LS Swap Cheaper Then SBC Build?

[MalibuSSwagon]

I always say buy a whole parts truck if you can. Then you get everything you need and can sell the rest off to make money back. I ended up coming out even on my engine. Around here 4.8/5.3 parts trucks are worth 500 to 800. I paid 800 for the 5.3L truck with 140k miles and I gave 400 for a 99 4.8L extended cab with 200k. The 4.8L is going into a buddies suburban, and we aren't too worried about the mileage as there are LS trucks running around with 250k to 400k miles on the original engines.