Hello!
Long story short-- I've had my '05 since '05. It's been stolen twice and has 10k thief-driven miles under it's 190k belt.
When I got it back this most recent time, insurance didn't give me enough to cover what it would take to fix. I took the opportunity to fix it up, put some money into it, get the paint restored and most everything topped up.
My oil pump quit working once everything was done. It just got diagnosed with needing a new engine.
I would like to engine swap in something very nice from chevy w/ a new transmission etc to handle it, since they quoted me $9k for the straight replacement. I'm already pot committed at this point to this truck of mine since the recent investment in it was planned to last another 15 years at least.
What would you all recommend? Any thoughts? I have barely scraped the surface of the research; was planning on adding a supercharger and a 4l80e but now with the engine swap here we are.
Please help! Thank you!
Luke