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Originally Posted by ThatSleeper
I have a 94 XLT 3.0L V6 and I want to put a V8 in. What engine would fit nicely with out $1000's of work needing to be done.
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all depends. it takes as much as it does to get it done. 5.0 is common because swap kits exist. gm is usually cheaper, but less/no guidance and more custom because there's no swap parts for that conversion.
some get donors, sell parts off, and scrap the rest to recoup money. it's all about what you're willing to put up with, how cheap you can get parts, and how much time you spend planning ahead to know what you need in advance.
parts are up in the air, most 5.0ls you find that are for 100 here are usually not even worth the scrap price. that just how it is around here - if it's that cheap then there's something wrong with it or it's an engine not worth using (you'll lose your ass if you get a low performance engine with intentions of building it up, when you could have gotten a better engine for a couple hundred more to start with).