LS2 -> LS3 engine harness compatibility
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LS2 -> LS3 engine harness compatibility
Consider this scenario: an otherwise good 2006 Z51/MZ6/LS2 car with a blown motor, and, say, a wrecked 2008 Z51/MZ6/LS3 donor car with a good motor.
Can the 2006 LS2 + engine harness + ECM simply be removed and replaced with the 2008 LS3 + engine harness + ECM? Will the 2008 setup plug-and-play with the rest of the 2006 wiring (chassis harness, BCM, etc.)? Any gotchas to know about?
Can the 2006 LS2 + engine harness + ECM simply be removed and replaced with the 2008 LS3 + engine harness + ECM? Will the 2008 setup plug-and-play with the rest of the 2006 wiring (chassis harness, BCM, etc.)? Any gotchas to know about?
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Consider this scenario: an otherwise good 2006 Z51/MZ6/LS2 car with a blown motor, and, say, a wrecked 2008 Z51/MZ6/LS3 donor car with a good motor.
Can the 2006 LS2 + engine harness + ECM simply be removed and replaced with the 2008 LS3 + engine harness + ECM? Will the 2008 setup plug-and-play with the rest of the 2006 wiring (chassis harness, BCM, etc.)? Any gotchas to know about?
Can the 2006 LS2 + engine harness + ECM simply be removed and replaced with the 2008 LS3 + engine harness + ECM? Will the 2008 setup plug-and-play with the rest of the 2006 wiring (chassis harness, BCM, etc.)? Any gotchas to know about?
This is basically all I had to do when putting an LS7 in my 2007.
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Thanks for the reply. For the purposes of my question, though, do you know if an '08 engine harness would connect up to the '06 chassis? If so, this would avoid any modifications, and it's already in place.
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Is there any reason you don't just leave the 2006 harness in there?
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