Engine exchange Corvette motor into '94 Chevy Silverado?

I have a '94 Chevy Silverado ext. cab. I could like to install a late model corvette engine for more hp. What is the most straightforward swap? What will I need from the donor vehicle? I'm at the "counting the cost" stage. I live in California and want to keep it smog legal. Thanks for any help.

O.K. I guess I wanted the "cool factor" of a "Vette" pickup. How do I get smog legal and more hp. I don’t have problem rebuilding the engine. The truck is running o.k. now but that will not last.

Any sbc will screw right in, if you are using a carbureted 'Vette, it will really be easier and cheaper than if you are using an injected 'Vette engine as you will save a bunch of money on electronics. If your Silverado already has a sbc V8 in it, why do not you just add some hipo parts to it?

The 'Vette exchange looks sort of redundant to me, as all sbc's are just the same. you may be able to use factory motor mounts, the transmission will screw up, and there is no have to change any accessories. Good luck

get the complete corvette when doing this so you have all the support electronics and wiring.

Better pray the one you get is an auto as the manual six spd is not a good fit to the tahoe and your tahoe tranny ain't up to the 6.0 L vette motor. Towing will end with this exchange.

Why not a nice little supercharger instead. a home project week or a day in the shop and you'll have all the power you could really want for street use. The extra coin may be a summer cabin or a boat????

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There are lots of powerful GM V8s that will fit in your truck, and most likely be cheaper than an LS2 or LS6 Corvette engine.

Look into "crate" engines everything included from Jegs and Summit, some of them have obscene hp and the prices are not bad. Many of them are simpler designs too, so you will not have to worry about engine management computers and all that.

You still have almost twice the weight of the original vette, and usually those HP claims from GM aren't what they assert.

Example:

ZO6, 505HP zero 60, 4.2 seconds
911, 355HP zero 60, 4.1 seconds

Someone, like the factory is either sandbagging, or someone has a WHOLE lot of parisitic losses from the engine to the wheels.

Just purchase a sports car if you want to go fast, turn fast, stop fast.

Good Luck.

David, Crate and fractional engines from Chevrolet now have 24,000 mile or two year warranty's. Their GM 2007 Performance catalog has particular part numbers for 350 and 383 motors which could fit perfectly and couple with your trans. with no trouble.

Hell, id just upgrade the current enigne, im sure its a 350. Put dual exhaust, a super chip, a super charger and everything else you may be able to think of, and I bet it's still under the price of buyin a vette engine, espcially if you're purchasing the car.

yo will lose hp so you'll end up with about same as you started with

Buy a performance chip. headers, attempt bully dog they have a good selection of chips to put in based on your application

Get a supercharger. lots of power and you could save a lot of money. Still although, I love the idea. good luck