What have you done to your rig today?
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ccslider
Hard Core 4+
Congrats!!! You have just become the go-to ls guy now. I think the hardest part of the swap is the motor mounts and the correct position.Saw the emissions referee for my LS swap. It passed so now its a legal swap.
White Stripe
Hard Core 4+
I'm not sure which part I found most challenging for me. I think starting with a pretty beat rig was a mistake and sucked a lot of time.
rover67
Rising Sun Member
What numbers are they making you comply to and by how much did you pass? They made me reinspect mine this year... that was after getting it done in 2008. Mine always passes fast pass but by a margin that never made sense. Did they inspect yours with you there or did they take it "back" and just come back with the cert. Did you do a fuel tank level sensor and fuel tank pressure sensor? Did you use an LM7? What year? Did you do Cruise control with a drive by wire throttle body or a cable throttle body and either convert it or use something else?
One thing I did learn is they go off of the PCM VIN. So if you use a corvette VIN in the PCM you can apparently have higher emissions limits like they do.
One thing I did learn is they go off of the PCM VIN. So if you use a corvette VIN in the PCM you can apparently have higher emissions limits like they do.
White Stripe
Hard Core 4+
He just took it into the shop and made me wait in the hallway. I looked through the little window here n their and I think he was following some of my harness but I couldn't see much and didn't want to look creepy. 20 minutes later he came out and gave me the certificate and said "nice job on the conversion." I have a pressure sensor and a gm sender in the tank. It's a 2002 5.3 L59 from a suburban but flashed with a 03 Silverado vin. So the numbers need to comply with a 2003 Silverado. I'll try n get the sheet later for my testing numbers. I'm drive by cable and using a dakota digital cruise setup and retrofit to work with the original Toyota cruise stalk. I guess I'm glad I didn't use a Corvette vin. My Nox was kinda close, I'm using high flow cats, so I'm guessing they don't clean up the NOx too much. I think my NOx limit was 6.5 and I got 6.1. He told me they aren't as picky with the evap system. I installed the gm sender last week for evap, and I'm not sure if it passed readiness. I was told it didn't need to. But I kind of want it working since I've come this far. All the other monitors were passed last I checked a few days ago besides evap. Now that I got tags, I'm not in as much of a rush to double check the evap, but I do plan to do so.
rover67
Rising Sun Member
Oh I was saying using a corvette VIN is better = higher limits.
Nice work on the the swap! When I did mine in 2008 they were looking for the fuel tank pressure sensor which few seemed to add. Nobody seems to feed the PCM the fuel level data either and that affects the purge sequence depending on pressure/fuel level. They were also happy that I used a GM evap canister which I Integrated into the stock venting same way the original was.
Stoked you passed with a good swap!! You'll enjoy it, mine has been dead reliable (LM7) and it has been taken care of but driven spiritedly. Oil reports always come back stellar.
Nice work on the the swap! When I did mine in 2008 they were looking for the fuel tank pressure sensor which few seemed to add. Nobody seems to feed the PCM the fuel level data either and that affects the purge sequence depending on pressure/fuel level. They were also happy that I used a GM evap canister which I Integrated into the stock venting same way the original was.
Stoked you passed with a good swap!! You'll enjoy it, mine has been dead reliable (LM7) and it has been taken care of but driven spiritedly. Oil reports always come back stellar.
rover67
Rising Sun Member
Here are my numbers FYI. Been the same for years... even the same last year when one of the cats was literally blown out and there were holes in the exhaust. All of that is fixed now. Again it always passes fast pass. I don’t get it... 2003 LM7 from a van so the limits are different probably due to the platform the engine came from.
rover67
Rising Sun Member
White Stripe
Hard Core 4+
So are you drive by cable or drive by wire?
rover67
Rising Sun Member
Its a drive by wire converted to cable.
Converting it was dumb, but back then I did not know any better.
Converting it was dumb, but back then I did not know any better.
Dang Marco, I think that is the definition of just squeakin' by! At least it's pass/fail!
ccslider
Hard Core 4+
Replaced the leaking csf radiator in the new 80 I got from @BugEater
Went with an oem one, the coolant was already green so I just drained everything possible and filled with new 50/50. Then I went and cleaned the engine to try and pinpoint the oil leaks. I'm hoping it's not the timing cover.
I'm amazed at how well the engine runs with 365k. I'm thinking it had a head gasket because it looks to be MLS. Didn't these trucks come with a fiber gasket from the factory??
I need a new y pipe too. I'm going to weld the crack and pray it passes emissions.
Went with an oem one, the coolant was already green so I just drained everything possible and filled with new 50/50. Then I went and cleaned the engine to try and pinpoint the oil leaks. I'm hoping it's not the timing cover.
I'm amazed at how well the engine runs with 365k. I'm thinking it had a head gasket because it looks to be MLS. Didn't these trucks come with a fiber gasket from the factory??
I need a new y pipe too. I'm going to weld the crack and pray it passes emissions.
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Changed plugs, cap, rotor, distributor oring and belts on the LX450.
Waiting on the fuel filter and a few of the radiator and heater hoses to come in from Stevenson. Will change hoses and flush everything next weekend.
Also changed the oil and fuel filter on my 4runner
Waiting on the fuel filter and a few of the radiator and heater hoses to come in from Stevenson. Will change hoses and flush everything next weekend.
Also changed the oil and fuel filter on my 4runner
Hoses Sunday
New spare tire rim came in today.
Plugs wires blah blah last weekend.
New spare tire rim came in today.
Plugs wires blah blah last weekend.
White Stripe
Hard Core 4+
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J1000
Rising Sun Member
Replaced my starter and intake manifold gaskets on Saturday. Took about six hours, but considering that this was the first semi-major repair I've ever done on my own, I thought that was pretty reasonable. 
Before (yes, I covered the intakes before doing any further work
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Before (yes, I covered the intakes before doing any further work
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mosdefjeff
Trail Ready
WANT. What did you use here?