Can the LS3/LS7 TBody b made to work on LS6?
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Can the LS3/LS7 TBody b made to work on LS6?
Want to put one of the newer gold butterfly 90 mm throttle body pn 12605109 on my Maggied LS6. I know that I need an adapter/snout for the blower and a wiring harness but I've heard of possible voltage differences between the tbodies. Can anything be done programming wise or are these just not compatible?
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Yah I know that would be the easiest. Those LS7s look like they're finished a lot nicer and may flow better. Plus I just bought one before I realized they were a little different. I really don't know how much diff. it will make on the Mag. Was planning on installing at the same time as the 1 7/8" OBX headers and letting her breath a little more.
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Want to put one of the newer gold butterfly 90 mm throttle body pn 12605109 on my Maggied LS6. I know that I need an adapter/snout for the blower and a wiring harness but I've heard of possible voltage differences between the tbodies. Can anything be done programming wise or are these just not compatible?
Great mod, highly recommended.
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I did find a post by another tuner who claimed they fix these all the time. Appreciate any insight.
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I wouldn't gamble with the ls7/ls3 tb. The ls2 tb will work. You can get you a FAST intake or get your ls6 modified by tpis. I'm right in the middle of doin it to mine. I just sent mine to get modified. I'll start a thread when I get done. Should be about another week.
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Thanks for your feedback pard, but thats it? I'm really curious about this as there are a couple boys on the other forum whose tuners were unable to get them running beyond "Reduced Power Mode" and "after some tuning and diagnostics the problem was being brought on by voltage difference in the new style 90mm throttle bodies." Don't know if I'm allowed to post a link to the thread.
I did find a post by another tuner who claimed they fix these all the time. Appreciate any insight.
I did find a post by another tuner who claimed they fix these all the time. Appreciate any insight.
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The LS3 throttle bodies wont work. I know, I put one on and get the reduced engine power. The LS2 throttle body will work great. Wait4me said he can get an LS3 TB to work but things have to be changed in the tune.
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I tried using an ls3 tb as well, and using one of the best ls tuners in the country suggested using an ls2 as well after encountering reduced power mode. Voltage and the direction the blade opens has an adverse affect. Save yourself the trouble, and money, just get the ls2
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Originally Posted by 88BlackZ-51
What gains did you see with the LS2 TB and the headers? My tuner said to stay away from the larger TB for some reason.
The reason to stay away from larger tbs is the tuner has to set the idle controls more accurately or else it wont idle properly. We had a couple instances where not enough iac was given even with a larger tb.