My ls swap game plan
My first ls swap
Victim is my 67 GMC k10 Currently has v6 and manual 4sp with 205 transfer case Going in with 06 Tahoe 5.3 Motor and transmission are out 5.3 is now mated to 4sp Will use square body motor mounts/crossmember(4wheel drive) Will Fab swap mounts for motor Will run factory gauges for oil ,speed & water purchase a 3 wire standalone harness Will use water pump fan and factory radiator And all the rest will fall into place Am I just fooling myself or is this a adequate game plan? |
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well...its a start..!!! your on the right track
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I'm assuming a aftermarket stand alone harness will have the charging system that will feed in through the battery terminal on the starter. The harness I was looking at has two hot wires that go to the battery terminal on the starter with a ground on the head and a ground near the battery,has a relay that contains the hot for the ignition and relay for the fuel pump and a fan,rest of the connections are for the sensors and what nots. I think I'm gonna buy it and I'm hoping it operates the battery charging system as I described above,unless I'm wrong on that charging concept. |
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what harness are you looking at?...the harnesses ive used have all the engine wiring, including charging.. 1 constant 12v, 1 switch on /cranking 12v, and 2 grounds
the original starter wiring curcuit for your truck will hook up to the LS starter the ecm will need to see water temps, ive been drilling and tapping the pass side head for the gauge sender, youll need to have somewhere for the steam port to tie back into your cooling system, and youll have to add O2 sensors to the exhaust |
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don't hurry the project. go at a pace that you enjoy the rebuild. Take notes and take time to do it right the first time because going back troubleshooting is the tough part of the project. Temporary hookups and the old I'll make it better later is not a good plan.
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I haven't bought any LS swap harnesses on Face book. On my LS swaps I've used Speartech and Howell with good success. I buy the ECM/TCM from one source so if there is an issue I have one supplier to talk to. They also supply a base tune so it will run once you get that far. I would suggest a chassis tune to really dial it in.
The alt charging cable should run from the main lug on the starter over to the main lug on the starter. None of the harnesses that I've ever used had that cable integrated in to LS swap harness. I typically run a 6 gauge cable from the starter lug to the alt lug. The swap harness should supply a single wire to the plug on the back of the alt. The 2006 engine could be a a 24 tooth or 58 tooth crank reluctor wheel. You to confirm before ordering a harness. 24 tooth cranks need one ECM for engine and trans. The 58 tooth cranks needs an ECM for engine control and a TCM for 4L60E control. Crank tooth count also makes a difference in regards to the TCC/brake light operation. Are going to run the 205 TC? Does the speedo cable run off the 205 TC? Do they make a 4L60E to 205 adapter? If you are using the 4L60E it will have a port for the VSS signal. And you can't have enough good grounds. Battery to engine. Engine to frame. Good luck with your project. |
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In the middle of doing mine. I just got the LS engine running outside of the Squarebody to make SURE it was operating as designed and I wouldn't have an issue upon fire up. Since the truck will be more modern with Fuel injection, cruise and etc. The truck had neither of those when I got it. Truck receiving the transplant is in the background.
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Since you have a a 24 tooth crank it might be easier to run a DBC throttle body instead of a DBW? I've run the 2002 Camaro throttle body on a number LS swaps. No need for a BCM. Don't know if that works on a truck intake. I've always used an LS6 intake on my early LS swaps. My 98 Wrangler with a 2002 Camaro LS/4L60E swap charges just fine even when using the snow plow. 14 years on the swap zero issues. Howell LS harness.
Same for my 68 C10 LS6 /4L60E swap. |
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One of the more difficult issues to solve, for me, was the adaption from the metric power steering pump to the stock power steering. The angles didn't allow for any adapters in the mix.
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I had new lines made with
fittings installed on each side of the new hoses ps lines made using the metric and stock fittings to make the hook ups. Had it done locally |
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