intake, wiring, swap help

boywithamazda · Post by **boywithamazda** » June 15th, 2005, 11:35 pm

So i'm doing a klze swap and i'm trying to do it as fast as possible. I only have the k8 ecu and was wondering should i just run it with the jdm intake or swap to the k8 intake and then switch back whenever i get the better ecu? (which would probly be within a week or two)
Also i've heard the wiring harnesses are the same, but the ze one seems to have extra plugs on the back...would it make any sense to switch harnesses or is that a complete waste of time?

lastly...my tranny won't separate from the old motor...i've tried prying it off, shaking it...nothing...any tips would be appreciated.

NoRtSeVEn · Post by **NoRtSeVEn** » August 2nd, 2005, 6:41 am

i had a problem with seperating my tranny from my old motor, i had just overlooked taking the plate on the bottom of the tranny off, dont know if that helps at all, i used my k8 wiring loom with a kl36 ecu, dont know if you wasting your time changing it though.

Buff1110 · Post by **Buff1110** » August 9th, 2005, 12:05 am

your wasting your time changing harnesses. the ze doesnt have extra clips but yours will when you put the ze in because ze doesnt use egr so theres 2 or 3 clips that wont be used

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » August 9th, 2005, 12:23 am

3 extra clips on the K8 wiring for the EGR. one gray on the trans side and two on the back, one oragne and one another color. Easy to figure out though since they won't plug into anything else. You might also have one extra thermo sensor wire from the K8 harness that won't plug in. It is best to fix that by using the K8 upper radiator connection. If you don't the rad fan will run all the time. Not really a problem just wear out the fan quicker and annoy you after awhile. Also the K8 ECU will work fine with the the curved ZE intake. You will run ritch untill you swap it for a remapped ECU or a ZE ECU so you will want to fix that. Also you'll get less HP from the K8 ECU. Use the K8 MAF.