JaketheSSnake
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Nice! Very curious how that works out and if their recent changes have helped it stay cool. Are you doing anything extra for cooling, or just leaving it as is?
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Damn it! I just received mine from Marks last friday, wont need it until next winter, was just planning ahead.
im going to still run an oil pump and a cooler, hard to justify not when it costs like 10% of the unit itself
Is it worth the extra 100 bucks for the ceramic coated Hooker manifolds?
tmxmotorsports
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As long as it holds up. I have used the bare ones and painted them with vht paint as per instructions takes a while to paint.
Tommy
Hey guys! not sure if this thread is still rolling or not, but i was hoping someone could give a hand. i have a 96 lx450 that im swapping a lq4/4l80e into. ive gotten most of the build done just by reading on here, but the main issue i have is the wiring. ive removed all the wiring that goes to the engine ecu, and im just left with il1 and il2. does anyone have a pinnout for what to remove and what stays? im also having issues with my lockers not working now, just a blinking light. i understand most of the sensors and getting the ac to work, im mainly most when it comes to what i connect to the ls and vise versa.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Did you have much success using this? What did you use for fuel pump relay? Stock or ls standalone?
Did you also remove the ecu and the wires that go with it?
I’m thinking my issue with my lockers is the fact that my tcase isnt
Everyone has different setups so I wouldn't try to replicate anyones build wire for wire. I used stock fuel system wiring. Essentially, the circuit open relay acts like a normal fuel pump relay. The actual fuel pump relay only changes the relative speed of the fuel pump. You can either take out both the circuit open relay and the fuel pump relays or reverse the polarities of the relays so it defaults to the wire without the resistor.
Go to page 65 of this https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...442806549877/1996+Toyota+Land+Cruiser+EWD.pdf
You don't need the Toyota ECU, you can use the E7 plug but it isn't necessary since most circuits are available from IH1/IH2.
Honestly there is no replacement for reading the factory wiring diagram. I'd recommend just searching the PDF for the functions you are trying to wire. Wiring is different in the earlier 80's so make sure you are using a wiring diagram from your model year.
Go to page 65 of this https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...442806549877/1996+Toyota+Land+Cruiser+EWD.pdf
You don't need the Toyota ECU, you can use the E7 plug but it isn't necessary since most circuits are available from IH1/IH2.
Honestly there is no replacement for reading the factory wiring diagram. I'd recommend just searching the PDF for the functions you are trying to wire. Wiring is different in the earlier 80's so make sure you are using a wiring diagram from your model year.
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when you went through your harness do you remember how much of the wiring you pulled from IH1/IH2? Im going to look over that pdf tonight and see what i can figure out. This e7 plug your referring to, where exactly is it located?
there is a black and red wire that plugs into the starter. i assume this is the signal to turn the starter over. I tried turning the key over, but i never got voltage to that wire? i have some other connectors im not sure of, think you could help?
( my vehicle had the engine harness removed when i purchased it, so im a bit unsure where some of the connectors go.)
is this a positive or ground? I’m unsure where this wire goes?
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unsure of these as well.
Where's the other end connected to
Looks like alternator
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This is the wire that runs to the starter so I think. However when cycling the key switch,
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One more I’m not sure where it goes. I don’t have a plug that goes to it, however it looks like a heavy gauge power power (white/red)
I thinks that's the ac clutch
the ac clutch is a smaller grey connector. this looks like it runs to the starter, i just dont get voltage to it.
Whats the harness out of, that may be an electric fan
96 lx450, no electric fan on there that im aware of. like stated above, i bought the vehicle with the harness removed, so im unsure where a few of these wires go.
