Japan meets America (Ls Swap) (4 Viewers)

[NeverFinis]

The advantage of having HP Tuners...set wheel size at any time...

HP Tuners has a Gear/Tire wizard, which changes all the appropriate transmission settings. However, a 35" tire is never a true 35" tire when mounted.

Mounted on the vehicle, with weight compressing the tire, my KO3s (285/75/R18) are 17" to the hub.

This means I should have put 34" into the Gear/Tire Wizard when I first used it. I bypassed the wizard this time and entered the information directly.

 

[wiynwiyn]

Got this beauty back after the rebuilt. My cousin is working on that lt4 swap (pushes like 650hp, twice as much horses comparing to mine). I wish I have the lt4 in the LC.

 

[wiynwiyn]

Consequences from low oil pressure. Seized engine destroyed the bearings, pistons…and block. Sometimes, bad luck leads to 8 strokes of good luck.

 

[wiynwiyn]

Here we go again. New rebuilt engine and torque converter.

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[wiynwiyn]

Installed the derale duel fans onto the radiator. Hate how deafening the old single fan was. There were air gaps between the fans shroud so had to fabricated some aluminum L channels and infilled at the perimeter of the radiator. Hope this setup works out. If overheating, will shift toward mechanical fan.

 

[wiynwiyn]

LS motor in. Installation this time was way easier. Engine starts and sounds really good. Using the lift plate hoist picker crane (amazon) was a game changer; along with the 2x4 to steer the motor into place. Now, got to clean up the engine bay, wiring..

 

[wiynwiyn]

Easy but one filthy job. Broke two tie rod pullers. Old man taught me a trick, jack up the tie rod and hit it with a hammer repeatedly, will pop out eventually. Soaked the greasy bolts, nuts in gasoline/beer cans. Great reference video and video.

 

[wiynwiyn]

Primed and painted the remanufactured Oem Toyota calipers.. surprised how inexpensive they were @ 35$ (core) each at the dealership. Parts # 47730-60060-84, 47750-600-84

 

[wiynwiyn]

Finally finished: axle rebuild, all brake lines replaced, new rotors/pads, new e brake shoes. I’m pleased that it stops better than before.

 

[wiynwiyn]

Alignment.. front was really off with 3 inch lift. Surprisingly rear stays about the same. I’m running with a P0171 bank 1 lean. I checked for vacuum leaks, cleaned the maf sensor, will see if makes a difference. Hope it’s not low fuel pressure. Also, another problem, the cabin is hot. The lower plastics at the gear shifter is hot. I may put some sort of thermal wraps on the floor. Advice would be appreciated. Thanks gentlemen.

 

[NeverFinis]

A lift wouldn't change your toe-in.

I wouldn't think you would have much heat issues due to the way you routed your exhaust, notwithstanding the passenger floor boards. Make sure you are still running that heat shield just in front of the evaporator drain.

I suspect some of the heat issue is that you are running electric fans. They don't move the same amount of air as a mechanical fan.

Are you running 2 O2 sensors, one on each side? Just confirm they are are good to go, without leaks nearby. You might want to swap left/right just to test them.

 

[wiynwiyn]

A lift wouldn't change your toe-in.

I wouldn't think you would have much heat issues due to the way you routed your exhaust, notwithstanding the passenger floor boards. Make sure you are still running that heat shield just in front of the evaporator drain.

I suspect some of the heat issue is that you are running electric fans. They don't move the same amount of air as a mechanical fan.

Are you running 2 O2 sensors, one on each side? Just confirm they are are good to go, without leaks nearby. You might want to swap left/right just to test them.

Yeah, if I can go back in time and saw your post first. I would go with mechanical fan.
Yes, still running that evaporator fan. I will replace both O2 sensors. Ones I'm running now was off the donor vehicle which had 180k miles. Time to replace.

 

[tmxmotorsports]

On the o2 make sure the wiring is for the correct side