V8 swap info

[06 H3]

I have gotten many PM's over the years regarding the V8 swap harness for my H3. I have always recommended this guy Jamie. He is a one man show, no website, we just communicate by email and I have had success with him. I think others as a whole have had success with him as well and if there were issues he could get them fixed. If others who have personal experience with him can chime in, awesome. Either way, I used his harness and current performance motor mounts which I wasnt too impressed with. I believe Rick (speedy) wasnt too impressed with the current mounts either.

Anyways, I have a buddy who is doing an engine swap for a customer. It was is a 2017 chevy colorado that had a 2.8L duramax and the motor blew up after taking sand into the intake. He saw current performance harnesses for an LS swap on the Gen 2 colorado and thought he would go that route. So he calls up current performance and its been a nightmare ever since. He still cant get the truck to run and Current performance has flat out ignores him now. I told him to reach out to Jamie and Jamie said he just started his business back up.

Jamie had a guy local to him with his Gen 1 Colorado (like the H3) that had a currrent performance harness and had non stop issues and Current flat out ignored him. The guy asked him to help fix it and Jamie got the Colorado running again and working. Now he is trying to fix current's mess with this Gen 2 colorado.

I am not saying Jamie is go to guy for an H3 V8 Harness, I personally did have luck with Jamie and I have heard of multiple issues with Current performance so do your research before you do a V8 swap.

 

[JPaul]

How did he get sand into his intake? Airbox lid come loose?

 

[06 H3]

How did he get sand into his intake? Airbox lid come loose?

I don’t know the customer personally but my buddy has told me many many stories about vehicular violence to relatively new and expensive vehicles...like the one time his 2 year old JK sucked in mud and blew the motor.

He just drives crazy.

Either way, Current has screwed up Gen 1 Colorado/H3 harnesses and same with Gen 2 Colorado harnesses and they wipe their hands clean after the sale.

 

[Mr_Rich]

I found a place in Grover Beach that sells GM Weather pack and Metri pack electrical connector kits. Having parts available like that may help with projects like you mentioned.

 

[zebra]

that's sad to hear about Current... they did some harness work for my GMC v8 swap back in 2009 & took good care of me. the only two issues i had were minor, and they researched/walked me through the fixes on the phone. but that was also a dozen years ago...