ls2 crankshaft on ls1
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ls2 crankshaft on ls1 Hello friends, I bought an LS1 engine and later realized that its crankshaft is actually for an LS2. No other changes were made—neither in the wiring, nor in the ECU, nor in the sensors. Since I didn’t know about this issue, I started the engine. At idle it runs fine, but when the RPM drops or the engine goes under load, there’s a massive explosion sound from the exhaust. Do you have any solutions to fix this in the most low-cost way?
Hello friends, I bought an LS1 engine and later realized that its crankshaft is actually for an LS2. No other changes were made—neither in the wiring, nor in the ECU, nor in the sensors. Since I didn’t know about this issue, I started the engine. At idle it runs fine, but when the RPM drops or the engine goes under load, there’s a massive explosion sound from the exhaust. Do you have any solutions to fix this in the most low-cost way?
You need to get wideband asap and log scan the car to see what everything is doing. Explosion does not sound good and maybe a lean detonation problem which you can destroy the engine if you keep trying to run it.
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"We get a lot of bots in here"
Question: What does a Robot gain by entry to a forum? It seems apparent that Robot is not buying, nor building a motor.
What is the end goal of building post count ?
Question: What does a Robot gain by entry to a forum? It seems apparent that Robot is not buying, nor building a motor.
What is the end goal of building post count ?
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In your opinion, what’s the best solution: replacing the crankshaft or using the TRG-002 module
AI that's fishing for info for search sites such as Google, Amazon, etc. It's AI that's basically in here reading what's posted so when someone goes to Google and types in something to search it'll pop up the thread there. That's just one example of many. It's been happening for years just more now.
It is also my understanding that the early LS2 had a 24t reluctor. The later LS2 had the 58. I could be wrong, but I don't think so. When exactly the change was made, IDK. As with everything, check, check, and check again.....
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