engine harness upgrade project
11-14-2012, 04:43 AM
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engine harness upgrade project
In preparation for M-Tuning my DME, got the Lindsey engine harness trifecta in the mail today, a soldering iron is the #1 tool for these cars! Back is aching just thinking about it.
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11-14-2012, 04:59 AM
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Well... the good news is: There's not a lot of soldering involved in installing these kits. The bad news: if your back is anything like mine, it'll be aching a lot more by the time you're done 
They're great kits and well worth the time/money/effort. One tip from experience though... You'll wind up leaving a lot of the factory harness in the car, and you'll have this new harness as well, so it's going to take up a bit more room. Take your time and plan your routes. Otherwise, you'll go to do something simple later and find you've got a huge harness over the top of it. Next time I have my intake manifold off, I'll be re-routing some of these wires.
They're great kits and well worth the time/money/effort. One tip from experience though... You'll wind up leaving a lot of the factory harness in the car, and you'll have this new harness as well, so it's going to take up a bit more room. Take your time and plan your routes. Otherwise, you'll go to do something simple later and find you've got a huge harness over the top of it. Next time I have my intake manifold off, I'll be re-routing some of these wires.
11-14-2012, 05:47 AM
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cheers Dave, taking my time is something I specialise in lol
Paulyy to use a football analogy I am going to take it one harness at a time, starting with the speed and ref sensors. If the old wires seem freeable I'd be keen to remove them for sure. Have read of others here that had success on that front, so will see how i go.
Paulyy to use a football analogy I am going to take it one harness at a time, starting with the speed and ref sensors. If the old wires seem freeable I'd be keen to remove them for sure. Have read of others here that had success on that front, so will see how i go.