If you can swing a wrench do it just have the heads checked to make sure their not warped and might as well do timing chains while in there I've done it twice in the 11 yrs I've had the truck
second owner on mine got it when it was a year old as a repo. mine is a 5 speed and it has cruise the rubber mat instead of carpet which i luv. with cloth seats and yes there is a connection for the overhead i added an overhead console some years back
this is an 5 year old post but those additives really do nothing like they said your money would be better spent get race gas then the booster because they really dont boost like people want to think
ok you have the jtec motor you can get any motor if you are getting a short block and having it rebuilt then all you need to do is go to an airram.com and get a 16t tone ring.-----> AirRam - Cold Air Induction System
as far as getting a junk yard 4.7 if you are doing a rebuild it is ok as long...
mine is an st had no harness but i was doing hids so it didnt matter and used a relay to the headlight so i didnt have to worry about forgetting to turn them off.
missed this dont get on much but i have had just about every bolt on for the 4.7 if you look at my mod list to see what can be done to the motor. on a 5-speed i would start with gear 4.10 if you do alot of highway driving 4.56 if you dont follow that with a 2008 intake will make a good start...
im doing the same now i have a short block sitting on a stand now waiting to get the cash for forged pistons and rods that is why i decieded to do a rebuild if i was just going stock internals i would just get a short block and and be done with it if your heads are still good. i got my short...
I was going to get mine rebuild after sync's went out but waited to long and guess caused more damage but the guy told me 1600 and I was like no and bought one from autozone for like 1200-1300 bucks
looking at the bottom of your truck i would say you live in a rust area(snow/salt) I would say if not a hose then check freeze plugs one may have started to rust though
get nitrous run a 55shot and be done not much to do with the 3.6
I think about the only thing ive seen for the 3.6 is and underdrive pulley and ported heads in all the time ive had my truck and i got it back in 05
Ive done my 3rd gen about 5 years ago and love it i forget most of the time that ive done it now i used black trim paint for the A/B pillar, overhead console, and light ring and black fabric paint for the headliner
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