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Frakenstines_bowtie
I have this 2003 Silverado I bought for 3k. It has a ton of issues. This truck was a v8 swap. The computer says it is out of a 03 Yukon xl. However I want to ensure the computer is reconfigured right so I’m trying to figure out if there is a way I can pull the vin off the block or something that will locate the Vin so I can reconfigure the computer to the engine
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Bradley21sanders
Step #1 What engine was in the truck from the start?
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Thats what I figured being a base model no wonder it dont work.. see this thread. I imagine someone threw the engine in without figuring out if it was doable and became too much work to figure out. Little more involved.

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GM Engine & Exhaust Performance - Official NBS V6 to GENIII V8 swap Guide - NBS V6 to V8 Swap So basically youre tired of going slow and want some power and obviously you want to swap out that old 4.3 for that massive V8 :devil: so lets get to it. There are some other threads out there but they...
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Bradley21sanders
Well go by that guide and start checking the most obvious things, seems like the biggest hurdle is having the V8 harness and reflash so I might would just get one and swap in or try to find the PN on the current one if its not gone.
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Bradley21sanders
Its probably not there just due to being 20 years old but you can check the harness for the tape/sticker with a part number. I don't know exactly where it is on the 03 if its still there but you can look on the connector (the 888) like shown here and might get lucky

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Bradley21sanders
Have you had it running at all?
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Bradley21sanders
lord, I missed that. No need to worry about the harness then like mentioned you already must have the right one.
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