Hey Ryan

[UseYourBlinker]

How's the squirrel doin?


















Oh shit.. :2thumbs:

[jays68yak]

YEAH DETAILS FAWKER!

[Ryan B.]

:unsure: what?


oh you like my avitar? :2thumbs:

[UseYourBlinker]

Yeah...that's it :pimp2:

[Twisted Whipz]

yeah what the dilly yo

[Burt4x4]

I smell a dragrace up comphill :p :blink:

[Twisted Whipz]

is it down with the sickness

[dogman]

:unsure:
its buffed winter coat shines beautiful in the evening sunset... :praise: ...
set in its nest, stockin up over the fireplace; waitin for winter fuel.
the dream sets in>>>>ooooohhhhhhsssssssssssshhhhhhiiiitttttttt!!!
3/4"shorter in the flywheel :unsure: :scratch: so take the sm465 out.
tucked in its nest asleep dreaming of nv4500 or its old mate 4L80.
but really out of desperation sleeping with th350, under the covers :uh oh:
as the days get shorter, soon we'll see :unsure:
what will become of the next generation...


:pimp1:

dogman

[jays68yak]

and another update :)

:unsure:
"Halfway done"
I think it maybe a flicker of light wayoff in the distance.. :crazy:
after the thrill of the project has worn your ass down and
under your truck at 1 a.m. for 2 weekends :bash:
yeh, when it's the darkest and you can't see either end.
I was blown away yesterday to see both your drivelines all hooked up :blink:
sm465 in, an hydroclutch all on. :D
looks way passed halfway!!!
Drill a few holes!
finish that fuel, cooling&exhaust systems an a few wires :uh oh:
:2thumbs:
Start it up Ryan!!
hope that oil leak is fixed?
wash-an-wax?


:pimp1:

dogman

[barbastard]

I'm still sticking with my original guess as to what's up here.

[jays68yak]

I'm still sticking with my original guess as to what's up here.

Which is?

[barbastard]

I'm still sticking with my original guess as to what's up here.

Which is?

I told you saturday.....

[jays68yak]

I'm still sticking with my original guess as to what's up here.

Which is?

I told you saturday.....

I was drunk then. So what was it?

[dogman]

:praise: Kevin your the Man!
cut'in metal, welding, cut'in metal, welding, cut'in metal, welding,
:welder: shootin sparks at night is so cool! :welder:
yer burn'in the mid-night oil boyzz, Are you havin fun yet?? :uh oh:
:eyebrows:


count down, what will Rocky do?

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:pimp1:
dogman

[dogman]

Ryan took care of that VAT error code!!

congrats Ryan & Kevin its Running tonight!!!!

ROCKY IS ALIVE!!!!


dogman

[jays68yak]

Ryan took care of that VAT error code!!

congrats Ryan & Kevin its Running tonight!!!!

ROCKY IS ALIVE!!!!


dogman

SCORE

[UseYourBlinker]

It's big,but not brown....Congrat's fella's!!

[Ryan B.]

Yep. Yanked out the tpi motor for no good reason. :D

Unless you consider a 2004 GenIII LQ9 6.0L LS1 Engine a good reason. Project secret squirrel...
Bone Stock: 345HP 385FTLBS. Computer has been "mailorder performance tuned"... Long tube headers and dyno tuning to come...

:banger:

No driving road tests as of yet.. Need to finish some stuff..
But it runs... And it runs longer than 2 seconds now. :rolleyes:
Had to send out the computer and get it reflashed again to remove the anti theft system.
Had this of been a 2002 engine or earlier, I would have been running tank trap at hollister last weekend with you guys. 2003 and up has Serial VATS which is more complex, then just finding the right resistor to trick the computer.

A HUGE THANK YOU to Kevin, K5tpi.. who made this possible. This project wouldn't have been found, started, or finished without his help. :2thumbs:

[UseYourBlinker]

A HUGE THANK YOU to Kevin, K5tpi.. who made this possible. This project wouldn't have been found, started, or finished without his help


What about the little people??? How bout a lil' L.O.V.E. :pimp2:


Really people I'm only here for entertainment purposes... :flipoff2:

[UseYourBlinker]

Ryan how much do you want for your old motor???? I know gr8pumkin is looking for a tune port motto.


BTW- post hi jacked by jeremy

[crewcabroller]

Just FYI, you could have gone to any stereo shop and picked up a vats bypass for remote start systems and have been done :flipoff2:

[k5LS2]

I think your trippin Willyseller, Serial vats,not keyed resistanced BS,

Ryan, Glad to hear her running, I enjoyed the late nites!! sometimes early morning :crazy: Now its time to order sum paddles! :beer:

[crewcabroller]

Well fawk it then, should have gone with an Accel DFI and you would have been done :flipoff2:

[Ryan B.]

Just FYI, you could have gone to any stereo shop and picked up a vats bypass for remote start systems and have been done :flipoff2:
yah whatever '96 man. :flipoff2:
like i said 02 up you can't trick the computer by hooking up one of the 15 resistors inline of the ignition circuit.... 3 minute lockout X 15 resistors= I could have had the thing running in an hour if i made all the correct resistances. :rolleyes:
OR building a Vats bypass module:
PasskeyI='93-'98 i think.. 5 volt reference, 30HZ 50% duty cycle signal square wave pulse
PasskeyII='99-'02.. 5 volt reference 50HZ 50% duty cycle square wave pulse
'03 up Serial Vats= PCM communicates with BCM. Engine starts, PCM asks BCM for vin# and other info... No communication, it kills the injector pulse within 2-3 seconds. Only way around it is to have the computer flashed and turn off all VATS and BCM injector pulse enable signal.
I towed my truck up to Synergy motorsports in Freemont and he played around with hptuners hooked up on a laptop, disabled all VATS, and the program was not current enough to disable '03 up serial vats. They didn't even know what was going on. :flipoff2:

My computer was supposed to have this all disabled and ready to rock... but it had the wrong program. Jared at current performance overnighted it back to him on tuesday, fixed the program and overnighted it back to me on thursday, I recieved it this evening. :2thumbs: :pimp2:

[gr8pumkin]

So whats up with the old tired squirrels?

Can a pimp get a burrito????? erb

Jeremy

[gr8pumkin]

So whats up with the old tired squirrels?

Can a pimp get a burrito????? erb

Jeremy

[Ryan B.]

You mean my old mouse motor?
Its getting regasketed, and a new harmonic balancer (old one was about ready to fly off! :blink: ) and then put in something. :unsure: Maybe a sand rail er something tube.
Hell i could almost drive my camaro every day if i put that tpi motor in it. :unsure:

[gr8pumkin]

Sand rail :blink: I think that motor wants to be back in a blazer Not some used once or twice a year sand rail. And it just so happens I know a blazer who could use a nice tired old motor like that one...... :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

And wheres the love? We never get any calls from ryan, I guess kevin the only one in the inner circle :stroke:

[dogman]

Hey Jermey :p
we'll call you, wait by the phone, yah; :D we're call'in now..

oohhh look :unsure: here what I found in the yard, dibs on that tpi


:pimp1:

dogman

[gr8pumkin]

Damit I was on the phone :chaz: Oh well sound like I losts out :D :D :D

[Ryan B.]

Holy Horsepower Batman!!! :blink:

Hold me.... i'm scared... this thing has WAY more power than my old motor. :D

Its got some serious torque down low, and the midrange and topend is friggin awsome! :blink: :drool:
It will light the tires stomping on it from like a 10 mph roll. My old motor would Never do that! :banger:

Throttle cable got stuck at WOT yesterday! Got to test the Rev Limiter! :blink:

[jays68yak]

Holy Horsepower Batman!!! :blink:

Hold me.... i'm scared... this thing has WAY more power than my old motor. :D

Its got some serious torque down low, and the midrange and topend is friggin awsome! :blink: :drool:
It will light the tires stomping on it from like a 10 mph roll. My old motor would Never do that! :banger:

Throttle cable got stuck at WOT yesterday! Got to test the Rev Limiter! :blink:
Now you know how I felt once I drove mine for the first time after the motor swap. :D

[Nosmog73]

You may not say but I have to ask what did the whole swap set you back...$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[jays68yak]

You may not say but I have to ask what did the whole swap set you back...$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
He was saying something like 1k.

[4X4HIGH]

You may not say but I have to ask what did the whole swap set you back...$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Mike, i think he said after buying the engine and having the ECM flashed and wiring reworked about 2k.

[Ryan B.]

Nah man i wish...

$1K for just the motor with the harness.. I happened to find the computer as well digging through a pile of em where i bought it.
K5tpi and i stumbled upon this junkyard treasure the last weekend in july i believe right after blazerfest... Kevin spotted the big aluminum head on top of the iron block and yelled at me to come over and look at this wrecked 2004 Isuzu NPR cabover box delievery truck.. .. I saw the coil packs on top of the valve covers and instantly knew what it was. The 6.0L stamped into the back of the block confirmed it. We found the air filter box and it said 2004 model year and knew we struck gold if the motor was still good..
When we inquired about the engine they threw out the price of $1200... So i thought about it, and came to the conclusion that if my current tpi 350 blew up tommorow.. I'd probably be $3k deep in a 383 rebuild to get it going again.. Kevin also threatened to kick my arse if i didn't go back and get the motor.
We went back the next day and i whipped out $1K cash.

It was wrecked hard on the drivers side. The jaws of life took out the drivers half of the cab of the box truck, and the gauges were gone so no telling how many miles were on the engine.. Being 2004 + the guy said it was at the yard for like 6 months= low miles! Kevin and i spent most of the day at the junkyard tracing wires in attempt to fire the engine. We got a battery and some starter fluid.. We got it cranking over but no spark..
In the middle of trying to get this engine running Kevin started prying out the tape from the radio to see what they were listening to at the time of this crash... It was some mexican music tape... so we realized that when i got this 6.0L running in my K5 it would be in memory of Jose Guillermo Rodrigez or whatever the guys name was who was driving this truck.. and i might have a ghost riding shotgun with me now wherever that motor goes..
The engine sounded real healthy when it was just cranking over so after hours of attempts at getting spark, we said screw it, I'll take it. Carefully removed the damaged harness and all the lines hooked up to the engine..
When we removed the air tube, the throttle blade was Halfway open still!
Did the throttle stick on the guy who was driving this? Did he fall asleep? Did the impact make his foot stomp the accelerator and then all the wires got severed so the electric motor on the 'drive by wire' throttle body stayed partially open? ...Wierd! -I ended up converting from drive by wire to a throttle cable operated throttle body instead!

-Then 3 or 4 months of saving and researching and collecting parts for the swap..
I sent the harness and computer out to Jared at currentperformance.com his harness was plug and play when i got it back and my computer was reflashed with a performance tune, and for a cable throttle body.
Once i thought i had everything ready i yanked out my tpi motor and started bolting my clutch to the 6.0L only to find there was like 3/4" difference on stickout of the flywheel! :( IT looked like the easiest solution was going back to an automatic tranny, and using a special spacer they make for the 6.0L flexplate. After more research I found that Advance Adapters has a McCloid Flywheel just for adapting GenIII smallblocks to earlier muncie 4 speed trannys, its thicker and makes up the difference.. This was about $300 for the flywheel.. Then theres a bunch of just little stuff that nickle and dimes you.. All this stuff to get the motor going added up to over a grand.
There was a bunch of modifying and massaging things on the blazer to get this engine to fit in there and work. Every little thing was a small problem and hurdle to overcome.
Kevin helped me a Bunch by getting the exhaust hooked up to my old system, and fabing a new crossmember to meet the truck motor mounts, since the motor mounts are totally different on GenIII engines. A big thanks to kevin for the many late nights we spent cutting, drilling, mocking up, cutting, grinding, welding, and mocking up some more..

So all said and done i'm Over $2K into this.
Making my '72 K5 6 Liter Beater almost new like a 2004 2500HD.. Priceless.

[Nosmog73]

Take this for what it is worth Ryan...Dam Good Job... :2thumbs:

[Burt4x4]

That's Hella G Roast Beef :pimp2: :beer:

Been off line fer a while....

Pops, yer funny man :2thumbs: :beer:

Sounds like good times

Burt :burt:

[barbastard]

Yo Ryan….hell of a job dude. That thing is just plain sick!!! I can’t wait to hear that thing roaring up trails and crawling over rocks. So…when’s the inaugural run??

On a side note…I would’ve never thought an isuzu box truck would be powered by an LS1!!! That’s good info for future reference.

Now..the million dollar question is…..what junkyard did you find this in?

[k5LS2]

top secret yards :smoke:

[dogman]

:o
PNP weekend? :321:
will? did you boyzz hit the secret junkyard today?
and if so what did you find now???
:evil3:
dogman

[Tony Somethingoranother]

Heh, I am jealous you started and finished your GenIII swap before I even started mine. I have had the bulk of the expensive stuff laying around for over a year collecting dust waiting for the itch to start ripping stuff apart. I am not special tho, I decided on an LM7 (5.3)for my power plant. I still want a chance in hell at 15 MPG. I am still on the fence about using a 4L60E or a 4L80E(have both staring at me stupid sittin in the garage...)

On a side note, are you guys now taking orders on Gen III swaps now that you have all of the bugs figured out?? :D

[Twisted Whipz]

so when you gonna get some rock crwalin wheelie bars for hittin up the con RyanB

[2Dogs]

Seen it in person today - DANG, you guys hook me up with a $1k 6.0L!!!!

It was cool seeing (and hearing) a fullsize truck getting it much faster than is commonly seen :pimp3: