skat3h3ll
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- Sep 23, 2009
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Lancaster,
California
hello guys! i have just done an engine swap and this is the last step that is holding me back from getting my car registered! >.>
so i originally bought a 1996 eclipse RS with a 420a and chose to do an engine swap into a 1995 eclipse RS also with a 420a
so to keep things simple during the swap i pulled the engine from the 96 keeping the automatic transmission attached.
after installing the 96 engine into the 95 got it all bolted down and hooked everything back up i only ran into one issue
the transmissions are different. the cables dont directly connect.
now it has been a while since i did this swap so since then i have matched the wires as best i can. so as of now i have the transmission shifting fine with what wires i have figured out how to attach
(i cut the plug off the 96 harness and attached it to my 95 as best i can)
so to describe things best i can i took some pictures
here is the plug from the 96 tranny
here is the wires coming off that plug
here are the 6 wires i have coming off the 1995 harness
here is an older wiring shot
here is the newest wiring shot
now you may be thinking. why does he care it shifts fine now its done.. wrong!
my backup lights dont work. and i kinda would like those to work. the lights wont engage with reverse.
now i know this has been done at least twice! i have found quite old posts on this but they never show what they did or anything. only stated that hey i got it to work. so please i need help with this my dmv fees are already at 250 so i would like this issue solved so i can go in and get my car smogged.
Thanks guys!
so i originally bought a 1996 eclipse RS with a 420a and chose to do an engine swap into a 1995 eclipse RS also with a 420a
so to keep things simple during the swap i pulled the engine from the 96 keeping the automatic transmission attached.
after installing the 96 engine into the 95 got it all bolted down and hooked everything back up i only ran into one issue
the transmissions are different. the cables dont directly connect.
now it has been a while since i did this swap so since then i have matched the wires as best i can. so as of now i have the transmission shifting fine with what wires i have figured out how to attach
(i cut the plug off the 96 harness and attached it to my 95 as best i can)
so to describe things best i can i took some pictures
here is the plug from the 96 tranny
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here is the wires coming off that plug
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here are the 6 wires i have coming off the 1995 harness
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here is an older wiring shot
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here is the newest wiring shot
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now you may be thinking. why does he care it shifts fine now its done.. wrong!
my backup lights dont work. and i kinda would like those to work. the lights wont engage with reverse.
now i know this has been done at least twice! i have found quite old posts on this but they never show what they did or anything. only stated that hey i got it to work. so please i need help with this my dmv fees are already at 250 so i would like this issue solved so i can go in and get my car smogged.
Thanks guys!
