Okay I'm picking up what your throwing down thank you. Time to go to pick an pull. Another dumb question a starter from a 4.8,5.3 would work on a on a lq4 ?
It should. I believe the starter is the same on all gen3 LS engines. Best bet is to go to rockauto.com and search for an 02ish escalade, jot down the starter part #, then look at a 02ish suburban, tahoe, silverado, etc and see if the starter is the same.
Disclaimer: I'm no expert in the LS, but I'm neurotic about doing enough quality research before jumping the gun on buying parts. However, there are plenty of guys on here that have done the swap, have first hand experience on what works and what doesn't.
The truck water pumps are hideous in my opinion with the tube sticking damn near straight up. The Camaro LS1 pumps have the water outlet coming straight forward. LS1 style it comes out the pass side of the pulley which makes radiator hose routing a task. Where as the LS3 style pump has the outlet on the driver side of the pulley making it more of a direct route to the radiator. If you use the "standard" GM rad with driver side upper the LS3 style pump seems to be a more logical choice(that's the path I will follow). The LS swap radiators are nice, yet expensive!