LS2 into a tahoe?

[V8noob]

I drove a trailblazer SS the other day and I'm hooked:drive: which is what led me to register here :)

My hangup is I just dont want to spend 30k on a truck and I dont really want something brand new. I also like the extra room a tahoe offers so I have really been thinking about trying an LS2 swap into a tahoe. I have located a complete LS2 with all accessories, ecu etc.. with only a few hundred miles for a great price. I think provided I get a good rolling tahoe cheap I should be able to have it together for about half of what a TB SS goes for.

I also plan on doing the tranny as well, and after some research think a built 4L80E with an LS1 bell housing would be up to the task, but I would love to hear what the knowledgeable people here have to say or recommed? Please keep in mind I want to keep the 4WD. I realize I will also need a custom drive shaft and probably a new rear end which I'm willing to tackle at the same time.

My questions are:

Will an LS2 pretty much drop into a V8 tahoe?

how tricky will it be to connect the tahoe's chasis harness to the new LS2 so all the warning lights on the dash and what not work? Someone said I can just get a painless wiring harness and it will be a cinch but I don't know?

What transmission and rear end should I run and why?

Thanks





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[Hillbilly Deluxe]

Should be almost plug and play :shrug: the 5.3, 6.0, LS1, LS2, etc. is all the same engine design, same accessories, same hookup's, etc.

Same for the transmission. But finding a rolling chassis Tahoe is gonna be pretty damn hard.

[Ls2Sonoma]

4.8, 5.3, 6.0, LS1 arent the same as the LS2. LS2 throttle bodies are all electronic and the cam and knock sensors changed.