engine harness transplant
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engine harness transplant
hey guys i have a 01 z06 that was wrecked and the motor and trans were sold with engine harness cut and damaged from crash,,,,, my question is that i also bought a 98 c5 as a donor car would my 98 engine harness plug up to 01 body control harness (the one that crosses firewall thru passenger side) is it possible or will i have tons of trouble
,,,,thanks in advance
,,,,thanks in advance
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From: Dear Karma, I have a list of people you missed.
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
You'll have nothing but headaches. The '97 and '98 engine harness and pcm connector wiring is totally different, as were the pcms themselves.
You'll want a '99, or later, manual trans engine harness (no auto).
HTH
You'll want a '99, or later, manual trans engine harness (no auto).
HTH
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From: Dear Karma, I have a list of people you missed.
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
If you want to use the '98 engine harness, you can re-pin it (pcm connectors) to work with your existing '01 pcm, but that entails removing and re-installing quite a few individual pins in both the red and the blue connector bodies.
There's a few tuners around that can do this, but not very many. I know one in Florida that has done this on a number of GM vehicles (Vettes/Camaros, etc)
Might give EFI Connection a call and see what they would recommend too. They sell a ton of stuff (wiring, connectors, etc) for guys retro-fitting both LT1 and LS1/6 engines. Or call Doc at EFI Alchemy in JAX, FL and see what he recommends. Doc has re-pinned lots of LS cars for the later model pcms to be used. Maybe call Marc at Vettenuts and see what he wants for a '99+ engine harness as well. I've also seen C5 engine harnesses on Ebay as well.
Bottom line is, if you don't get this right, you'll have nothing but headaches going forward.
HTH
