Repair-It

Out with the L05, in with the 5.3L. This might be really interesting, since he's using a modest LS.

Video about the car from late last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-9zG0cyPYo

Onto the swap.

The donor engine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNKASXHVmTI
Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwO30JjjVJ4
Update 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBf1yjuTX6w
Starting the 5.3L on the stand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHWMTsnVqxM

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8IOSZgF0H4
Part 2 (posted a week ago): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA3MYPhiviU
Part 3 (a week ago): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWmap7tXhEw

Waiting for more...

Bonus video, redneck A/C recovery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXh1T7CS5Eo

Part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQcOstNe1qU

Fun fact about 5.3 swaps (learned from another guy): swap in 4.8L pistons, which are flat top, and you get 10.6:1 compression on a 5.3L, which is perfect with a cam.

Part 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dacVhXqVGbw

Runs and drives!

Track run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6nYZZ5 ... Cz4ioj-BFw

15.1 @ 91, which is pretty much a stock LT1 wagon. I wonder what it gets for fuel economy.

Economy should be better than the stock LT1, right?

I would think so. I believe this 5.3 was bone stock so 285hp plus whatever gains from the headers and tune. I'd expect a little more trap than 91 but probably no more than 93 or so. He seemed to enjoy his 2-1 chirp.