Thinking about considering the possibility of contemplating buying a 6.0

Neal3000 · Jul 3, 2015

If you have plans to build it, imo the smart move is to just buy a 6.0 shortblock and then build it up the way you want it. If you buy a complete engine you are probably going to get rid of half of it anyway, like the Intake, injectors, heads, brackets, cam, oilpan, exhaust manifolds etc.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2053587.m570.l1313.TR10.TRC0.A0.H0.X6.0.TRS0&_nkw=6.0&_sacat=0

Sawzall · Jul 3, 2015

I gave $1025 for my 2006 6.0 LQ4 van engine complete with harness and ECM. It had 140k on it but I have seen them with over 300k on them and still used no oil. I did have to call a few junk yards to find an American owned one that would give me a package price. The foreign owned ones would not.

I thought about adding a cam but I can break all the part I want, and melt down the 43 stickies with it stock, so why bother.

Beerj · Jul 3, 2015

I guess the plan I've had in my head was to find a good running 6.0 for the build and a few shakedowns. Then build it up some during the first winter afterwards. I understand that it might cost a bit more in the long run but short term, it will progress the build and be something that can be built up as time and funds allow.

mcutler · Jul 4, 2015

Re: Re: Thinking about considering the possibility of contemplating buying a 6.0

Sawzall said:
I gave $1025 for my 2006 6.0 LQ4 van engine complete with harness and ECM. It had 140k on it but I have seen them with over 300k on them and still used no oil. I did have to call a few junk yards to find an American owned one that would give me a package price. The foreign owned ones would not.

I thought about adding a cam but I can break all the part I want, and melt down the 43 stickies with it stock, so why bother.

This is why I left my ls2 stock, and just added the mast computer pack.

matt

InDaShop · Jul 4, 2015

I've bought multiple ecm's from this dude.

http://stores.ebay.com/SpareECM

Mortalis5509 · Jul 4, 2015

Re: Re: Thinking about considering the possibility of contemplating buying a 6.0

InDaShop said:
I've bought multiple ecm's from this dude.

http://stores.ebay.com/SpareECM

Thanks for that, I need one.

Good luck with your rig.

patooyee · Jul 4, 2015

Haha, I don't think I've ever seen so much apprehension / uncertainty in a subject heading in my my life. "Thinking about possibly contemplating maybe but not certainly and with no positivity theoretically giving some consideration to the potential of buying or purchasing a 6.0."

Beerj · Jul 4, 2015

patooyee said:
Haha, I don't think I've ever seen so much apprehension / uncertainty in a subject heading in my my life. "Thinking about possibly contemplating maybe but not certainly and with no positivity theoretically giving some consideration to the potential of buying or purchasing a 6.0."

Lol, I suppose at this point it should be "I need a 6.0, but not for 2k!". I've got a few good guys on the lookout for me so I'm just hanging out, hoping for the best.

smbroady82 · Jul 5, 2015

patooyee said:
Haha, I don't think I've ever seen so much apprehension / uncertainty in a subject heading in my my life. "Thinking about possibly contemplating maybe but not certainly and with no positivity theoretically giving some consideration to the potential of buying or purchasing a 6.0."

I was trying so hard not to say something lol

I think we all know what he meant