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LS4 ENGINE WIRING (Page 1/2)

streetrod1

JAN 19, 11:20 AM

I am going to do the LS4 Swap and lol I hate wiring. Can you help me answer some wiring ?s. As far as im concerned wiring is hardest part and lol i totally despise doing it.
I have a low mileage LS4 engine but no trans yet. I want to use a 4t65eHD.
Does the 4t65ehd have an internal back up light switch? Where does the stock fiero automatic have its back up light switch? I WONDER IF A RANGE SWITCH LIKE A 4L60E has HAS WILL WORK ON A 4T65E If so that's easiest way I think to wire bu and neutral safety for an aftermarket shifter.
Its been super cold here so I have not been able to get Fiero on lift yet to look as much as I want.
My car is an 88 notchback. I'm using an MSD 6014 for my LS timing and I will need a hot when switched wire and clipping into an already fused wire worries me even if I do relay it.
I'm assuming I can re use existing fiero alternator, starter and ac wires. I will not be using the fiero ecm however i'm not gonna remove it.
I'm assuming I can reuse engine accessory connection wires.
And if I want a switched hot and constant hot wire where is the best place to find them so I can hook up the pictured leash relay board.

olejoedad

JAN 19, 12:34 PM

Good luck with your project.

You will learn alot about wiring.

Will

JAN 19, 01:16 PM

Wiring isn't that hard. Each wire only has two ends.

Dennis LaGrua

JAN 19, 03:47 PM

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Originally posted by Will:

Wiring isn't that hard. Each wire only has two ends.

........and if I may add, the easiest way is to check, measure, cut and hook up only one wire at a time. You will need the connector pins and a crimper to attach. Start with a stock harness and work from there. As for the transmission the LS4 PCM will control the 4T65eHD. No need for paddle shift. There are quite a few guys on this forum that have done this swap and will be able to guide you in the right direction. You will probably want to change the cam and remove the AFM (DOD) parts.

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streetrod1

JAN 19, 07:11 PM

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Originally posted by Dennis LaGrua:

........and if I may add, the easiest way is to check, measure, cut and hook up only one wire at a time. You will need the connector pins and a crimper to attach. Start with a stock harness and work from there. As for the transmission the LS4 PCM will control the 4T65eHD. No need for paddle shift. There are quite a few guys on this forum that have done this swap and will be able to guide you in the right direction. You will probably want to change the cam and remove the AFM (DOD) parts.

Oh I can do it lol I just hate it. I already have trans control and timing controls..In my 33 ford I wired it from end..to end and even made digital gauges and an rfid start..but im just saying lol it is no fun at all..if anyone wants an rfid start i can tell u what's needed to construct one on the cheap ..just yell..thanks

longjonsilver

JAN 20, 11:53 AM

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Originally posted by Will:

Wiring isn't that hard. Each wire only has two ends.

And a thousand different places that it can go.

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pmbrunelle

JAN 20, 12:52 PM

Wiring is just plumbing for electrons.

If you can manage fuel/coolant plumbing, you should be able to manage wires.

Dennis LaGrua

JAN 21, 05:13 PM

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Originally posted by longjonsilver:

And a thousand different places that it can go.

One wire from engine to PCM can go in only one place. If you are talking about a swap harness many of the wires are already connected. On a basic harness you just need to change maybe 15 wire connections to get everything to work. On my first 3800SC harness we only had to make about a dozen changes as we retained the GTP power center. It wasn't that hard and it took only one evening.

qwikgta

JAN 21, 07:25 PM

Since I have built a few harness, I can tell you that once you get all the pinouts, and all the wire diagrams for your motor and the stock Fiero, its not that bad. What folks don't understand is that the engine harness is already done. From the PCM to the sensor, its not changed. For the most part, (95%) you don't touch the engine harness, its the portion of the harness that leads into the cabin and connects to the Fiero harness. Some swaps have the fuze box in the engine bay, in the Fiero its under the dash. What your doing is connecting the wire from the swap to the same location in the Fiero. In the end its usually only 15-20 wires that you need to "fix".

Rob

Will

JAN 22, 09:58 AM

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Originally posted by longjonsilver:

And a thousand different places that it can go.

My first Northstar swap harness had 150 wires.
I think a fully wired V8 with sequential injection, coil per cylinder & throttle by wire would be around 180 wires.
I've done a dash harness for a Pontiac 6000 STE digital dash that was 230 or so.

Sooo.... not 1000

[This message has been edited by Will (edited 01-22-2021).]