'95 Tahoe 5.7 TBI 4X4 engine swap...

[willardtx]

I just aquired a '95 Tahoe 4X4 automatic, with a 5.7 TBI that is dead. I also was given a 5.7 Vortec that is a 4 bolt main motor. That is all I know of the motor since I have not picked it up yet. It needs a crank kit is all to be a good motor, oil pump got weak and scored the bearings, this I know but I don't know what it came from. My question is; would I be better off using the Vortec once I get it freshed up and what would be involved in the swap keeping it a Vortec and doing away with the TBI. I could find a good 5.3 but am not certain of what is involved in that swap as well. I am going to be using this as a daily driver.
I am looking a the money aspect of doing the swap. I have loads of talent but not much with GM products. I have been a Ford person for more than 40 years, (grew up in custoom body shop for Ford speed).

[blacstar]

for the money, time, effort, power, go with the 5.3 swap or 6.0l.

[akdg1987]

second that on the ls swap, I have a 93 2 door fullsize blazer that I did an ls swap, simple to do, can be done fairly cheaply as well. It will feel about twice the power that old tbi ever had, although for my swap i opted to rebuild the motor and trans since its my daily driver, so my swap wasnt on the cheap side.

[willardtx]

Looks like the 5.3 will be the way to go then. I just aquired a 5.3 that needs a crank kits just like the 5.7 vortec I got. Guess my next step will be to find the posts for doing the 5.3 swap and follow it. I have been told that I should get the computer out of an '02 along with the wiring harness to make the install easier. I think that Power & Speed has a kit that works for this install as well.
Thanks for the advice and shove in the direction I should go, since I was like someone afraid to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Just could not take that first step on my own.