You could just as easily end up with a bad set of lly injectors doing the swap, and then you're buting even more expensive injectors. LB7's are not the only engines with injector issues. Do a search for P0087, many of those trucks are due to bad injectors, but people are convinced that only LB7's lose injectors, so it can't be injectors.

 

[Brent@LDS]

You could just as easily end up with a bad set of lly injectors doing the swap, and then you're buting even more expensive injectors. LB7's are not the only engines with injector issues. Do a search for P0087, many of those trucks are due to bad injectors, but people are convinced that only LB7's lose injectors, so it can't be injectors.

X2^^ very true!

 

[Ne-max]

I think many guys like not dealing with cups and the pain of getting to the lb7 injectors. Plus didnt they just go up a lot in price?

 

[juddski88]

Not here....the cups aren't hard if you know what to do

 

[THEFERMANATOR]

I preferred doing LB7's. Everythings not rusty, covered in dirt, or packed up with crap on LB7's.

 

[Brent@LDS]

I think many guys like not dealing with cups and the pain of getting to the lb7 injectors. Plus didnt they just go up a lot in price?

LLY injectors went up in price more than LB7 injectors.