Turbo Build Options

[izzy_Britton]

I have debated for a few months now what direction i really want to go. The debate is to this point purely in my head, but now it is time to get a consensus from ye all.

This is not really a LS swap in the traditional way. I bought a 2006 2WD CCSB with a 5.3, and a bad 4l60e. I would like to turbo it just for fun. I had previously considered twin turbo with twin inter-coolers just because i wanted a challenge. but now that the time to start this build will be upon me in the next couple months i am thinking of keeping it a little more simple with a single turbo and single inter-cooler. This will be a (mostly) daily driven truck. I will be using it as a car since it will likely never haul or tow anything because i have a ugly work truck for those duties (2002 GMC 2500HD 4x4).

So the posed question is: IF this was YOUR truck which engine would you turbo? I have several in my shop to choose from.

4.8 from a 2003 chevy 1500 4x4 120k miles
5.3 from this 2006 GMC CCSB 120k miles
5.3 Aluminum block from a 2008? chevy 1500 (i think they called this a High Output) unkown miles but very few.
6.0 from a 2002 GMC 2500HD 4x4 160k miles

OR

6.2 from a 2008 escalade unknown mileage
6.2 from a 2010 Camaro unknown mileage

I will be using only the long block of one of these engines as not all are complete (ie intake/injectors) but all should bolt right in if my thinking is correct.

I wan to have some fun driving this truck. I do not intend to just beat on the truck and pound it into the ground, i want a truck i can get stupid in ONCE in a while. At last count i have 12 vehicles, so even though i want this build to be dependable i am not in dire straights if i breaks, at the same time i dont want to build a money pit simply for the purpose of wasting money.

OR would you go a totally different route. I dont want to waste a bunch of $$ buying some big expensive race engine. I have these engines in the shop NOW and would like to do a budget turbo build.

Opinions anyone?

-Izzy