Wiring an LS Swap in a Jeep Cherokee w/a Terminator X Max

[@LawrenceTolman]

hopefully next time we get this cherokee out of the shop and on the road! It's so close guys, stay tuned!

[@FODteam]

Shes a ripper dude! It gave me the tingles!

[@suzukirmz250]

Does one of the fans have to be associated with the ac?

[@otsenres1636]

Awesome work dude, it came out sick!

[@VinceGuzman]

hope it runs good

[@cstang500]

Hey Lawrence! How do we go about having you do a 5.3L swap in my 99 XJ? Just watched these videos and you have me really wanting to do it!

[@devinalleman]

Bro I CANT BELIEVE LT is working on one of MY engines !!!!!!! I’ve been watching LT for YEARS!!!

[@LawrenceTolman]

she fired right up and sounded great!

[@2S1L3NT]

Seems for the added expense he should have sprung for a more compact Lithium XS power battery, or similar, and placed it in the engine bay. Pro tip from a car audio installer. After you crimp those heavy gauge ends, fill the gaps inside with silver solder. You'd be amazed at how much empty air gap/space is left in there after the crimp.

[@jerryrounds8586]

Great work LT. You successfully merge computer geeks and gear heads.

[@youbreakityoufixit9594]

This is the only programming I watch religiously. Great work LT!

[@aguyinnc2865]

I have much respect for your skill in being able to design and build almost anything. But I for one am sick of LS swaps.

[@anomamos9095]

If you’re going to run a remote battery and there is any place the cable might get pinched or rub you will want a fuse no more than a foot away from the battery. So many vehicles have gone up in smoke because they forgot the fuse.

[@kh1991]

Nice. I’m waiting for Holley to send me my Terminator X Max for my 80 series land cruiser LS swap.

[@liamjerkins7259]

Film it, I want to see

[@domvalenti3412]

Yeah you’ve peeked my curiosity as well that sounds bad ass

[@kh1991]

@@liamjerkins7259 I'll see what I can whip up..

[@kh1991]

@@liamjerkins7259 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXvGfZx8mqyim6c

[@ryannejdl8510]

Help LT with the algorithm, jam that thumbs up ASAP

[@jberkhimer]

It'll run better and better once it has coolant and an actual signal from the coolant temp sensor. I run a Terminator X on my Ranger 302 swap, and when the coolant temp sent false reading it got wild quick. I also used an adapter for the Schrader valve in the fuel rail to use a pressure sensor so my heads up display has fuel pressure on it as well. Another benefit of that is it further helps the Terminator calibrate even finer.

[@EricErnst]

My sniper called for 2-8% iac at idle. I can idle mine down to 400rpms. She's not exactly responsive at that low idle. One thing I did to help the self-learning was set the idle to several different points. Up to 2500, let it settle and learn the fuel then down to 400 to let it learn. Then 2300, then 500. It ensures you'll have a decent low load, low rpm fuel table tuned so the engine won't stall on your maiden voyage. Good luck with it.

[@efrainromero4024]

Good job my friend, next please. I'm starting with my project and later on i'm going to send you a few pictures. I hope you can understand because my english sucks, i like your Chanel and your job so keep going and GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

[@bryandevries7210]

Man that is a sweet ride! I'm sure the customer will be thrilled to shred the trails with that monster.

[@tcouty]

Loving the build man! Shout out to the kitchen scissors used at 8:02. My wife gets pissed when those make their way to my shop even though I have a few out there already 😅

[@charliedee9276]

Mine got tired of it and bought me a set of sweet super duty Milwaukee scissors, now I find those in the kitchen...

[@blownaway4371]

PLEASE GO THROUGH THE WIRING!! As in show what was hooked to the FACTORY XJ harness! There's some company's that want to charge upwards of $1000 to 'mod' a harness!! I'm doing an old school 350/T5 into a '93 2wd, 2dr and would like to have all the gauges work instead of having to make another cluster etc.. Thanks LT.

[@keithalbrecht4785]

Jeep's looking amazing!!! Sounds amazing too!!! Love the rumble coming through my sub woofer! Awesome work LT!!!!!!!!!

[@jimmyburks7030]

There is no sub! 😅

[@charlesmooney3480]

I really appreciate the way you explain how you do everything man thank you go real and I love your channel

[@LawrenceTolman]

I appreciate that!

[@tragicnomadic]

Hearing it start with good oil pressure is a rush!

[@ValarAmstaffs]

Congrats on getting it fired up! Getting closer!

[@teaguegearhart9851]

A first startup never gets old. Glorious. You looked like it it was Christmas putting those fluids in. Sounds 👌🏼.

[@domvalenti3412]

Awesome job congrats on getting it going that exhaust sounded nice perfect for trail riding

[@DXFXmc]

One of the Best channels on KZbin already. Soon to have 1 million subscribers!!🤗🤓

[@stevefellers9349]

Very well done build, write up and document! Thanks for the share, I have LS 5.3 in the works for my XJ and this helped me with the questions I had for myself....

[@kamsden13]

Awesome job LT, can't wait to see it cruising.

[@jasonvoris521]

And you're building a badass Jeep brother

[@danhambrick6331]

It's alive!!! Congratulations L.T.💪👊👌👍👍

[@Jeeptalkshow]

It's about damn time! :D OMG! Who would call when we're trying to start the motor for the first time!!! That's going to be a fun Jeep on and off road. Congrats!

[@johnsullivan5625]

They make a wire crimper that has a screw head on it. Works AWSOME for places that you can’t swing a hammer or don’t want too

[@jameshall4385]

Sounds great. It has a nice throaty sound but is very quiet.

[@spike1n1]

congrats! v8 noises sound good

[@nathankrug111]

man I wish you were closer, just did a cam swap in my 5.3 L in my 81 square body and I’m needing help with tuning

[@zapman2100]

why not use a slimmer battery like the Odyssey PC1100?

[@idriwzrd]

Tolman custom performance and fabrication!

[@lb7chrisri991]

Sweet!!! I have been waiting for this video awesome job Lt👍🏻👍🏻

[@LawrenceTolman]

Glad you liked it!!

[@dacoolmonkey]

You have done an awesome job LT this is epic

[@derJackistweg]

no fuse behind the battery? if so, any compromise of the plugs cable between the battery and the front burn that jeep to the ground.

[@johnathanferrell5057]

Is it fine for the Holley computer to be under the hood in a off road rig

[@BreacherUPTangoDown]

Dam I start my conversation next month and I was hoping you would of went over in depth on the removal of the keep wiring harness and the integration of the Holly X... I have a 92 and that’s what I’m worried about most.

[@chukhentcy5642]

Yeesh! Ida slapped an Optima batt-ree in that interior mounted sichayson

[@briangreenlee181]

Curious if your next rock crawler can have portal axles installed?

[@68elky]

love the sound eat sleep repeat love a v8 rumble great job keep the good work LT

[@whodat90]

I didn’t see any fuses installed?

[@bigpatsunderthehood5552]

Great job Lt you have great content and on your way to those 100k subscribers

[@chadasher4116]

It's cool watching someone else's take on solving issues on this swap. I didnt have much help figuring it all out when I did mine. I'm curious what the plan for guages is? I noticed you don't have the other 2 plugs on the jeep computer since these are necessary to make the stock jeep dash work.

[@jimmyburks7030]

As for now I am going to run the Holley software which has a full instrument cluster on a tablet mounted by the console, when I get it back from LT I'm going to attempt to use Novak's guide to wiring to make the jeep gauges work and if that doesn't work out I'll just install Holley EFI gauges in the factory cluster.

[@chadasher4116]

@@jimmyburks7030 Novak knows their stuff. They have a tach emulator now that allows the tach to work and maintain all of your stock cruise control. Everything else is just a matter of hooking up wires. Nice build btw.

[@bullittdog4352]

Great build glad I found it! I’ve got a LQ4 swapped TJ with a chopped GM truck harness and factory computer and it runs fine but I’d love to redo the setup with the X Max, how straight forward would it be to convert? Thanks

[@jackcheetham1698]

Help, how to connect Jeep Counsel shifter to 4l60, how are others doing this short of using a Lokar setup. The Jeep safety neutral and park switches are controlled by another cable from shifter . Using the stock shifter solves many other problems

[@sammy9452]

Have a 82 with 2.8 engine, have you mess with one of these.

[@Jeff-dc2xl]

Are you using Castrol edge because that's what the customer wants? Plz say yes

[@LawrenceTolman]

it was what was provided by the customer, yeah

[@Jeffs40K]

Ohly Interested in Jeep stuff, but , curious whats this Motor and swap cost , Plus also do you know if he had any heat issues with it being larger as well as How much more noise, Cherokees are bad about cab noise

[@Stryder-mc1lu]

Excellent Five Star Work !!!

[@LawrenceTolman]

Many thanks!

[@munkeynutzmcgraw4680]

I have a 1991 2 door jeep Cherokee I was wondering how much it would cost me to ls swap it and if I had someone do it how much more would it be?

[@gersonruiz1714]

Did you have to swap out axles? I want the LQ4 as well and I have the c8.25 rear and d30 front. 4.10 gears and 265/75r16 tires

[@jonstrande2074]

This build is awesome!!!

[@TheDragon3336]

Would this be possible if the car was manual before and they still wanted the auto trans? What else would you need to do to swap from Cherokee manual to GM auto

[@edgargonzalez3923]

Wow that sounds amazing I am sure the owner is going to be stoke 🙌🙌🙌

[@jimmyburks7030]

The owner is Stoked 😁😁😁👍👍

[@givenlife706]

I did not know that was you on the show trucks look totally different

[@DustySteel]

I want to do this for my wife’s 2 door XJ Sport.

[@jasonvoris521]

Hey just a question is that going to be the only ground or you going to run an engine ground as well cuz if that's going to be a body ground it would have to make its way through to rubber isolator on the motor mounts but there is the bolt through it just curious what the resistance would be

[@zmotorsports62]

Where in Utah are you located? I noticed in another of your videos that I thought the mountains looked like Utah mountains. I'm also from Utah, northern Utah. Is your workshop an attached garage or detached? Nice and clean looking work space. Mike

[@masonbukovicn1242]

What does ut cost to 6.0ls swap a jeep xj besides the engine and trnny cost

[@Stryder-mc1lu]

Excellent Five star Job !!!

[@LawrenceTolman]

thanks!

[@unwantedchaos1753]

Great job. I have been stuck on what motor I want to swap into my xj and after watching this now I'm putting a LS motor in. The only question I have is what did you end doing with the ground wire that goes to the block??

[@EricErnst]

Sounds good LT

[@Tsilsby]

im sure someone has already said this. but... you really dont want a lead acid inside the vehicle. it should really have a sealed or agm type battery.

[@justinvanburen8259]

Hell yeah nice!!!!! Congrats!!!!

[@pedrocamacho1369]

What u did for u backup Lights?

[@dbrandon4528]

Great quality work

[@LawrenceTolman]

Much appreciated

[@anytimeminutes3992]

Great fab work !!

[@jberkhimer]

1. Does the Terminator X Max give you speed/mph on the screen? I was wondering if it'd calculate it with the X Max versus just the X 2. Welcome to the buzzcut club! (Pro tip: If you're doing it yourself, be sure to sanitize your clippers in isopropyl alcohol, strongest you can find, it'll help prevent ingrown hairs/bacteria)

[@LawrenceTolman]

yeah, pretty sure it shows up on the X max screen since there's a speed sensor and it has automatic transmission control... and good tip on the clippers!

[@jberkhimer]

@@LawrenceTolman I think so too, but I can't find it on any documentation that Holley puts out. Just curious, thanks!

[@johnsmith-qz4bv]

awesome job sounds good on to the next one lol .....great build

[@brandonrohrer7914]

Plastic does carry electric

[@jamesblackwell5141]

Sounds sweet!

[@johnritt]

Nice work

[@rsvp6]

So close! any info on how the AC portion is going to work out?

[@jimmyburks7030]

As soon as I get it back from LT I have to pull the heater box, heater core is leaking and blend door needs to be changed so I'll replace the evap. core while I'm in there and hopefully Vintage Air can supply everything else to plumb it and get it cooling again.

[@johnmacdonald8234]

What is that tool you used to hammer crimp those connections on the battery cables?

[@LawrenceTolman]

I'll try and find a link for it, I've had it forever and can't remember what its called

[@mikesimpson2840]

Why wouldn't you put the battery in the back and keep the rear seat?

[@jimmyburks7030]

I had already removed the rear seat and was planning on relocating the battery anyway. Plan to make some overlanding type storage unit of just parts and tool storage for offroading, no one but me and a one passenger anyway.

[@liamjerkins7259]

@@jimmyburks7030 get you some footage of off roading that Jeep, I’d like to see if and would watch

[@jimmyburks7030]

@@liamjerkins7259 fresh build , as soon as I get it back I'm going to have a couple of xj guys here give it a once over and nip, tuck clearance and fold whatever is needed then take it out for the maiden voyage.

[@MichaelMcGuigan]

@@jimmyburks7030 what part of Texas are you in? I'd love to see it in person. I've acquired a 94 that I need to start on. I'm outside of Houston.

[@mm3rik]

i think its time you invested in a hydraulic crimper set (a lot easier than hammer thing in confined space)

[@LawrenceTolman]

I agree, I do need one

[@ronniecardy]

Sounds so sweet

[@ruubguus4321]

Good job 👍

[@kentpengelly9896]

So do you keep the jeep ecu or is the holley a stand alone system?

[@LawrenceTolman]

the Holley is a standalone system

[@kentpengelly9896]

@@LawrenceTolman So couldn't you use the holley digital instrument cluster?

[@matthewzoelle9149]

Are you using the stock gauge cluster?

[@jimmyburks7030]

As for now I am going to run the Holley software which has a full instrument cluster on a tablet mounted by the console, when I get it back from LT I'm going to attempt to use Novak's guide to wiring to make the jeep gauges work and if that doesn't work out I'll just install Holley EFI gauges in the factory cluster.

[@matthewzoelle9149]

@@jimmyburks7030 thanks for the reply and update!

[@blackbuttecruizr]

Looking good

[@dannywilson8021]

16 ton hydraulic wire crimper tool / Battery cable lug terminal crimper

[@kerrywaldrop4546]

Nice jeep

[@gocart09]

Your a legend

[@StraightLineCycles]

Yaaaaaaay!

[@ewood88]

Best part of the video was getting to see the Tampax ad 6 times 🤦‍♂️."How would you describe inserting a tampon?"

[@jorgyr36]

Tell your old lady to stay off your KZbin account!

[@alejandroacosta8717]

👍👍

[@jasonvoris521]

Okay I did say I was going to wait till the end. I got two problems with the end of that video you started aluminum head motor with no water or anything in it Grant it did not run very long, the second one the transfer case was spinning an oil pump and bearings we're totally dry cuz you washed it out with brake clean which I would have done the same. But you never start anything without all the fluids being up no matter what it is that's my opinion and if I had that kind of f****** money involved in that thing probably wouldn't be happy not really happy now but it's not my business

[@dannywilson8021]

wow old school crimper try this one out from amazon ,, lees than 70 dollars

[@RobertKohut]

Nice!! :-)

[@johnmirbach2338]

😎🖖✌👍👌😁

[@myrondesjarlait9752]

Wire loom. LOL

[@jonovregaard]

First

[@Polaris88Reid]

I like your channel but I’ve had way too many Chrysler units and I will say there complete junk . Even the older Jeeps are junk . No matter what you LS ENGINE YOU GET IS GOING TO BE JUNK . ETHER A Mechanical engine with a carburetor or I just don’t give a flying fuck .

[@jasonvoris521]

Cheese and rice question answered on the ground I'll keep my mouth shut to the end of the video but still bad ass f****** Jeep bro