Help with engine swap.

shawn87gta · 11-30-2005, 11:21 PM

Hi, I'm starting an engine swap and wanted to post here to see if there's anything I need to be aware of. The motor is out of a 86.5 n/a, auto tranny car. It's going into a 88 5-speed car that originally had a turbo, which I won't use with the n/a motor. The wiring harness in the 88 was damaged & obviously has provisions for the turbo and related components, so I plan to swap the 86.5 harness and ECU along with the motor. One question I have is regarding Park/Neutral switch for the auto tranny, is there an easy way to convert this to a clutch pedal switch? Are there any other issues I should be aware of going from auto to manual, or differences in the cars from different years?

Thanks in advance for your help.

11-30-2005, 11:21 PM	#1
shawn87gta Stock Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 22	Help with engine swap. Hi, I'm starting an engine swap and wanted to post here to see if there's anything I need to be aware of. The motor is out of a 86.5 n/a, auto tranny car. It's going into a 88 5-speed car that originally had a turbo, which I won't use with the n/a motor. The wiring harness in the 88 was damaged & obviously has provisions for the turbo and related components, so I plan to swap the 86.5 harness and ECU along with the motor. One question I have is regarding Park/Neutral switch for the auto tranny, is there an easy way to convert this to a clutch pedal switch? Are there any other issues I should be aware of going from auto to manual, or differences in the cars from different years? Thanks in advance for your help.