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LS6 Swap 2nd Gen Build + New Tundra

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Pittsy, Sep 26, 2022.

  1. Jul 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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    Airdog

    Airdog did your Mom

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    Havent had a parking brake for 3+ years and cant say ive ever said...I need a parking brake. Easiest fix probably be some wilwood elecric parking brakes....though a bit expensive.
    Fuck ABS completely....delete it....all I have left of the system is the ECU I separated from the module...I only use it to keep the OEM speedo working.
    I wired in some Baja Design lights into the stock dome light harness, they only work when the doors are opened, no switch to turn them on. Mostly because I to dumb to figure out how to wire them that way. I have 2 of them over the driver and passengers heads.

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  2. Jul 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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    Camazon Well-Known Member

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    Crazy how you are still having these cooling issues. I’m running the stock Tacoma radiator and a Derale transmission cooler and have yet to have any over heating issues. Well there was this one incident when the hose clamp failed and the radiator hose blew off and boy did the engine heat up fast but other than that it’s been mint.

    I have the Chevy mechanical fan and if I change to electric fans I’ll have a bunch more room for a big front mount radiator and new fan shroud.
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    I rarely see temps over 95C / 203F with how I drive it.

    Like you I have a long list of shit I want addressed but just chomping off my thing
     
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  3. Jul 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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    Pittsy

    Pittsy [OP] Ex car guy, currently in rehab

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    BTF Fab +4.5 - DMZ SUA - TE Cage - LS6 Swap
    Yeah unfortunately due to my lack of fab skills I mounted the engine too far forward and high. You’re getting all that prime airflow.



    fuck it. Tomorrow I’ll rip the radiator out. I’ll pay homie who did the cage to flip the fan shroud to the other side and mount the condenser on the back side.
     
  4. Jul 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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    tacotunner06

    tacotunner06 Well-Known Member

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    LS Swap with RSG Tranzilla, Custom hi clearance front bumper, Relentless: Slider's, bed rails, rear bumper, Prinsu with 40" BD s8. Dirt Designs 3.5 LT. Archive Garage rear towers/shackle flip/SUA. King Air bumps. King LT Coilovers in front. King 12x2.5 in rear. ARB rear air locker and twin compressor. SCS f5's with 33" Ridge Grapplers. 20" S8 mounted in bumper, squadron sport fog lights, squadron pro backup lights, LP6's bumper mounted.
    Yeah see I think my saving Grace is my radiator is above my bed… and pulling, the spal fans pull great air out of the dead zone and push it across the low pressure area coming off the top of the cab. But I haven’t ever ran it in 110 degree heat so I don’t know how it would do, but since putting the Ron Davis in the bed I have never seen I think over like 200.. and that’s only cause my fans are set to kick on at 185 and 195 so they just cycle and keep it right there.
     
  5. Jul 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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    Pittsy

    Pittsy [OP] Ex car guy, currently in rehab

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    Which Ron Davis do you have?
     
  6. Jul 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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    tacotunner06

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    LS Swap with RSG Tranzilla, Custom hi clearance front bumper, Relentless: Slider's, bed rails, rear bumper, Prinsu with 40" BD s8. Dirt Designs 3.5 LT. Archive Garage rear towers/shackle flip/SUA. King Air bumps. King LT Coilovers in front. King 12x2.5 in rear. ARB rear air locker and twin compressor. SCS f5's with 33" Ridge Grapplers. 20" S8 mounted in bumper, squadron sport fog lights, squadron pro backup lights, LP6's bumper mounted.
    31x19. 14” spal fans on top in puller and ports on the bottom.
     
  7. Jul 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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    Pittsy

    Pittsy [OP] Ex car guy, currently in rehab

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    I have their 34x19 16” dual fans. This further drives home my shit is fucked
     
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