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