Manual Conversion
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Manual Conversion I'm working on a project to LS swap an IH Scout II but use a T19 4 speed manual transmission and Dana 20 transfer case....oe Scout equipment from the 70s. I was told that the LS needs a speed sensor input and that it would be tough to get one out of the Dana 20. Does anyone know if this is true and if so more details?
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i dont know about the 11 motor off the top of my head. the 02 uses a 0411 ecu which generally will make tuning it easier just because theres lots more info out there and its a simpler system. the 11 has something in the e38/e67/whatever line so its going to be slightly trickier but there are still manual trans tunes out there from camaros and stuff.
terminator x is another way to go.
you will just need to find a good tuner but id look into getting a vss on there either way. theres lots of ways to do it from sheetmetal reluctor wheels that bolt to the yoke ( https://321fab.com/product/1350-yoke...eluctor-wheel/ ) or haltech sells a gps to pulse module, dakota digital i think has some that screw onto the stock cable fitting on the transmission. i have one from a long time ago for a toyota that i got from marlin something or other. its not that hard of a problem and it will let you get the tune to better handle coast down and clutch-in situations.
terminator x is another way to go.
you will just need to find a good tuner but id look into getting a vss on there either way. theres lots of ways to do it from sheetmetal reluctor wheels that bolt to the yoke ( https://321fab.com/product/1350-yoke...eluctor-wheel/ ) or haltech sells a gps to pulse module, dakota digital i think has some that screw onto the stock cable fitting on the transmission. i have one from a long time ago for a toyota that i got from marlin something or other. its not that hard of a problem and it will let you get the tune to better handle coast down and clutch-in situations.
I've done 2 swaps with manual trans, an 02 and 05. Without a VSS signal, both would occasionally stall when coasting to a stop. Dakota Digital makes a pass thru VSS for the speedo output. If you cant get that to work, anything rotating with the trans output will work. You can make your own reluctor. I drilled and tapped a T10 case and used the reverse gear as the reluctor. Pretty much and 2 wire VSS will work.
I've done 2 swaps with manual trans, an 02 and 05. Without a VSS signal, both would occasionally stall when coasting to a stop. Dakota Digital makes a pass thru VSS for the speedo output. If you cant get that to work, anything rotating with the trans output will work. You can make your own reluctor. I drilled and tapped a T10 case and used the reverse gear as the reluctor. Pretty much and 2 wire VSS will work.
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