1 & 1/2 years, first post.

[Bear]

Hi guys, I joined in August of 2011 when I planned on doing an LS conversion on my 94 silverado. Only after a day or so of joining, my wife's motor in her camry went and that put my project on the back burner once again. I am an active duty Air Force member living in South Dakota at Ellsworth AFB. My family and myself are all from Louisiana. I am metal fabricator, welder, and machinist for the Air Force and absolutely love my job. Sorry it took so long to get on here and make my first post, but I finally get to take care of my old truck and give her a new start in life. Stay tuned, I will have many questions on the LS swap.

-Bear

[Chevy-Art]

Hey welcome to the show, from a fellow USAF vet. There is lots of good info here and lots of help. But do some research first, plenty of swaps have been done on the 94 model. If you do some reading and don't understand and you need some technical help then you can ask. There is header info, motor mount info, wiring info, and on and on. They are all basically the same from 88-94, with minor changes. We get lots of newcomers here that say they are going to do the swap, they see how hard or difficult it is, and never come back. It is an easy swap, just takes time.

[pl4yboy]

Hey welcome to the show, from a fellow USAF vet. There is lots of good info here and lots of help. But do some research first, plenty of swaps have been done on the 94 model. If you do some reading and don't understand and you need some technical help then you can ask. There is header info, motor mount info, wiring info, and on and on. They are all basically the same from 88-94, with minor changes. We get lots of newcomers here that say they are going to do the swap, they see how hard or difficult it is, and never come back. It is an easy swap, just takes time.

If this guy can do it, anyone can!

JFWY Art.

[Chevy-Art]

Alas... tis true.

[Bear]

Thanks guys, Chevy-Art, I have been doing quite a bit of searching and have noticed the trend with post, alot of people ask how to start then the thread dies as soon as it began. I believe this swap will go pretty smooth, I am just trying to keep it low budget without cutting corners. I found a CAD of the dirty dingo mounts, so I will be cutting those out on our water-jet tomorrow. I am somewhat intimidated by the wiring, but with good advice from others who have already pulled off this swap, I believe I can handle it. All I have is time and I am very patient. I bought this truck when I was 17, I am 29 now and know that the truck itself is worth almost nothing, but I love her and cannot part with it. It really needs some TLC from sitting patiently in the yard awaiting for me to return from deployments and recently a 372 day tour in Korea. I look foward to the completion and breathing new life into it once again.

[Chevy-Art]

You will need a fuse block, unless you get the complete electrical harness that includes the fuseblock from the donor vehicle. And also do what Pl4yboy said on your other thread, get the engine harness and all the accessories. Look here, this specifically.
I have found that AUTOZONE can order you the fuse block, with terminals for $5.00 part# is 85668. This is a Dorman part. From www.rockauto.com its less then $3.00.
http://www.lt1swap.com/fuseblock_obd2port.html

[Bear]

Thanks for the info, I just called and double checked with the guys removing the engine for me, it is going to come with the underhood fuse block. All accessories will be there. If anything else that would be needed that is on the donor that can make this swap easier, please let me know so I can have it removed with this package. The motor will be out by COB today and I will pick it and the transmission up on Monday to bring to my home and start preparing for this swap. Once again, thanks for all the information and the quick responses.

-Bear

[pl4yboy]

Thanks for the info, I just called and double checked with the guys removing the engine for me, it is going to come with the underhood fuse block. All accessories will be there. If anything else that would be needed that is on the donor that can make this swap easier, please let me know so I can have it removed with this package. The motor will be out by COB today and I will pick it and the transmission up on Monday to bring to my home and start preparing for this swap. Once again, thanks for all the information and the quick responses.

-Bear

Is the engine dbw or dbc? If its wire, grab the pedal and tac module.

[Bear]

It is drive by wire, the pedal is part of the package, but I am not sure if the tac module is? At a chance of sounding stupid, what is it exactly and where is the tac module located on this donor and what should I pay for the tac if it not part of the package?

-Bear

[pl4yboy]

Tax module will be on the firewall. Its sort of an intermediate between the pedal and the throttle body. Its a cheap part and they are easily found. I wouldnt pay much for one.