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Also been meaning to dig into this. I can monitor oil pressure via HP Tuners log on my E92 so obviously the data is there and being broadcast somehow. Just haven’t figured out what the PID is.

So turns out the screech is a very sneaky little exhaust manifold gasket leak. It's a brand new MLS gasket, so I'm wondering if the Speed Engineering headers aren't quite flat. Will pull this weekend to check, hoping it's just a bad gasket. At this point I have several hundred miles on the swap...

I just rebuilt and regeared mine a few months ago, it now makes the same whine. I've been assuming it was the mating surface of the new v. worn gears since it's running fine.

I've towed ~8k in my stock-ish 200 series a few times through the mountains. It's decent, but it still is not a good tow rig. Not much of a chance I'd try 10k in it. And absolutely zero chance I'd try that in my 80, especially on 40s. Not enough wheelbase or weight. Not to mention the suspension...

Boooooo I’d say you’re boring but you do wheel your other 80 way harder than I do mine so its just not true 😂

Skip the forklift motor and put something fun in it (assuming you can where you live)! Regeared t-case + the GM 10 speed makes a pretty nice low ratio…

I made the mistake of doing the shorter ones. Go 6”.

Took her for a spin this evening. So. Much. Better. Than. Factory. Getting up the steep grades at the speed limit is so easy now! And I can cruise in peace at 70-75! I do have a weird whine/screech that’s happening between 1000-2000 rpm. Not entirely sure what’s causing it. Maybe an exhaust...

So had an idler pulley that was screeching occasionally. Figured it would be a quick lunchtime job, devolved into a snapped bolt, somehow a snapped bolt extractor, a broken drill bit, a pulled water pump and eventually a heli-coil after many angry words. Pretty sure the bolt wasn't fully...

Mine is in the same spot too, I moved it towards the battery tray a tad during my swap so it’s not rubbing the fuse box anymore.

Used the Torfab mounts and adapter! Also used their shift linkage with some minor tweaks. Solid stuff overall. I have a couple minor fitment issues (passenger head extremely close to the firewall, AC compressor hits motor mount) that I believe are related to my truck specifically, not to the kit...

I’ve done both, very much recommend just yoinking the whole thing (engine, trans, t-case). Do the work out of the truck. Put it back in. It’s far less work to remove as a whole, and safer to do the work outside the truck.

Have a little over 100 miles on the swap so far, thrilled with how it's going. This thing rips. I hit WOT yesterday and it is a blast (also sounds absurd). Makes my 200 series feel slow. We took the truck to the lake yesterday in ~100 degree temps and it did well, but IAT peaked around 160...

Changed intake piping to 4in diameter, random misfires and rough idle are gone. Need to figure out a cleaner way to route my clean air PCV lines, right now it looks pretty stupid and sloppy (both valve covers teed to a line that goes port on my silicone elbow). Forgot to put my Weathertech back...

1FZ-FE and A343f w/ ~270k in Helena pulled from my '96 for a swap. The engine does run, but it burns a bunch of oil and has some scoring on the cylinders. Trans is solid. Also have a bunch of drivetrain related accessories I pulled if you need things like power steering reservoir, ABS ECU...