After years of working with engine swaps, one truth keeps repeating itself: standalone ECU builds don’t fail because of bad engines — they fail because the wrong parts were chosen upstream. I’ve personally seen customers do everything “right” on paper. Solid engine. Capable ECU. Clean install. And yet the car won’t idle, won’t start consistently, […]

If there’s one part of an LS swap that separates smooth builds from nightmare projects, it’s the wiring harness. Not the engine. Not the transmission. The wiring (ls engine swap wiring harness kits). I’m saying that as someone who has spent years working directly with customers buying LS crate engines, troubleshooting swap issues, and fixing […]

I’m writing this as someone who has spent years working directly with engine swap customers — from first-time builders to professional installers — through Elite Crate Motors. I’ve been on the phone when a swap goes smoothly.And I’ve been on the phone when it goes sideways. Almost every costly engine swap mistake starts with the […]