[Blacdout96]

Listen, drop the 5.3 plan. Saying you have a trans for a 5.3 swap is like saying I have a bathtub, now I want to build a house.

You'd have to put v8 springs in the front since there is added weight. Also special mounts to bolt it in, a gauge bezel the will work with that setup, and all the other goodie stated before. You'll spend a few thousand on a setup that would of made more sense to use that money on a z28 or trans am that has an lt1 or ls1. I didn't do a v8 build simply because its just easier to buy a car that already has a v8.

So buy a 3.1 or 3.4 and call it a day.