Will Ferrell
Newbie
I know what you're all thinking, why would I neuter my truck and yank the 454 out? It's going to be transplanted in a square at some point in the future, it's not forgotten
Ive recently acquired a totaled 1993 K2500 6.5 NV4500 truck with 136k miles for a steal, and I'm wanting to drop the drivetrain in my 1995 K3500 454 4L80E. I've been daily driving the truck for the past year and 8mpg is starting to hurt a little more. What all will need to be modified to make the mechanical 6.5 work with the 454 wiring? I'm perfectly ok if I have to add a toggle on the dash for glowplugs/fuel cutoff solenoid. My main concerns is swapping in the NV4500, making the factory 95+ gauges work. Is the VSS on the nv4500 plug and play with the 4L80E wiring harness or will it need to be modified? I've been digging through the wiring harnesses on both trucks and it looks like oil sending unit and the temp sending units are all plug and play. as for the RPM gauge, on the diesel the RPM reference is from the alternator, correct? I'm also aware I am going to have to find the correct driveshafts or take it to a driveline shop since the donor truck is missing them. As for the clutch pedal/slave cylinder setup, will the full setup out of the 93 work in the 95 or will I need to source a different setup.
If anyone has done something similar to what I'm trying to accomplish or may have a source for a factory 95+ 6.5 harness, doesn't matter if it's a electrical injection pump let me know what ya got.
Ive recently acquired a totaled 1993 K2500 6.5 NV4500 truck with 136k miles for a steal, and I'm wanting to drop the drivetrain in my 1995 K3500 454 4L80E. I've been daily driving the truck for the past year and 8mpg is starting to hurt a little more. What all will need to be modified to make the mechanical 6.5 work with the 454 wiring? I'm perfectly ok if I have to add a toggle on the dash for glowplugs/fuel cutoff solenoid. My main concerns is swapping in the NV4500, making the factory 95+ gauges work. Is the VSS on the nv4500 plug and play with the 4L80E wiring harness or will it need to be modified? I've been digging through the wiring harnesses on both trucks and it looks like oil sending unit and the temp sending units are all plug and play. as for the RPM gauge, on the diesel the RPM reference is from the alternator, correct? I'm also aware I am going to have to find the correct driveshafts or take it to a driveline shop since the donor truck is missing them. As for the clutch pedal/slave cylinder setup, will the full setup out of the 93 work in the 95 or will I need to source a different setup.
If anyone has done something similar to what I'm trying to accomplish or may have a source for a factory 95+ 6.5 harness, doesn't matter if it's a electrical injection pump let me know what ya got.