^^^^bullshit^^^^ ask how much it costs for the entire ls swap
Truth hurts sometimes.
Used hemis in my area go for $5k plus just for the motor.
Complete GM 4.8, 5.3, or 6.0s with wiring, computer, pedal, can be had for $1k-$1500. Sometimes that price could include a transmission but if not the 4L80e can be $500-$1500. Even the LQ9 6.0 is $1500ish.
Complete GM 6.2s are $1500-$2000. The 6L80e is another $1k-$2k depending.
LS1s are becoming a dime a dozen and can be $1000-$1500 also and usually even include the tranny, t-56 trannys can be had for the price of a 30 pack al the way to a whopping $500 bucks or so in stock form.
I have two complete 6.0s that I have less than $500 in them combined because I was in the right place at the right time.
Now the expensive part: I've been looking at complete kits to swap the LS style of motors into the jk and they are about $5k. But it is a complete kit with everything needed to do the swap. Makes everything work, no dash lights illuminated afterwards. I could play a trial and error game of building my own stuff and finding all kinds of different companies to do this or that and it might be cheaper but honestly I'd rather making one phone call to one company and be done. Yes it might not literally be one phone call but you know what I mean.
Oh and yes I will be doing the swap myself with the help from friends and family so labor costs will consist of my timing helping them on their stuff at some time, after all that's what friends do, and beer and food. Lol.
People don't swap GM motors into every brand of car known to man just because everybody else is doing it. Parts are cheaper, the perform well, the also produce lots of power with little money.
