crwalkerasla
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Well, I was in the process of cleaning up and outfitting my '06H3 (for the Overlanding that I had originally purchased it for), and with just shy of 300K, the I5 engine has died. I had rebuilt the front end about 3-years ago, a new transmission and My "Ballistic Awning" last month, and received a new 10.2 touch-screen with dual cameras last week. I'm looking for a little insight and advice to consider for my options. Currently at the point when you fix one thing, something else seems to break.
I had originally considered a 6.0 (LQ9) swap but now am unsure if it will bolt up to the new/completely rebuilt transmission. And what all would be involved (cost wise) in a successful engine swap. I know several of y'all have taken the plunge. Is there a 'How-to" thread that I could send to my mechanic to shortcut the engine mounts alignment/header selections/computer connections/debugging process?
Another consideration/conversation is one I recently had with my insurance agent (i.e. Current vehicle value vs investment to rebuild vs investing in newer vehicle with a better insurable value). The H3 is 'paid-in-full' but to get a newer vehicle that will do what this one does would be $30-50K, but if I spent $15K on the engine swap, I'd still have a 17-18 yr old vehicle worth $8K. If it could be insured for the investment/rebuilt value, then that would change some things. I really like this rig, but am trying to look at this analytically, not emotionally.
Any thoughts?
I had originally considered a 6.0 (LQ9) swap but now am unsure if it will bolt up to the new/completely rebuilt transmission. And what all would be involved (cost wise) in a successful engine swap. I know several of y'all have taken the plunge. Is there a 'How-to" thread that I could send to my mechanic to shortcut the engine mounts alignment/header selections/computer connections/debugging process?
Another consideration/conversation is one I recently had with my insurance agent (i.e. Current vehicle value vs investment to rebuild vs investing in newer vehicle with a better insurable value). The H3 is 'paid-in-full' but to get a newer vehicle that will do what this one does would be $30-50K, but if I spent $15K on the engine swap, I'd still have a 17-18 yr old vehicle worth $8K. If it could be insured for the investment/rebuilt value, then that would change some things. I really like this rig, but am trying to look at this analytically, not emotionally.
Any thoughts?