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Old 03-03-2007, 04:57 PM   #6
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Re: question for guys who know internals...

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Originally Posted by korybobsimpreza95
also, with the swap from obd2-obd1 motor is the wiring harness a pain to do, or has someone made a diagram for the ej20t in the 2.5rs? i know i have to get a turbo crossmember to clear the downpipe, but i seen on a forum where a company makes aftermarket headers for the turboed 2.5rs, does this eliminate this need for a crossmember or am i still gonna have to go junk yard diving?
first things first. For some reason every ej20t made has a different wiring schematic year to year car to car. They're similiar, but unless you know your stuff you'll spend a good 30+ hours on the harness itself. That's with schematics from both current and swapped engine, w/ both harnesses to cut and splice from. More than likely, you'll only wind up w/ a messy mound of wires and pages upon pages of diagrams.

For the cost of the aftermarket headers it'll probably be cheaper to get the crossmember. I don't believe that headers truly make much of a gain on a stock turbocharged engine. Unless they're like $200 I'd say just pick up a turbo crossmember and swap that. But then you kinda have to do a little custom jobby to get the front sway bar mounts to screw to the turbo crossmember. However that is by far the least of your worries.
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