LSx/LQx in a 97 GT?
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LSx/LQx in a 97 GT?
basically heres the deal..i wrecked my 99 SS a couple years ago..the LSx series motors are by far my favorite motor...ever..after ownin that SS.
i ran across this deal on a 97 GT from a buddy of mine..and i was in the whole oo lets do a termi swap bs..well if youve ever modded a Ford..you feel my pain..even moddin this 2v..3500 bucks to make 350hp?..eh ill pass.
so heres my question..ive been lookin..ive been researchin and ive been askin..
is there a way to hook up the LS motors to the factory cluster without throwin codes?...in NC you CANNOT have a CEL on to pass the emissions inspection or safety for that matter..but from what ive been told..a k member..get a painless perfomance wirin harness and motor and your basically set minus gettin the tranny and drive shaft set up.
can anybody shine some light on my situation?
i ran across this deal on a 97 GT from a buddy of mine..and i was in the whole oo lets do a termi swap bs..well if youve ever modded a Ford..you feel my pain..even moddin this 2v..3500 bucks to make 350hp?..eh ill pass.
so heres my question..ive been lookin..ive been researchin and ive been askin..
is there a way to hook up the LS motors to the factory cluster without throwin codes?...in NC you CANNOT have a CEL on to pass the emissions inspection or safety for that matter..but from what ive been told..a k member..get a painless perfomance wirin harness and motor and your basically set minus gettin the tranny and drive shaft set up.
can anybody shine some light on my situation?
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btw ive searched on here..and everything ive found is pre 95..which in nc is jus a safety inspection...and i do know you can tune alot of **** out..but idk..not good with electronics..
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I have seen someone hook up an entire 96 cluster to their harness. The tach is easy to do, just adjust that in the tune, not sure about the speedo though. A CEL would come from the LS1 computer though, so if you're gauges don't work but the CEL light is wired then I am assuming you're golden. Just don't have any codes on the LS1 computer.
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https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...-lsx-swap.html
I'm doing a similar swap in my 02 GT. This thread has been pretty damn helpful.
I'm doing a similar swap in my 02 GT. This thread has been pretty damn helpful.