5.7 bad motor replacement ideas?

[Kcbuckeye22]

I bought a 1999 tahoe 4x4 5.7 vortec about a month ago for $3000 and it has no compression in number 4 cylinder now. First i figured bad spark plugs but a family Mechanic says it most likely bad. $600 labor for just a swap. He says rebuild could cost more than a new motor.

I don't have a way of doing the labor myself and just bought the truck. What's my options and price ranges of the options? Used motor, new motor, remanned? Where can I find these? Should I consider a 383 replacement?

 

[Gzes]

********* on the rebuild being so expensive. Unless it needs to be bored and whatnot then maybe but for me it was 1200 with everything on my rebuild

 

[Kcbuckeye22]

Did you do your rebuild yourself? I won't be able to do that. Remanned I've found are running around 1,500 to 1,700 + 600 labor.

 

[SunlitComet]

new gm motor. and i mean new $1879 free shipping. http://www.jegs.com/i/Chevrolet+Performance/809/12530282/10002/-1.

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now tell me you want a remanned with reused parts done by who ever or brand new built by gm itself.

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if you want the legal ht383e designed and built by AVAILABLE IN MOST STATES, which is also new, that will cost $5300. http://www.jegs.com/i/Chevrolet+Performance/809/17800393/10002/-1

it is a drop in unit but some pcm recalibration will get some more out of it. and all external mods bolt right on.

 

[Kcbuckeye22]

Looks like it'll be jeggs. I called around just to check on rebuilds and all three were slightly less or at the same price for a new engine.