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Old 04-01-2016, 06:29 PM   #1
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5.3 4l60e swap vss what to do

Swapping into an 87 r10 rcsb I have the vss plugged in on the tailshaft of the trans and the harness has a wire labled vss question is what dobi use it for
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Old 04-01-2016, 06:41 PM   #2
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Re: 5.3 4l60e swap vss what to do

If it's a single green wire coming from the PCM, then its for your speedometer.
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Re: 5.3 4l60e swap vss what to do

Which doesnt always work for all speedos i ened up spilcing into the vss sensor for ky gauges
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Re: 5.3 4l60e swap vss what to do

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Which doesnt always work for all speedos i ened up spilcing into the vss sensor for ky gauges
What are ky gauges? A lot of times splicing into the VSS wire directly will cause interference and send a skewed signal to the PCM and can cause transmission shifting problems.
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Old 04-02-2016, 01:59 AM   #5
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Re: 5.3 4l60e swap vss what to do

That was suppose to say my gauges mine seems to be shifting fine im running dophin gauges the vss wire from computer would peg the gauges full over no ammount of programing would make it work i wired i to the vss at the trans and did the speed calibration and it works great
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Old 04-02-2016, 03:00 AM   #6
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Re: 5.3 4l60e swap vss what to do

Thanks guys for the quick reply I also got a complete wiring schematic for my engine and verified
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