Builds 1990 FJ62 5.3 and H55 (1 Viewer)
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About to really be able to see!
Kit from susquehanna motorsports....super helpful on the phone....glad to do biz with them.
Kit from susquehanna motorsports....super helpful on the phone....glad to do biz with them.
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2 hour job into 2 days. I'm not the least bit surprised. All 16 screws fought to the death. Theme with this truck.
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Where can I find the rubber trim/protector that goes on the ends of the chrome trim at the bottom of the windows on the outside of the doors?
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Put some 'new' seats in. From a later 2nd gen Pathfinder....I think it was a 1999? Close color match and they are thin and narrow like the 60 seats. Mounts really aren't close, so I had to fab each corner. Quite ghetto but it works. So much better. My driver seat was toast.
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Upsized my spare tire just a bit ...
what did you do to change this out?
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The shift knob? The previous owner swapped in a H55 and FJ60 T case.....but being super lame and cheap, they used the incorrect pattern FJ62 t case shifter knob (original to the truck, so free). So I found a FJ60 T case shift knob. Threaded right on.
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Let me see your best fixes for a stripped T case fill plug. I gotta tackle that soon.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Retap the hole for 1/2" plug. Use grease on the tap and most of the metal shavings will stay out of the case.
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Not that exciting....but sure does sound like it'll work!
That was told to me by one of the best, Georg. 
You don't even have to drill out the hole, the 1/2" tap goes in fine.
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Pinging @ToyotaMatt to look over this fusible link....I don't have any problems now, but the wiring is looking tired, insulation is failing, and I might as well be proactive while the resources are out there.
1990 FJ62 with a LS swap
1990 FJ62 with a LS swap
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Hit uwharrie for a bit yesterday
I just rebuilt my fusible link from coolerman for our 62.
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So, ever since I've had this thing, about 2 years now, I've noticed some odd engine behavior....hunting for idle when cold, real low RPMs on hot starts, and some bogging under hard acceleration.
I have no idea how this engine was tuned ( it was a 'new' engine from an LS swap provider), and I'd like to start over.
Can I buy a tuner and load some 'performance' tunes through the OBD port or will the computer have to be accessed (removed) for a clean sweep and re-load?
I have no idea how this engine was tuned ( it was a 'new' engine from an LS swap provider), and I'd like to start over.
Can I buy a tuner and load some 'performance' tunes through the OBD port or will the computer have to be accessed (removed) for a clean sweep and re-load?
While waiting for someone with more knowledge than me, my short answer is yes. You can buy a tune to download or you can ship out your ecm. I found a guy who tuned mine while sitting in the pass. seat and we drove around.
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A ride along tune would be best I would think....especially with my custom application.
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assuming you have regular Gen 3 P01 ecu?
If so you will need either a professional tuner that knows HP Tuners or buy HP tuners yourself to tune or load tunes yourself.
HP Tuners is $600ish plus a $200 licensing credit.
Any tuner is going to charge you the $200 credit on top of their time.
Brendan @ Lt1swaps.com is somehow able to flash them for $75, i would just get another ECU and have him flash it with a stock tune for a manual transmission Vortec truck, swap it in and see if it fixes your issues.
That way you are only out about $100ish and no downtime.
You can pick up 20-30hp from tuning but in your case i would start with a fresh stock tune and see if it fixes your issues.
IMO paying a tuner and HP tuners licensing gets you almost 2/3rds of the way to a Terminator X, and never paying a licensing fee again. And then the sky is the limit for power
If so you will need either a professional tuner that knows HP Tuners or buy HP tuners yourself to tune or load tunes yourself.
HP Tuners is $600ish plus a $200 licensing credit.
Any tuner is going to charge you the $200 credit on top of their time.
Brendan @ Lt1swaps.com is somehow able to flash them for $75, i would just get another ECU and have him flash it with a stock tune for a manual transmission Vortec truck, swap it in and see if it fixes your issues.
That way you are only out about $100ish and no downtime.
You can pick up 20-30hp from tuning but in your case i would start with a fresh stock tune and see if it fixes your issues.
IMO paying a tuner and HP tuners licensing gets you almost 2/3rds of the way to a Terminator X, and never paying a licensing fee again. And then the sky is the limit for power
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Thanks @cruisermatt
I'm not 100% sure which ECU I have.....the shop that did the swap mounted the ecu on the middle of the firewall with the engine right up againist it, I don't think I can remove it without taking the engine out. Its nuts how they mounted it. I for sure can't see any markings on it. I assume a gen 3....cable throttle and seperate fuel pressure regulator setup.
I plan to investigate removing it and reloating it at some point, but wanted to get a base line fresh tune on it before that.
I'll see what a ride along tune will cost me and go from there.
I'm not 100% sure which ECU I have.....the shop that did the swap mounted the ecu on the middle of the firewall with the engine right up againist it, I don't think I can remove it without taking the engine out. Its nuts how they mounted it. I for sure can't see any markings on it. I assume a gen 3....cable throttle and seperate fuel pressure regulator setup.
I plan to investigate removing it and reloating it at some point, but wanted to get a base line fresh tune on it before that.
I'll see what a ride along tune will cost me and go from there.
