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Ls6 Harness with 5.3 ???

Old Dec 14, 2014 | 07:50 PM
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Could you make an Ls6 harness work with a 5.3 ?
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Old Dec 14, 2014 | 08:10 PM
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More detail is needed. The short answer is "probably."

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Old Dec 14, 2014 | 09:53 PM
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Let's say this, your using a ls car harness with a 24x 5.3 truck engine and accessories?
What I think, that I can recall that's different in the wiring pigtails is ..... injector, alternator & maf
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Old Dec 14, 2014 | 10:18 PM
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Yes. The injector plugs are different though.
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Old Dec 15, 2014 | 06:06 AM
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Which ECU's are we talking about? And which gen 5.3?
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Old Dec 15, 2014 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Project GatTagO
More detail is needed. The short answer is "probably."

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Its a stock Ls6 harness that was backed by a manual tranny
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That's too much info there.......
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Zo6 or CTS-V LS6? Gen3 or Gen4? What year is your 5.3? These are the specific questions you need to answer to get a proper answer.
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If you have to ask, the simple answer is "no".

At least match the harness with the PCM unless of course your the kind of guy that likes a real challenge. Then again, this is just me "thinking"...
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