Current Performance

Ok so I'm still fairly new here and still picking some brains. I've heard of Current Performance before joining this sight and since then I've learned of Nelson. My question is, which is better or which is prefered? Just curious what the consensus is around here. I'm more interested in customer service after the sale and tech support if needed. Thanks guys

Ive actually never heard of current performance, looks like they specialize in wiring harnesses.

i guess you gotta go by price/customer service....or you can just got NP bc i have their harness and its AWSOME!!!! easy as pie to hook up, and it looks a ton better than a factory harness

same here NP reworked a harness for me, they do quality work.

yeah if you have your own harness it's like 450 or so..i cant remember

sent an email to NP today from work. was too busy to call.

Defineately go with Nelson. Current Performance, in my experience, was impossible to even comunicate with. Forget them, go with Nelson.

Sent email to NP a few days ago and got a generic reply. I replied back w/specific details and no answer. Been over 2 days now. I'm at work during the day and cant make the calls out to inquire. Gotta say at least I like how CP puts it all on their website.

Go with the nelson..its worth the wait....they are the best for a reason i dont think u would have 4 different people telling u to do something that wasnt the right way to go...:twocents:

Hey Overhead,

Nelson Performance is a business like any other you deal with. They are not a 1-800 tech support for window shoppers. Their techs and staff have a steady business of conversion vehicles and harness conversions shipped to them. They can only do so much in a day... and then after a full day of work, Allen is on-line answering e-mails. Their work is excellent and their product turnaround time is impressive. Waiting for an e- mail reply for 5-7 days is not uncommon with any business that does this type of work.

This conversion you are attempting is as much of an art as it is a science... and quality work takes time. I have spent hours reading every post in the LSX Truck Conversion forum. My suggestion is start your own document and list everything that will need to be converted and start cutting and pasting everything you see that applies to that subject

My list was 5 pages long. I don't know you mechanical skills but this is a lengthy process. The difficult stuff can be done by someone like Nelson, but there is a lot that you will need to do on your own. Years ago, some guy figured out how to convert these engines into older vehicles and he charged 23k for the job. Luckliy, we can all do it a lot cheaper today because of businesses like Nelson. I gladly paid him to modify my harness and re-tune my PCU. The rest is up to me. Everyone who post their progress with pictures and videos makes the project look simple. You just need to spend ample time planning out your work.

When you know 90% of what needs to be done, how to do it, and how much it will cost... you will be in better shape to start tackling the Fuel Pump conversion, fuel line conversion, fuel pump wiring conversion, fuel filter / regulator conversion, accelerator pedal conversion to DBW pedal, a/c compressor / compressor hose conversion, cooling fan shroud conversion,battery tray conversion, air filter assemply and intake tube conversion, Oil pressure sending unit conversion, temperature sending unit conversion, motor mount conversion, Tq converter to flex plate conversion, transmission cooling line conversion, exhaust O2 sensor conversion, radiator hose conversion, etc, etc.

My point is there is a lot of homework involved. Read the stickies for part numbers that apply to your swap and take it slow. You can't rush this project, remember, when it comes to paying someone to do this type of work...
You can have it fast and cheap, but it ain't good.
You can have it fast and good, but it ain't cheap.
You can have it good and cheap, but it aint fast.

Luckily, for everyone involved in this hobby, Nelson Performance is as good as it gets and their pricing is very reasonable.

Good luck- in over your head-

Z-Rod

Yeah I get what you're saying Z. My mechanical skills are pretty good and I'm in a very technical field myself. I am new to this type of conversion and this site has been the best find on the internet. Believe it or not I have already started a binder of part numbers and parts needed and done some ordering also. I'm not trying to rush my project or NP but sometimes I get caught up in my own line of work at work when I can get answers to questions almost immediately or w/in 24 hours. I am leaning more towards the NP though b/c of their presence here on this site and it does seem to be favorite. Cost also seems to be the same as CP too. Just wished I had time to call NP during the day but work has been crazy lately so no time to make those calls.
And just fyi.... inovermyhead is a reference to the never ending financial means of a project, not skills. :)

Wow, thanks for the reply.

If it's been more than two days, you might want to pm me or erica, cause erica is all caught up on her email, unlike me, hahah, but i searched and didn't find any harness questions in my inbox.

thanks guys!!

Hey inovermyhead, where are you located?

I replied to Erica. TBH, my only questions were how much for a stock tune and shipping.
I am in Shreveport, LA

I would help you if you were closer. What vehicle are you doing the conversion on?

current performance is more for s10's and sonomas that want to swap in ls motors. alot of people from s10forum.com recommend them and ive seen some of there products first hand. They are pricey but look like quality parts.

Thanks Chevy-Art. I'm basically doing this on my own anyway since my friends say I live in "bfe" although it's only 10 min outside of town... oh well.
Trevor I first learned of CP in Truckin' mag where a Colorado had a LS2 in it. Just so happens that truck is in the same state I am, just much further south.

Oh yeah Chevy-Art, I have a 81 GMC SWB 305 that is currently all original except exhaust.

Hey overmyhead,

I thought of a few more things that have helped me... I work with some guys who know the owner of a junk yard. Just so happend that the weekend I started looking for the underhood brackets to move the battery tray to driverside and make room for the airbox... a ton of cash for clunkers vehicles were showing up. I made out like a bandit with pieces from trucks suburbans, tahoes, etc. My goal was to finish the swap so the engine looked 100% factory, 0% "converted". This has been a slow process but I have a Honda to drive while my Z-71 is being reborn. Hopefully you have several junk yards in your area. I also have lots of shop books for 1994 and 2005 as well as all data and one other online tech web-site. If you know someone who works at a shop with these, see if you can use it. Also, try to find someone with a GM Tech2 scanner. Those things can see everything about system operation and potential problems. I am a few days away from having my wiring to the point where the scanner should be able to tell me if I have any major issue before I turn the key.

Regarding over your head on the budget... I can't offer one bit of help there. ha-

Good Luck

Thanks Z. Unfortunately all the good wrecked vehicles go the private junk yards around here that are closed to the public (good ole insurance companies recycling and calling it new). The ones that are to the public, its like spending a day in a diamond mine hoping to come out rich.
I have access to all-data and a few other tech sites as well but dont know anyone personally w/a scanner. I am going to go w/NP more than likely though. Besides, they are a neighboring state after all. :D
And um, you sure you can't help w/that last one? :)