Mike, I'm sorry if I came off as saying you were not capable of doing the swap. That was not my intention. My point in listing all that stuff out was to illustrate the point that engine swaps are a lot of work... And that the 455 and Cad 500 really are good motors for our application. You are 100% right, at some point we will NEED a new engine option... I also agree with you that the LS motor is the best gas engine out there right now for the job. But good god, it's a lot of work to get it in there and working, then add all the ancillaries as well...

But you are also correct in saying that the more options we have, the better off we will all be. I'll tell you, if I were going to do an LS swap on the GMC, and I needed to modify the interior anyway, I would probably look the possibility of using a 4L80 to get the extra gear and lockup converter.... I believe Hal's diesel setup uses a 4L80 or similar, and some sort of transfer case to get power back to the front...

Hal, could you maybe describe how your setup works?