Yes it was a direct fit. I also cut the converters off of the old Y pipe and sold them at the scrap yard. The brick was collapsed on the passenger front cat but they took it anyway.
I used an eBay complete Y pipe assembly. It worked great but probably only put 7k miles on it before the LS swap. I put chep eBay cats on the exhaust that I fabricated for the LS swap also. They have over 10k miles on them now. They can't last as long as an OEM cat but I decided to gamble...
I swapped mine because it was bent and paid $600 for a good used one from a salvage yard. It is much easier and safer to remove the body with a 2 post lift than rigging up jacks and tall stands.
Also look at your front body apron horns behind the radiator support area. I have seen those rust...
I have been daily driving it for several months and finally fixed the last problem. My steering gear had a partial internal blockage probably from a piece of Teflon lining of the failed original PS hose. Stock pumps were getting hot and screaming. I replaced the steering box with a Lares 11334...
One bent rod on my buggy LS engine completely locked it like that. It was oil instead of water but same results. I could have easily replaced the rod and piston for that cylinder because it didn't damage the crank.
I have bought and built several salvage vehicles over the years. I build them myself and keep them for personal use for several years before selling. I could not come out ahead on one if I had to pay someone to repair it. I have never had a problem getting one insured in Tennessee.
I added the correction brackets to the front and noticed some improvement in highway manners. I then added DB3 rear correction brackets and they also helped. The DB3 brackets are welded and much better quality but still hang low. If I was going to rock crawl my JKU, I would definitely not run...
The alternator failed on my son's Powerwagon. It was screaming loudly and was very hot but it didn't damage anything else. Hopefully it didn't on yours.
My son ordered a 2023 TRX in mid October and it still is not on the build schedule. The manufacturer that I worked for would hold the first of production of a new model year for a certain amount of time before releasing in case there are any issues.
My son has a 23 TRX on order and I will get first dibs if he ever decides to sell it. Should be a lot peppier than the 4cyl Altima that he has been driving for years.
I got the 392 cooling fan installed and that thing can move some air. I added a terminal to the GM ECM connector for PWM control and used an 80 amp circuit breaker. I have also been doing some transmission tuning with HP Tuners and have it dialed in like I want. The only things left to do are an...
My fan electrical connector had a terminal that went bad. I cleaned it and tightened the female end and that fixed it for a couple of weeks. It was starting to melt the plastic around the terminal.
One thing to note is that everything in the RPM Extreme kit worked flawlessly. Jon was very helpful even though the problems that I had were on the Jeep side and not related to his kit.
Thanks. My 4 year old grandson likes to work on his Jeep. Once he had it suspended mid air with a floor jack on one end and an engine hoist on the other.
Maybe this could help someone out. My A/C button and fuel gauge were not working. The TIPM was not communicating correctly with the cluster. Scan tool read fuel % and turned on A/C. New Mopar fuel pump unit when the body was off for the LS swap. Checked wiring and eventually replaced TIPM...
One thing that needed attention was the location of the canister. I had moved it above the rear axle which is common but there wasn't enough clearance with my trussed 14 bolt. Today I cut the ends off of the mounting bracket and welded a piece of angle on it. I bolted it to the rear crossmember...
I used the Mopar 392 radiator and transmission cooler. It required fabricating new lower mounts and mods to make the JK condenser fit. I have the JK fan rigged for use now while waiting on the 392 fan that is on national backorder. The tune supplied by RPM Extreme works great and only required a...