prepping for my first swap...again

[scott123]

I planned to do it last year but like a lot of times, things just got in the way.

I bought a box van with a 5.3. The engine sticker said 5.3. The paperwork in the glove box said 5.3 and it ran really well but hit pretty hard. I took it as it was going to be the base.

Pulled the engine and clearly stamped on the back is 4.8. Sort of a set back last year and now I am ready to move forward.

This will go in a 72 K5. I am not looking for an 700HP dragster but one, it is a project I've never done and I like to drive it everywhere/anywhere.

End of the day what are the drawbacks to going with the 4.8. Pros and cons for me, is the pros, I already have it and I feel like it is in good shape/good engine.

I'm 50 now and in years past I could engine swap/transmission swap all nite/every nite. Now I don't seem to have the ass nor the gas to do things twice, if that makes sense.

Is settling on the 4.8 a bad idea?

Scott