GALAXY93JB

Is this the turbo 4.3?

That’s the main reason I’m pushing my friend to LS swap his Galaxy. He’ll be able to be the first Toyota motorhome up Pikes. Of course once you get up, you gotta come down. I don’t know much about the Dolphins, but I doubt their brakes would be up to the task of coming back down. Once the LS swap is done, and the brakes are upgraded, I’ll post a pic of his Galaxy on Pikes Peak.

Yes, this happened to my friend and that’s why we’re looking at a LS swap. I’m not sure where he took delivery of it, but he got stranded in Kansas for about a week, waiting for parts. With a GM drivetrain, he can get service in any town. You can go to any GM dealership, and they’ll be able to connect the scanner up to his Galaxy and read any trouble codes. This seems like the smart way to go. Besides, he was quoted $8k+ to rebuild his diesel...and then he’d end up w a 90hp diesel. He can spend half of that and end up w a 295hp motor that will get him over all of the passes.

I’d really like to see an LS swapped unit.

I’m thinking a rear axle swap may be the best idea. A qualified shop could put all the Toyota brackets onto a GM 9.5” rear axle and make it practically a swap in affair. just my $.02.

I don’t know if this thread is still active, but a buddy of mine just purchased a 1993 galaxy. He’s having the same problem as most people are, he can’t find anyone to work on the diesel engine without charging nearly $10,000 to rebuild it. My idea is to LS swap it. Put a Chevrolet engine in it and it’ll be much more reliable and have much more power Then the original engine. Now this is not to say that I want a hot rod it, I just want him to be able to safely make it over the mountain passes and if there is a problem, he’ll be able to stop in to any GM dealership and have the truck fixed.