LQ4 swap done!

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11-22-2010, 02:58 PM
11 6.2

LQ4 swap done!

Well Thanks to my dad and grandpa it took me saturday and part of sunday to get the swap done. The motor is a 2007 LQ4 w/ 48k miles stock internals and when we fired it up last night i had no oil pressure ( well 20lbs at 1800rpms ) well come to find out the o-ring on the bottom of the pickup tube in the pan was worn out, luckily my dad is on vacation spending time with my grandpa for 2 wks so i broght the o ring out to him on my lunch break and he called me bout an hr late and said at idle it had 40lbs of pressure.
SO ALL IS GOOD NOW!!
11-22-2010, 03:51 PM
casey.shoemake

That damn O-ring can scare the crap out of you. Mine did the same thing when we swapped in my engine.
So hows it run compared to the 4.8?
11-22-2010, 07:59 PM
bangbangskeetskeet

I found mine in the old pump after torquing down the cover and having the pulley half way seated. Removing the pulley tonight and putting on a new o-ring. I was so royally pissed (mainly at myself for being so careless) that I threw the old pump across the garage.
11-22-2010, 09:09 PM
11 6.2

well I havent got my retune from Nelson yet so i have to baby it but earlier i couldnt help my self and gave it bout 3/4 throttle and it just started roasting them, the torque is ridiculous!!
Travis, why did u have to take the front pulley? its in the oil pan pickup tube.
11-22-2010, 09:23 PM
C-WAY

Awesome man, I bet that thing MOVES now! Are you coming to the meet this year?
11-23-2010, 08:35 AM
bangbangskeetskeet

Quote:

Originally Posted by 06 4.8

well I havent got my retune from Nelson yet so i have to baby it but earlier i couldnt help my self and gave it bout 3/4 throttle and it just started roasting them, the torque is ridiculous!!
Travis, why did u have to take the front pulley? its in the oil pan pickup tube.

I'm talking about the o-ring on the oil pickup tube that goes into the pump. I swapped pumps while I was swapping cams...had everything back together and looked at the old pump and saw that the o-ring had come off the pickup, and was split in half, so now I have 2 options...drop pan enough to swing the pickup tube out of the pump and put on the new o-ring, or pull front cover and do the same thing.
11-23-2010, 10:06 AM
6.0vortecchevy

I think dropping the oil pan is easier then getting the pulley off.
11-23-2010, 10:08 AM
jetmech

Glad to hear the 6.0L is up and running. Did someone say 12's??.........
11-23-2010, 05:57 PM
11 6.2

Travis I would def do the oil pan route!! Ya johnathan just cruisin i can feel the difference. and bryan I sure hope so!lol
11-23-2010, 06:51 PM
bangbangskeetskeet

Quote:

Originally Posted by 06 4.8

Travis I would def do the oil pan route!! Ya johnathan just cruisin i can feel the difference. and bryan I sure hope so!lol

After thinking about it all day that's the way I'm gonna go.
11-23-2010, 08:40 PM
bartjo06

Congrats man, must be a huge difference for sure. We need vids!