Q: engine exchange
i have a a 2011 camaro lt with a v6 engine and my motor blown at 80k miles and i was wanting to put a v8 in but was wondering which would be the cheapest change i was looking at an 4.6l v8 out of a cadillac sts 2008 and figured it would be the cheapest swap the engine was $900 with the ecu and engine harness and the camaro and the cadillac use the same transmission the 6L50 i was wondering what would be the estimate for the other stuff i would have to buy to do this swap
My car has an automatic transmission.
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